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Gift  of  Seymour  B.  Durst  Old  York  Library 


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Illustrated  New  York. 


The  Metropolis  of  To-Day. 


1888. 


PUBLISHED  BY 

INTERNATIONAL   PUBLISHING  CO., 
I02  Chambers  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


Copyright  by 
INTERNATIOXAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 
102  Chambers  Strset, 
New  York. 


TO  THE  PUBLIC. 


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GENERAL  INDEX. 


Aaron,  D.,  importing  tailor   202 

Abbott,  M.,  house-furnishinu;   2og 

Abrahams  &  Grunauer,  tailors   175 

Acker,  Victor,  photographer   150 

Ackerman,  J.  li.,  &  Co.,  hardwood  lumber   15S 

Ackerman's  Wagon,  Cart  and  Truck  Huilding   135 

Adams,  Cli.is,  I",,  mfr.  household  supplies,  etc   174 

Alexaiuk-i,  11.,  \-  Co.,  coachmakers'  supplies,  etc   164 

Algcii,  A.,  straw  hats   20() 

.-\llison,  \Vm,  L.,  publisher,  etc   143 

.\lniy,  H.  S.,  &  Co.,  importers  china,  crockery,  etc..  .  .  145 

American  Automatic  Weighing  Machine  Co.,  The   19S 

American  Dental  .Mfg.  Co   142 

Anawanda  Club  Stable   if:() 

Anckcr,  Dr.  Edwin,  veterinary  surgeon   144 

Anderson,  D.  H.,  photographer   130 

Appel,  E.,  importer  and  joljber  of  ribbons,  silks,  etc.  .  .  212 

Armfield,  boots  and  shoes   149 

Arnold,  James  II  ,  Dr.,  manicure  and  chiropodist   1S9 

Art  Toilet  Company,  R.  F.  Young,  mgr   193 

Aschenbach,  Chas.  F.,  manfr,  h.irncss,  etc   142 

Atwood,  H.  W.,  pharmacist   204 

B.^cn,  Edwarii,  saddlery  and  harness   igc) 

Bachmann,  Rud  ,  photographer   169 

Banning,  Bissell  iS:  Co.,  imporiers  of  dyestuffs,  etc  .  .  .  104 

Barnard,  O.  II.,  mfr.  undertakers'  supplies,  etc   141 

Barnett,  John,  morocco  case  mfr   214 

Barrett,  F.  St.  John,  drugs   15S 

Bartlett  Street-lamp  Mfg.  Co   103 

Bartley,  Charles  C,  saddlery  hardw.ire   etc   19S 

Bassctt,  Geo.  F.,  >S:  Co  ,  -hiiia,  nockerv,  etc   1C6 

Beadle.  Edward,  mfr.  folding  mats   174 

Bedel,  D.  B.,  &  Co.,  importers  china,  gl.issware,  etc..  125 

Beechinor,  Healy  &  Conway,  dry-goods   126 

Benders,  M.  F.,  pharmacist   159 

Benedict,  Geo.  H.,  tiruggist,  etc   136 

Benjamin.  J.  P..  boot  and  shoe  uppers   ....  1S5 

Bennett,  E..  jeweller   T25 

Bent,  Butler  &  Co.,  raw  furs,  ginseng,  etc   177 

Bergmann,  B.,  Charcuierie  Fran(;aise   14S 

Bernstein,  G.  S.,  mfr.  trimmings   ...  153 

Berrien  &  Halsey,  real  estate,  etc   143 

Best  &  Co.,  Lilipuiian  Bazar    127 

Bindsell,  H.  F.,  mfr.  tine  furs   131 

Bloomfield's  shoe-store   205 

Bogart,  A.  L.,  electrician   1S5 

Botjer,  W.  H.,  coffees,  spices,  etc     206 

Boughton  &  Terwilligcr,  wood  carpet,  etc   105 

Bourke,  T.,  engraver,  etc.     120 

Bowes,  J.  J.,  iron  work   170 

Bowe,  Thomas,  auctioneer   210 

Bowsky,  A.,  fur-dresser   172 

Bradley  &  Currier  Co.,  The,  mfrs.  doors,  etc  ,   104 

Brandon,  Jas.,  engineer,  etc   160 


Brandt,  (^tto,  upholsterer   U)i 

Hicitman.  W.  11..  printer,  etc   195 

Hiinik,  jwliii  ('..  dry-goods   I92 

Bro(  kw.i\      .Xick^rson,  brick  com.  merchants   125 

Blown,  .\lc  \.  R.,  carpenter,  etc   173 

Brown      i!vans,  creamery   1*14 

Brown  \  l'lyni])lon,  tailors   154 

Buelilc  r      liatrman,  electric-light  wiring   103 

Bullock's  old  curiosity  shop   1.^5 

Burgess  iV  G(jddard,  importers  china,  etc   146 

Btirkart,  Otto,  tailor   .    ...  132 

Burke,  Geo.  11. ,  wdiolesale  glassware,  china,  etc   15S 

Burke,  W.  J.,  wholesale  grocer   122 

Buskirk,  S  \'..  hardware,  etc   202 

P,urnt'>n  \-  Co.,  b(  w  .ksellers,  etc   152 

l!uik-i-,  1).  II  ,  iiiti,  pii  iure-frames,  etc   123 

Buitikofer,  J.;  mfr".  j)ia"hos'!  .f.  1  .     .-T.  .  . '.  .  .'  '.  1 27 

Byrnes  &  Brady,  plumbers,  etc   200 

Capv  &  Nklso.n,  tailors   193 

Callmann,  C,  straw  goods   212 

Carroll,  Lawrence,  artist  and  photographer   1S2 

Cartier's  dancing  academy    187 

Center,  G.,  coal   145 

Chadwick,  John,  antique  furniture,  etc   143 

Champion  Laundry  Works   157 

Chanut,  J.  AL  &  Co..  (l.nu.  ih   I '.u  is,,  nnc   1S9 

Chapman,  C.  J.,  &  Co.,  c< » i]Kr.ig<-   123 

Clairmont  \'  Co.,  o|)ticlans,  etc   130 

Colby  John,  com.  merchant,  etc   13S 

Cole,  J.  K.,  portraits   171 

Collins,  j,  X.,  \-  Co.,  cl.',,ks.  suiis.  ere   iii 

Collins  \-  Xuttall,  anisiic  Ihm-s  -ho, is,  etc   109 

Conant,  E.  K,,  cjII  .md  gas  stoves    ill 

Conant  Manuf.icturlng  C". ,  The,  piano  hardware,  etc. .  14S 

Condie  \  Smith,  i.h.irui.iclsis   14S 

Conklin  &  Brewster,  neckwo.ir   214 

Connelly.  J.  11.,  li.as.  etc   115 

Con  net  t.  E.  W    \-  1 ■  ,  Ini  l:,iis.  ,  .  .  ,   iSS 

Conway,  ('..  (  ,.n<  r  .uul  -p:(     mills   210 

Cook  &  .Sons,  funeral  direc  tors   207 

Corner,  J.,  &  Son,  painters,  etc   211) 

Cowan,  A.  D..  iS:  Co.,  seed  growers,  etc   137 

Crosson,  Jas.  J.,  &  Co,,  steam-heating  supplies,  etc.  ..  140 

Cuming,  J.  I.,  mfr.  cigars   123 

Cushman.  W.  F.,  baker   174 

Cyclorama.  Battle  of  Gettysburg   110 

Dai  i.v.  Wm,  H.,  painter  and  paper-hanger   iS.' 

Dean,  C.  A.,  confectioner   110 

De  Capo  Cigar  Factory,  Jacoby  &  Boockm.in,  proprs. .  132 

Decomps,  J.,  mould-maker   1)2 

Delehanty  &  McGrorty.  carpet  and  furniture  dealers  .  .  202 

Demarest  &  Joralemon,  importers  of  thread,  etc   105 

Dessart  Brothers,  mfrs,  inasks     i".^ 

Dessaur,  F,,  photographer   i'  ^ 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


I'AGE 

Diamond  Spring  Bed  Co.,  bedding  .  ^ . . .  l86 

Dillingham,  G.  VV.,  publisher   107 

Disbrow,  G.  B.,  real  estate,  etc   109 

Dittmar  &  Sheifer,  tailors     ig6 

Dixon,  J.,  &  Co.,  jevveliers. .    206 

Dobler,  C,  tailor   171 

Dodge,  Nathan  D.,  manfr.  slippers,  etc   133 

Doerge,  H.,  builders' hardware   159 

Donahoe,  T.,  steam  marble  mfrs   127 

Drake,  H.  W.,  primer   2og 

Drew,  H.  R.,  &  Co.,  real  estate   1S6 

Du  Bois  Manufacturing  Co.,  plumbers'  lead  traps   211 

Dubreuil,  P.,  gents'  French  shoes   139 

Ducimetiere,  Joseph,  kid  gloves   172 

Duncan,  Sebastian,  Jr.,  &  Co.,  pickles,  olives,  etc  ...  183 

Dunkel,  A.,  steam  dying  establishment   126 

Dupuy,  G.  B.,  piano  warerooms   19: 

Dux,  Jacob,  printer     205 

Early,  J.,  carpets,  oil  cloths,  etc   164 

.Eastman  &  Mason,  mfrs.  Globe  fuel   12S 

Eaton,  C,  paper-hangings   121 

Eden  Mnsee,  American  Co   106 

Ehrard  «&  Hagen,  mfrs.  fancy  mouldings   141 

Elizabeth  Oil-cloth  Company   175 

Ellin  &  Kitson,  architectural  sculptors   145 

Ely  Brothers,  Cream  Balm   1S6 

Emmens,  C,  sole  leather    208 

Erschell,  E  ,  &  Buchner,  jewelry  cases   216 

Everitt,  E.  E.,  Everitt  folding-bed   115 

Every  &  Freeman,  steam  carpet-cleaning,  etc   159 

FiCKOlJ.SON,  J.  S.,  Mutual  boarding  and  livery  stobles  .  .  133 

Ferris',  Henry,  Son,  brewer   134 

Fischer,  L.,  frames   210 

Fischer  &  Burnett  Lumber  Company    1C4 

Fiss  &  Doerr,  stables   173 

Fitch,  E.  A.,  burses,  etc   172 

Fitzsimmons,  M.,  roofing  and  cornices   125 

Flanagan,  B.,  &  Son,  real  estate,  etc   log 

Fleming  Cut  Sole  Co.,  The   181 

Fleming,  J.  J.,  plumber,  etc   172 

"Foulds,  Robert,  importer  and  mfr.  toys,  etc   160 

pranke  &  Co.,  importers  cigars,  etc   154 

Frees,  J.  B.,  druggist,  etc   154 

French,  E.  F  ,  mfr.  veneers,  etc   119 

Friedrich,  John,  &  Brc,  mfrs.  violins,  cellos,  bows...  iSS 

'Fritz,  L.,  &  Son,  undertakers   210 

Fuller.  N.  A.,  hay  and  straw.   204 

•Gboss.m.an,  M.  J.,  upholstery  goods.   143 

'Gallagher,  M.  D.,  diamonds,  etc.   201 

•Gardner,  E.  B.,  portraits..   191 

^Gardiner  &  Estes,  fine  shoes.  ...    190 

'Garretson,  J.  H.,  fancy  groceries,  etc   150 

■  Gassner.  D.  D.,  real  estate,  etc  ,   129 

'Gedney,  Chas.  B.,  steam  carpet-cleaning  works   154 

iGennerich,  John  N.,  funeral  director   209 

«Gray.  Francis  S. ,  real  estate,  etc   135 

(Green,  S.,  \'  Co.,  mfrs.  specialties  in  millinery,  etc.  .  .  .  20t 

(Giannini,  G.  W.,  engineers'  supplies,  etc   129 

Grissler  eV  Fausel,  carpenters,  etc   154 

Grady  &  McKeever.  mfrs.  picture  frames,  etc   154 

Gordon  &  Roberts,  insurance   139 


Goodwin's  beds,  etc   208 

Goodrich  &  'Woodcock,  real  estate  and  insurance   209 

Grotecloss,  J.  H.,  photographer   210 

Gillespie,  Chas.  H.  &  Sons,  mfrs.  varnishes,  etc    137 

Great  American  Steam  Carpet-cleaning  Works   136 

Gerhardt,  C,  brewers'  brooms  and  brushes   igS 

Goetz,  I.,  tailor,  etc   jgg 

Grieve,  Thos.,  upholsterer,  etc   150 

Guhrauer,  K.  &  Co.,  stationers   ng 

Gurney's  Express,  Storage  and  Furniture  Trans.  Co   135 

Hahn,  a.,  pianos   j^q 

Halligan&  Dalton,  wholesale  butchers   137 

Hamilton,  Jas.  H.,  painters'  supplies,  etc   189 

Hammond  &  Hunter,  wholesale  com.  merchants   104 

Hammond,  "W.  K.,  manufacturers'  agent  for  brick   131 

Hanscom,  J.  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers   igo 

Hardy  &  Co.,  dry-goods   i_j2 

Harrison  Bros.  &  Hawson,  importers,  cutlery,  etc   153 

Hartford  Steam-boiler  Inspection  and  Insurance  Co...  ig6 

Haubold,  A.  &  Co.,  fire  insurance,  etc   126 

Hayes,  Geo.,  &  Son,  metallic  skylights,  blinds,  etc   igo 

Haygooni,  J.  B.,  Constantinople  Bazaar   132 

Heller.  Wm.  &  Son,  manufacturers  of  satchels,  etc...  163 

Henry-Bonnard  Bronze  Co.  The   108 

Herrman  &  Schneer,  shirts   igS 

H.  &  H.  Printing  Company   ly-^ 

Higginson,  M.  W.,  wood-carving,  etc   144 

Hirch,  Leon,  theatrical  goods    113 

Hoerle,  H.  C,  merchant  laifor   153 

Hoffman,  John  L.,  manufacturer  of  picture-frames   i68 

Holbrook,  E.  L.,  antique  furniture,  etc   127 

Holman's  Pharmacy   149 

Hotel  Martin,  John  B.  Martin,  proprietor  114 

Hotel  St.  George,  N.  P.  Sewell,  proprietor   igg 

Huddersfield  Rubber  Company   131 

Huffman,  Theo.  P.,  .S:  Co.,  wholesale  hay,  straw,  etc..  184 

Hughes,  T.  &  Son,  country  produce   204 

Humphreys  &  Co.,  florists   144 

Huston  &  Corbell,  plumbers   190 

Hutchinson  &  Hall,  flour,  feed,  etc   123 

Impervious  Packa(;k  Co   117 

Jackson,  T.  A.,  importer  of  carbon,  etc   195 

Jaffray,  Dr.  J.  M.,  dentist   171 

Jager,  John  G.,  manufacturer  of  light  wagons   127 

Jarboe,  J.  W.  &  Son,  sheet  iron- works,  etc   157 

Jayne,  S.  F.,  real  estate,  etc   134 

Jelliff,  H.  &  Son,  builders'  hardware,  etc     171 

Jenkins,  Jas.  A.,  bookseller,  etc  200 

lohnson  &  Sharp  Manufacturing  Co.,  The  ,  ,  .  igS 

Judd,  H.  L.,  manufacturer  of  brass  bedsf.ads,  etc.  ...  115 

Judd,  S.  C,  carriage  manufacturer   igg 

Kamak,  B.  &  Co.,  manufacturers  cutlery,  etc   170 

Kamp,  J.  C,  hay  and  straw   178 

Kanze,  Chas.,  manufacturer  of  umbrellas,  etc   164 

Kanze.  R.,  electrician   206 

Keil,  W.,  painter   203 

Kellogg.  G.  L.,  boots  and  shoes,  etc   176 

Kelly,  Martin,  fruit   201 

Kempner,  D.  &  Son,  real  estate   175 

Kennedy,  Dr.  J.  C,  dentist   165 

Keyser  &  Co.,  druggists  and  chemists   183 


GENERAL  INDEX 


vii 


I'AGK 


Kicser,  Joseph,  wheelwright  and  blacksiniih   213 

Kirmss,  F,.,  eiie;iiifer  and  machinist   125 

Kling  Kidlhcrs.  window-shade  infrs   213 

Knowles,  Win.,  artislic  job  printer   140 

Knowlton,  W.,  photographer   132 

Knowlton,  Wm.,  &  Sons,  straw-goods   214 

Koester  &  Sievers,  photographers   132 

Krause,  Oscar,  drugs   208 

Kuh!,  Leon,  P.,  Press  of,  printer   115 

Le  Bihan,  Chas.,  cigars   165 

Lanison,  G.  T.,  surgeon-dentist   203 

Lange.  Geo.,  iS:  Son,  mfr.  pianoforte  keys,  etc   i()3 

Lau.  J.  H.,  iS:  Co.,  guns,  amnninition.  etc   15S 

Le  Galiez,  P.  G.,  painter   1O8 

Leidel,  H.,  mfr.  artists'  materials,  etc   131 

Leining,  Lewis,  cabinet-maker,  etc   1S6 

Le  Pelley,  Adolphus,  painter  and  decorator   211 

Levy  Bros.,  art  novelties  and  stationery   208 

Lewis,  J.  H.,  &  Son,  mfrs.  looking-glass   159 

Lewis  &  Conger,  house-furnishers   13S 

Liberty  Silk  Works   102 

Linherr,  J.  A.,  diamonds,  etc   173 

Linton,  druggist   174 

Livingston,  Prof.  J.  W.,  importer  of  fashions   112 

Logan,  Walter,  printer   179 

Lohman  iS:  Klein,  collars  and  cuffs   191 

Lovering's  New  York  Book  l^xchange   1S2 

Loucks,  C,  &  Co.,  leather  and  findings   209 

Luehrs  Bros.,  grocers     197 

Lyons,  R.  J.,  tailor,  etc   121 

MacDonai.o,  J.  A.,  plumber   146 

MacEvoy,  Chas.,  mfr.  leather,  etc   155 

Mahler  Brothers,  men's  furnishing   201 

Maidhof,  F.  J.,  engraver   14S 

Main,  Robert,  commission  merchant   182 

Mann,  F.,  drugs   207 

Mannes,  Henry,  iS:  Son,  mfrs.  furniture,  etc   168 

Maresi,  P.,  confections   2ii 

Mariani  &  Co.,  coca  preparations   149 

Marks,  S.,  importing  tailor   169 

Marrer,  A.,  printer   207 

Martin,  S.,  hardware   20S 

Martin,  Shaw,  mfr.  Christmas  novelties,  etc   152 

Marvin,  E.  A.,  printer  and  stationer   202 

Mathesen,  C.  W.,  florist   139 

Matthews,  Thos.,  auctioneer   167 

McClave,  John,  lumber   15S 

McDonald,  O.  P.,  florist   174 

McDowell  Garment-drafting  Machine  Co.,  The   147 

McEwen,  Jas.  L.,  merchant  tailor   150 

McHugh,  John  F.,  mfr.  awnings,  etc   151 

McLeod,  Wm.  H.,  men's  furnisliiiiL;  -muN   n/) 

McMurray  &  Co..  booksellers,  etc   171 

Mead,  H.  V.,  &  Co..  real  estate,  etc   140 

Mead  &  Rossman,  plumbers,  etc   145 

Mecke's  transfer  express   168 

Mercer,  ('..  \V.,  real  estate   175 

Mcriden  M.illcable  Iron  Co.,  The   179 

Merrills,  printing   204 

Merry,  J.,  &  Co.,  West-side  Galvanizing  Works   126 

Metropolitan  Market,  Alfred  Baer,  propr   155 


Meumann,  ('.  I".  P.,  pharmacist   146 

Michaelis      Rohman,  shirt-makers,  etc   130 

Miller,  Edward,  &  Co.,  lamp  goods  mfrs   212 

Miller,  Frank,  &  Sons,  mfrs.  blacking,  etc   134 

Miller,  Robt.,  carpets,  etc   203. 

Miller,  W.  C,  boots  and  shoes   203. 

Minuth,  F.  A.,  architect   207' 

Moran,  P.  J.,  painter     ill 

Morgan,  J.  W.,  fish,  oysters,  etc   165 

Moriiiiigstar,  Chas..  ^S:  Co.,  wholesale  starch   133 

Morse  Musi,  al  Sirni-  .Mfg.  Co   156 

Morton      P..ulie.  |ilumbers,  etc   210 

Mott     Ross,  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel  stables   146 

Mullen,  John  J.,  plumber,  etc   176 

Muller,  F.  G.,  real  estate  and  insurance   210 

Muller,  N.,  hand-made  shoes   152 

Mundorff,  Theo.,  optician   18+ 

Murpliv,  W.  J..  Equitable  Market   20S 

Nash,  Wm.  1.,  auctioneer   205 

Neumann  Bros.,  bookbinders  204 

Newbury,  H.  C,  com.  merchant   170 

Newell.  D.  C.  &  Sons,  lumber,  etc   136 

New  Era  Baking  Co.,  The,  John  J.  Love,  prop   210 

New  York  Central  Steam  Laundry,  The   125 

New  York  Coin  and  Stamp  Co.,  David  Proskcy,  Mgr..  180 

New  York  Milk  and  Cream  Co   157 

New  York  Truss  and  Bandage  Institute.   144 

Nippon  Mercantile  Co.,  importers  Japanese  goods   134 

Nooney,  R.  B.,  Madison  Market   127 

O'Connor,  M.  E.,  builders'  hardware,  etc   14  ' 

Ogle,  Thomas,  veteritiary  surgeon    193 

Orths,  H.,  merchant  tailor   150 

Osborne  Boarding  Stables,  R.  D.  Mclick,  prop   159 

Overin,  Geo.  P.,  mfr.  whips,  etc   165 

Overton,  T.  F.,  chemist   203 

Payi-;.  J.,  agent  for  brick  by  cargo   147 

Pakas,  S.  L.,  importing  tailor   213 

Palette  Art  Company,  The   130 

Palmer  ..S:  Miley,  impurlers  wines,  etc   153 

Parkin,  Wm.  P,.,  S:  Co..  dru!;gists   157 

Parmly.  hats   164 

Patry,  P.,  lumber   141 

Peek,  E.,  lumber   103 

Perot,  Francis,  coal,  etc   115 

Persian  Rug  and  Carpet  Works,  The   107 

Person,  Orren  D.,  architectural  terra-cotta,  etc   114 

Petersen,  J.  C,  house-furnishing  goods,  etc   197 

Penrhyn  Slate  Co.,  The   145 

Ph(i-ni.x  Hat  Works,  F.  V'oges  &  Co.,  proprs   216 

Plate,  Henry  D.,  corks  and  cork-wood   191 

Pl.itl,  practical  hatter   172 

Pollock,  1;.  II.,  mfr.  harness,  etc   13') 

Post.  N'.  .\..  dentist   20i) 

Priest,  Calvin  M.,  stables    21b 

Pruden,  W.  E.,  hardware,  etc   2o() 

Pusey  &  Co.,  printers   171 

Putnam  House,  L.  R.  Kerr,  prop   i?') 

Qi  ACi-ii.Niu'sii,  TowNSEND  &  Co.,  hardware   105 

Quimby.  Z.  M..  jewelry,  etc   i^"- 

Quinn,  W.  H.  &  Co.,  hardware  specialties   i>5 

Racket  Book  and  Stationery  Store.  Tiik   1  ^^ 


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GENERAL  INDEX. 


I'AGE 

Randolph.  A.  D.  F.,  &Co.,  publishers,  etc   113 

Rasenberger,  C.  &  Son,  importers  musical  instruments  15S 

Rathbuii,  M.,  wholesale  h.iy,  grain,  etc   160 

Raul'fus,  E.,  upholsterer  and  decorator  207 

Rigny,  A.,  wines,  liquors,  etc   117 

Roberts,  Arthur,  mfr.  mother-of-pearl  work   165 

Roe,  William  B. ,  English  woollens  importer   1S5 

Romaine,  W.  R.,  furniture   171 

Roome's,  Wm.  H.,  Son,  real  estate,  etc   144 

Rosenthal,  H.,  &  Bros.,  mfrs.  of  brushes   123 

Rowan,  M.,  ice-cream  depot   128 

Rushworlh.  John,  steam  hoisting  machinery   174 

Ryan,  M.,  jeweller   20S 

Ryan,  P..  packing-boxes   179 

Salter  Bros.,  wool  brokers   151 

Sargent  Mfg.  Co.,  The,  furniture  specialties   19S 

Sarles,  Hickson,  mfr.  boots  and  shoes   172 

Sayles,  Sol.,  butcher,  etc   122 

Schellhase,  John,  furniture   205 

Scherinerhorn's  Teachers'  Agency,  etc   136 

Scherer,  H.,  florist   169 

Schlesier,  F.  H.  \V.,  &  Son,  stationery,  etc   170 

Schmickl,  F.,  mfr.  bags   172 

Schmidt,  E.,  grocer   loS 

Schnoter.  J.  C,  trusses,  etc   177 

Schoenefeld,  C,  apothecary   ibS 

Schoverling,  A.,  mfrs.' agent   120 

Schubert  Piano  Co   112 

Schuff,  J.  J.,  mfr.  travelling  trunks   162 

Schultlic'is,  A.,  furrier   no 

Schultze,  C.  E.  L.,  jeweller,  etc   209 

See,  A.  W.,  &  Co.,  mfrs.  gold  foil,  etc   131 

Serven,  I.,  mfr.  brass  fireplaces,  etc    152 

Shannon,  D.,  wholesale  butcher   121 

Shiels,  Geo.  E.,  ladies'  drug  parlors   116 

Sheldon  Mfg.  Co.,  stoves   1 16 

Shortmeier,  C,  painter   206 

Sibbel,  J.,  modeller  and  sculptor   135 

Siebold,  H.  F.,  machinist   172 

Siede,  Henry,  furrier   212 

Simpson,  J.,  dry  goods   141 

Skinnell,  D.  A.,  mfr.  silver-ware,  etc   153 

Smith,  F.  M-,  painter  and  paper-hangtr   174 

Smith,  A.  P.,  real  estate   174 

Smith,  B.  &  W.  B.,  artistic  store  fixtures   161 

Smith,  D.  N.,  mfr.  glass.    169 

Smith,  N.  F. ,  restaurant   118 

Smith,  Paul  G.,  chemist,  etc   169 

Smith,  R.  F.,  hosier,  glover,  etc   171 

Spear  &  Co.,  horse  bandages    183 

Spurgeon,  Geo.,  clothing   165 

Standard  Slate  Works,  mantels   192 

Starr,  F.  J.,  dentist   176 

.Stebbins,  C.  J.,  Keystone  steel  and  iron  nails   17S 

-Steele,  Alexander,  general  engraver   1S3 

Stevens,  Geo.  W.,  dentist   205 

Stewart,  John,  real  estate,  etc    142 

Stillings,  I.  I.,  mnfr.  fine  saddlery   132 

Stilwell,  J.  W.,  stables   145 

Stivers,  R.  M.,  carriages  and  wagons   192 

Stube,  H.,  fiour,  grain,  etc   176 


PACE 

Styles  &  Cash,  printers,  etc   i6o 

Sullivan,  M.  J.,  hay  and  straw   203 

Swift,  Chas.  N.,  Manufacturing  Co   163 

Sypher  &  Co.,  artistic  and  antique  furniture   ..  102 

Tennis  Tr.xnsfer  E.\.I'REss  Co  203 

Terrell  &  X'room,  doors,  sashes,  blinds,  etc   185 

Tietz,  U.  G.,  tailor   j^g 

Todd,  (id).  E..  wholesale  grains   159 

Torrey,  J.  R.,  \-  Co.,  mfr.  razor  stiops,  etc   117 

Townsend,  Thos.  C,  plumber   169 

Thedford.  G.  W.,  coal  and  wood   197 

Theune,  H.,  musical  instruments   203 

Thorn  &  Wilson,  architects   157 

Tredwell,  Slote  &  Co,,  clothiers   193 

Tripier.  Thos.  E.,  second-hand  building  materials   134 

Troy  City  Laundry,  The   162 

Trull,  J.  H.,  dentist   155 

TuUy.  J.  F..  florist   205 

Turner,  Dr.  J.  A.,  dentist    206 

Turner,  P.  F.,  mfr.  sheep  and  hog  casings   205 

Turner,  R.  W.,  stationer   177 

Union  Indurated  Fibre  Co   122 

University  .Market,  E.  F.  Smith,  prop   152 

University  Market,  M.  Mannberger,  propr   152 

Van  Dt  zER  &  Co  .  wholesale  druggists,  etc. . ,   114 

Van  Horn,  F.  S.,  &  Co.,  carriage  hardware,  etc   143 

Van  Tassell  &  Kearney,  auctioneers,  etc   no 

Van  Tine,  A.  C,  &  Co. ,  tailors,  etc   iig 

Vehslage  Bros.,  coal  dealers   1S3 

Vetter,  J.  C,  &  Co.,  electricians   155 

Vienna  and  Paris  Art  Co.,  The,  Hugo  Von  Asten,  prop.  155 

Vroman,  S..  &  Co.,  hay,  straw,  etc   107 

Waekkr  \-  Keys,  livery  stables   119  1 

Ward,  Wm.  R.,  mfr.  shirts,  etc   150 

Waters,  J.  L.,  grocer   160 

Weidenian's  fine  candies   163 

Werner,  A.,  \-  Co.,  wines,  etc   146 

Westerman,  B.,  &  Co.,  booksellers,  etc   103 

Westervelt  eV  Demarest,  dry  goods   184 

Wheeler  &  Wilson  Manufacturing  Co   194 

White,  E.  C.  brass  and  bronze  works.  .  .   162 

Wickett,  R.  S.,  artificial  limb  mfr   107 

Wieland,  J.,  pharmacist   168 

Wigand.  O.,  &  Son,  bookbinders    149 

Wilbur,  H.,  artist   149 

Wiley's  Cooperage   120 

Williams  J.  &  W.,  Central  steam  carpet-cleaning  works  165 

Williams  &  Potter,  engineers  and  contractors   167 

Willis,  T.,  furniture,  etc   214 

Wilson,  Adams  &  Co.,  lumber   ..  122 

Wilsonia  Magnetic  Appliance  Co   105 

Wolf,  F.  &  J.  C,  stained  glass   128 

Wolf,  George,  meats   211 

Woodbury  Bros.,  mfrs.  brushes   140 

Woods,  Lovvry,  &  Co.,  importers  of  woollens   135 

Woolley,  J.  B.,  Japanese,  Turkish,  India  goods,  etc...  141 

Worch,  C,  destroyer  of  moths     148 

Wright,  Jas.  T.,  glassware,  crockery,  plated  ware,  etc.  191 

Wuerz  Bros.,  job  printers   20S 

YouMANS,  D.  D.,  hatter     121 

Young  Bros.,  hats   216 


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1:^.  


^BTI^OFOLIS  OF  W"DP^Y. 


■  OI^K  The  metropolis  of  the  Western  Hemisphere,  is  to-day  the  most 
wonderful  city  in  the  world.  Second  only  to  London  as  a 
financial  and  commercial  centre,  it  is  making  such  rapid  strides  that  a  recent 
prophecy  made  in  AVall  Street,  that  the  city  is  soon  destined  to  become  the 
chief  money  mart  of  the  globe,  now  appears  to  be  rapidly  materializing,  'l  lie 
many  distinctive  features  of  foreign  life  found  within  its  limits  is  entirely  unlike 
that  of  any  other  city.  With  more  sons  of  the  Emerald  Isle  than  can  be  found 
in  Dublin;  a  greater  population  of  Germans  than  are  included  in  any  city  of 
the  Fatherland,  alone  excepting  Berlin ;  Italy  having  a  larger  representation 
than  Naples  can  boast  of;  more  Hebrew  residents  than  can  be  enumerated  in 
the  leading  city  of  their  fathers;  a  Chinese  contingent  sufficiently  numerous  to 
have  tlieir  separate  places  of  trade,  worship,  and  amusement;  and  thousands  of 
representatives  of  nearly  every  prominent  nation  on  the  face  of  the  earth,  and,  with  it  all,  thoroughly  American. 

A  work  on  "The  World,  Its  Cities,  and  People,"  gives  considerable  space  to  New  York,  and  says, 
"  No  description  of  New  York  can  be  perfect  which  omits  the  superlative  adjectives ;  for  one  of  tlie  foremost 


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ambitions  of  the  builders  of  the  city  has  been  to  secure  superlative  effects.  Nor  are  the  standards  of 
comparison  American  only;  for  the  harbor  is  more  beautiful,  the  streets  more  unclean,  Broadway  more 
brilliant,  the  commercial  buildings  more  pretentious,  the  tenement-houses  more  crowded,  the  parks  more 
lovely,  than  the  similar  appurtenances  of  the  cities  of  Europe  and  Asia,  with  but  a  few  exceptions.  Pope's 
celebrated  characterization  of  Lord  Bacon,  superlative  in  praise  and  censure,  wisest,  brightest,  meanest, 
might  be  paraphrased  as  an  epigram  on  New  York.  It  is  popularly  known  as  the  Empire  City ;  but  Irving, 
its  most  honored  son,  also  called  it  Gotham,  the  '  Home  of  the  Wiseacres,'  after  the  stupid  old  village  of 
Nottinghamshire,  and  this  title,  too,  is  in  common  use.  As  Mr.  G.  J.  Holyoake  has  expressed  it,  '  New 
York  itself  is  a  miracle  which  a  large  book  would  not  be  sufficient  to  explain.  When  I  stepped  ashore,  then 
I  thought  I  was  in  a  larger  Rotterdam ;  when  I  found  my  way  to  Broadway,  it  seemed  as  though  I  was  in 
Paris,  and  that  Paris  had  taken  to  business.  There  were  quaintness,  grace  and  gaiety,  brightness  and 
grimness,  all  about.'  Mr.  Moncure  D.  Conway  says:  'There  isn't  a  city  so  attractive  elsewhere  on  earth.' 
*  See  Naples  and  die  '  was  an  adage  before  New  York  became  so  beautiful,  but  it  should  be  changed  to  '  See 
New  York  and  live.'  As  Colley  Grattan  saw  the  town,  it  '  looked  half  Dutch,  half  French,  something 
between  Paris  and  Rotterdam.'  In  the  quieter  streets,  M.  Ampere  fancied  tliat  he  '  found  once  more  the 
ancient  little  HoUandish  city,  as  calm,  as  phlegmatic,  as  the  American  city  is  active  and  ardent.  The 
Marquis  of  Lome  saw  it  as  an  odd  mixture  of  all  sorts  of  European  towns,  but  unlike  any  one  of  them ! 
Anthony  TroUope  wrote  that  "  no  other  American  city  is  so  intensely  American  as  New  York." 

The  population  of  New  York  exceeds  a  million  and  a  half,  and  the  area  of  the  city  is  27,000  acres  of 
ground,  the  extreme  length  being  near  seventeen  miles,  and  from  one-half  to  four  and  one-half  miles  wide. 
Its  importance  throughout  the  civilized  world  is  felt  and  recognized,  and  through  its  portals  come  nearly  all 
the  emigrants  that  reach  this  country,  the  number  having  been  as  high  as  476,086  in  a  single  year.  Its 
position  to-day  is  sure,  and  the  metropolis  now  will  be  so  until  the  eiid  of  time.  The  future  of  New  York, 
from  its  unexceptional  location,  is  assurred,  and  from  the  present  may  spring  a  collossal  city,  rivalling 
London  itself  in  population. 

To  substantiate  this,  we  have  only  to  observe  the  immediate  country  surrounding  the  city.  Brooklyn 
has  long  been  simply  the  habitable  quarter  of  New  York,  nearest  to  business  and  cheapest  for  residence. 
The  New  York  elevated  railways,  which  would  have  thrown  tliat  quarter  into  the  distance,  are  balanced  by 
the  great  Brooklyn  Bridge  and  its  steam  transit,  and  the  prospective  Blackwell's  Island  Bridge.  Brooklyn 
has  already  about  three-quarters  of  a  million  inhabitants,  and  it  has  ample  room  for  unlimited  growth,  over 
the  level  fields  of  Long  Island  stretching  out  eastward,  and  can  spread  southward  ten  miles  to  the  sea  if 
needs  be.  A  cluster  of  cities  with  an  aggregate  of  near  a  half  million  has  already  grown  up  on  the  New 
Jersey  arms  and  affluents  of  our  metropolitan  harbor.  More  foreign  goods  are  now  landed  in  Jersey  City 
and  Hoboken  than  in  any  other  place  in  the  United  States,  except  New  York.  Paterson  is  one  of  the 
greatest  silk  factories  in  the  world.  It  makes  nearly  all  the  sewing  silks  and  two-thirds  of  the  colored  silk 
dress  goods  and  ribbons  sold  in  this  country,  and  is  besides  eminent  in  the  building  of  locomotives  and 
machinery.  Newark  is  a  swarming  hive  of  industry,  with  150,000  irrhabitants.  It  is  the  special  seat  of 
gold,  jewelry,  leather,  small  hardware,  and  thread  manufacture.  Of  the  whole  west  side  congeries  of 
cities,  it  is  the  natural  and  the  actual  nucleus — stretching  its  gas  and  electric-lighted  streets  in  every 
direction,  to  Elizabeth,  to  Orange,  to  Bloomfield,  to  Montclair,  and  seven  miles  along  the  Passaic  on  both 
sides.  Newark  is  a  city  of  special  character,  quite  the  antipodes  of  Paterson  or  any  other  mill  city.  In- 
stead of  machine  tenders,  it  is  full  of  skilled  artisans,  and  hence  it  is  and  always  will  be  the  home  of  the  finer 
mechanical  arts.  At  Elizabethport  sewing  machines  for  half  of  the  world  are  made.  Jersey  City  is  a  rapid 
growing  environ  of  New  York,  it  stretching  away  to  the  north,  until  Hoboken  begins  its  incorporated 
existence,  both  cities  being  important  business  points,  and  bearing  a  close  and  intimate  relation  with  the 
great  centre.  To  the  north,  east,  west,  and  even  south  (which  includes  the  popular  and  attractive  Staten 
Island),  the  numerous  cities  and  towns  are  all  adjuncts  and  parts  of  the  great  city  of  New  York.  While  all 
these  may  not  be  more  closely  cemented  together,  under  one  incorporated  head  with  New  York,  it  is  not 
an  improbable  result  of  the  future  to  state  that  Brooklyn  and  the  smaller  cities  on  that  side  of  East  River 
will  become  a  part  of  the  greater  city.  The  West  will  have  great  cities,  but  New  York  will  be  as  distinctly 
the  metropolis  a  hundred  years  hence  as  it  is  to-day.    Having  briefly  looked  into  the  future,  we  must  now 


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Bowling  Green  and  Lower  Broadway. 

invite  our  readers  to  a  retrospect,  before  entering  fully  into  the  subject  of  a  general  description  of  New^ 
York. 

THE  SETTLEMENT  AND  EARLY  GROWTH. 


To  tell  the  story  of  the  discovery,  settlement,  and  upbuilding  of  New  York  is  to  relate  the  history  of 
the  early  days  of  the  great  Republic,  for  through  the  portals  of  the  world-renowned  metropolis  of  the  West- 
ern hemisphere  the  first  colonists  of  the  "  new  land"  came  from  the  too-much  governed  countries  of  Europe, 
spread  themselves  over  the  Red  Men's  domain  from  ocean  to  ocean,  and  founded  a  nation  the  like  of  which 
never  before  existed  and  which  to-day  is  the  envy  and  admiration  of  both  Christendom  and  Heathendom. 
The  growth  of  the  New  World  and  its  metropolis  have  been  marvelous,  and  in  the  whole  realm  of  history, 
ancient  and  modern,  no  parallel  record  is  to  be  found.  The  pioneer  settlers  were  fugitives  from  despotic 
rule,  hunters  for  freedom  and  peaceful  homes,  and  men  ready  to  face  dangers  by  flood  and  field  to  win 
habitations  and  liberty  for  themselves  and  families.  The  country  of  which  they  laid  the  foundations  has  be- 
come one  of  the  most  extensive  and  populous  on  the  globe,  and  while  it  has  been  developing  its  resources, 
materializing  its  entombed  wealth,  perfecting  its  free  institutions,  and  teaching  the  rest  of  the  world  the  les- 
son of  self-government,  the  dynasties  of  the  Old  World  have  been  losing  their  grip  upon  the  people,  tottering 
to  their  fall,  and,  in  some  instances,  losing  their  very  identity  by  absorption. 

Eleven  years  before  the  Puritans  stepped  from  the  Mayflower  on  to  the  historic  rock  of  Plymouth,  an 
Englishman,  Henry  Hudson,  a  navigator  in  the  service  of  the  Dutch,  had  found  his  way  to  New  York  Bay, 
and  there  discovered  what  is  now  the  western  terminus  of  the  principal  ocean-ferries  of  two  vast  Christian 
continents,  and,  prospectively,  the  leading  city  in  the  world.    This  was  in  1609.    Tradition,  however,  has 


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it  that  seventy-years  before  this  c]>ol1i,  a  I'lorentine,  named  Verrazano,  in  the  employ  of  the  French 
Government,  was  in  New  Yurk  I)a\-  with  a  shij).  If  irulh  is  in  the  tradition,  neither  \'errazano  nor 
his  employers  deemed  it  worth  while  to  take  advanlay:e  of  the  discovery  of  what  has  proved  to  be  the 
j^ateway  to  the  chief  city  of  one  of  the  greatest  nations  of  the  earth.  Hudson  and  liis  emplovers, 
however,  were  of  a  different  mould.  Hudson  sailed  u[>  the  beautiful  river  which  has  since  borne  his 
name,  and  proceeded  as  far  as  the  present  site  di  All)an\-.  The  ci>untr\-  thus  discovered  was  inhabited 
by  the  IMohawks,  a  f(jfmidable  and  war-like  tribe  nf  Indians;  and  the  Manhattans,  who  inhabited  the 
island  on  which  New  York  City  is  built,  were  also  a  fierce  and  warlike  nation. 

In  1610  a  ship  was  sent  from  Amsterdam  to  trade  with  these  Indians,  and  other  vovages  were  made 
during  the  succeeding  _\ears.  In  ifii3  small  trading  pusts  were  erected  on  the  river,  and  several 
houses  were  built  on  Manhattan  Inland.  ( )n  the  2i;th  .Abuxh,  1614.  their  High  Mightinesses  the  States 
General  <if  the  L  nitecl  Netherlands  passed  an  drdinance  granting  to  all  original  tliscoverers  of  land  in 
North  America  the  exclusive  privilege  of  making  f')ur  voyages  to  each,  for  the  purposes  of  trade.  Under 
this  ordinance  li\e  ships  were  despatched  the  same  }ear  by  a  coni])any  of  merchants.  They  e.xplored 
extensively  the  coast  of  New  York.  The  country  extending  between  the  Connecticut  and  Delaware  rivers 
received  the  name  of  New  Xeiherlands,  and  the  exclusive  right  to  trade  there  for  three  years,  from  October 
II.  1614,  was  gr.iiiie  1  [  >  [\\  ■  o\erei's,  who,  upon  the  passage  of  this  grant,  formed  themselves  into 
a  company,  called  the  L  iiUed  Netherlands  Company.  This  company  built,  among  other  forts,  one  on  the 
southern  point  of  Manhattan  Island.  The  grant  expiring  in  1618,  the  compan\-  petitioned  for  its  renewal 
in  vain.  Pri\ate  traders,  however,  continued  to  \-isit  the  country  for  the  ])uri)oses  of  traffic.  In  June, 
1621,  an  armed  mercantile  association  was  chartered  •  as  the  Dutch  West  India  Company,  and  this  cor- 
pc)rati'>n.  on  the  20th  of  jiine,  1^23,  sent  out  a  ship  called  the  New  Netherlands  to  their  newly 
acquiied  j loss jssious.  In  1C124.  Peter  Minuit,  having  been  aj)pointed  director  of  these  ])Ossessions,  came 
from  Amsterdani  with  se\eral  lamilics  of  Walloons,  inhabitants  i>{  the  frontiers  of  Ik'lgium  and  France. 
These  settled  0,1  a  ba\'  of  Long  Island,  and  it  was  calleil  from  them  W'ahlebocht,  or  ba_\-  of  foreigners, 
a  name  since  corrupted  uUo  Wallabout.  The  government  was  vested  in  the  director  and  a  council  of 
five.  The  important  officer  of  the  colony  was  the  Sch  >ut  Fiscal,  who  filled  both  the  offices  of  sheriff 
and  attornev-general.  Under  the  superintendence  of  these  authorities  the  trade  of  the  colon_\-  proS{)ered. 
In  1626  Staten  Island  was  purchased  of  the  Indians,  and  in  the  same  year  Manhattan  Island  was  pur- 
chased with  goods  valued  at  twent\-four  dollars!  The  fort  u]ioii  the  island  received  the  title  of  Fort 
Amstertlam,  and  the  colonv  that  of  New  Amsterdam.  Though  the  island  remained  a  mere  trading  post 
for  a  few  years,  it  had   now  entered   upon  that  career   which  has  culminated  in  a 

CITY  RANKING  THIRD  IN  THE  WORLD 

in  extent    and    jiopulation,  and  the  first  in  tommerce. 

In  i'')32  ^liiuut  w,is  recalled,  and  the  government  of  ^^'outer  Van  Twiller  installed;  and  after  a  lapse 
of  fi\e  \ears  of  mal-administration,  \'an 'I'w  iUer  w  as  succeeded  hv  \\'illiam  Kieft,  During  the  atlministration 
of  \'an  Twiller,  difficulties  arose  between  the  k'n-lish  settlers  on  the  Connecticut  River  and  the  Dutch 
authiirities,  the  Fnglisli  claiming,  and  the  Dutch  denying,  the  region  watered  by  the  Connecticut.  In 
iri3S  ilie  restrictions  wdiich  had  pre\i(iUsly  been  jil.iced  upon  trade  by  the  Dutch  West  India  Company 
were  taken  off  and  free  trafiic  encouraged.  This  ste])  gave  a  new  impulse  to  emigialion.  Persecution, 
too,  drove  many  colonists  from  New  L.ngland  and  Virginia  to  settle  among  the  more  tolerant  Dutch, 
and  in  the  mean  time  the  aguiessive  disposition  of  the  English  continued.  The  Dutch  colonists  had  also 
discontented  Indians  to  deal  with.  The  latter  saw  with  daily  increasing  envy  and  dislike  the  heritage  of 
their  fathers  thus  falling  from  them.  War  was  the  consequence,  and  for  five  years  it  desolated  the 
colony.  In  1645,  Peter  Stu\  vesant,  whose  name  is  inseparably  associated  with  the  early  histor}'  of  New- 
York,  became  the  governor,  and  only  terminated  his  administration  by  the  capture  of  his  colony  by  the 
English  on  the  6th  of  September,  1664.     It  was  then  that  the  present  busy  island  of  ]\Ianhattan  took  its 

NAME  OF  NEW  YORK, 

out  of  compliment  to  the  Duke  of  York,  to  whom  the  conquered  colony  w^as  granted  by  his  brother, 
the  King  of  England.     Colonel  Nichols  was  appointed  governor,  and  he,  on  June  12,  1666,  granted  a 


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charter  to  the  city  of  Now  Voik.  'I'lic  Dutch,  iimwcvct,  rccai.turctl  the  colony  on  August  7,  1673, 
and  they  at  once  chan-cd  the  iiaine  b>  New  Onin-c,  <>f  wliich  Captain  Anthony  Colve  was  appointed 
governor.  The  colony,  liowevcr,  was  not  de^li^ed  to  l)e  Dutch, 
tor  by  the  treaty  of  Fclnuary  9,  1674,  it  was  icstorctl  to  llie 
English,  and  in  the  Idlli.wini^  autumn,  as  the  rci>ivseiUalivc 
of  the  Duke  of  \\>vk.  C\)K)nel  Nichols  again  assumed  jiosi- 
tion  as  governor  and  restored  to  the  jjlace  the  name  New- 
York.  In  1685  the  tiuke  ascended  the  English  throne  as 
lames  11.,  but  the  Revolution  of  1688  cut  sliorl  his  reign 
and  he  was  succeeded  by  William  III.  and  .Mary  as  heritors 
of  the  throne.  In  the  year  succeeding  this  event  an  insur- 
rection was  raised  by  jacol)  Leister,  who  overthrew  the  un- 
popular administration  of  Nichols,  anil  strengthened  the  fort 
by  a  battery  of  six  guns  outside  its  walls.  *rhis  was  tlie  origin 
of  the  "Battery,"  of  which  more  anon.  Leister,  however,  was 
in  1 69 1  seized  and  executed  for  treason  and  murder.  From 
this  lime  on  no  important  event  transpired  until  1741,  when 
an  alleged  discovery  was  maile  of  a  plot  on  the  jiart  of 
slaves — for  New  Y'ork  was  early  engaged  in  the  slave  trade — 
to  burn  the  city  and  murder  the  white  colonists.  Twenty 
negroes  were  hanged,  a  lesser  number  were  burned  at  the 
stake,  and  seventy-five  were  transp.  jrted.  Three  years  later  war 
wXs  declared  between  h'.nnland  and  France,  and  the  colonists 
of  New  York  and  New  Fjigland  attacked  the  French  fortress  at 
Louishurg.  In  retaliation  the  Indians  in  the  pa)'  of  the  French 
subsec|uently  harassed  the  colonists. 

Peace  having  been  securetl  l)y  treaty  between  the  French 
and  F^nglish  in  1748,  the  colony  prospered  for  a  few  years,  . 
and  it  had  barely  recovered  from  the  wars  when,  in  1754.  die 
French  resumed  hostilities,  and  they  wei*e  not  iiuietetl  until 
their  power  was  crippled  and  they  were  compelled  to  sur- 
render their  possessions  east  of  the  ]\Iississippi  on  September  8,  1759.  Five  years  had  barely  elapsed 
before  the  colonists,  who  had  been  spending  their  treasure  and  blood  for  British  conquest,  were  eager 
to  take  up  arms,  as  they  subsecjuenily  did  successfully,  against  English  dominion  in  the  colonies.  The 
imposition  of  the  Stamp  Act  in  1764  ami  the  other  atrocities  of  the  British  Government  which  fol- 
lowed it  led  to  that  famous  struggle  for  independence  with  which  every  school-boy  is  so  familiar  that 
it  need  not  be  enlarged  upon  here.  The  citizens  of  New  York  were  amongst  the  first  to  resist 
the  oppression.  In  1765  the  "Sons  of  Lii)erty "  v.ere  organized  to  oppose  the  Stamp  Act,  and  in 
October  of  the  same  year  a  congress  composed  of  delegates  from  the  colonies  of  the  New  England 
and  Middle  States  met  in  this  city  to  take  into  consideration  their  grievances.  South  Carolina  had 
also  delegates  here.     This  congress  made  declaration  of 


Steps  Leading 


Waslungton  Building. 


THE   PRIVILEGES  AND  RIGHTS  OF  THE  COLONISTS. 

Liberty-poles  had  at  this  period  been  frecpiently  erected  in  New  York  Citv,  and  as  often  been 
destroyed  by  the  British  soldiery.  In  1770  a  meeting  of  three  thousand  citizens  resolved  not  to  submit  to 
British  oppression;  and  in  1773  a  Yigilance  Committee  was  formed  to  resist  the  landing  of  taxed  tea: 
and  in  the  following  year  the  committee  sent  back  to  F'ngland  a  tea-laden  vessel,  and  from  another 
ship  they  threw  eighteen  chests  of  tea  overboard.  In  April,  1775,  a  provincial  convention  met  at  New 
Y'ork,  and  elected  delegates  to  the  second  congress.  The  colonists  of  ^Massachusetts,  however,  had 
struck  the  match  of  the  Revolution,  and  the  news  of  the  battle  of  Lexington  caused  great  excitement  in 
New  York.  The  arms  of  the  city  were  ordered  to  Boston,  but  before  they  could  be  shipped  they 
were  seized  by  the  authorities.     The  war  had  now  commenced,   and  the  fortunes  of  the  Continental 


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army  from  this  time  to  the  acknowledgment  by  England  of  the  will  of  the  "sovereign  people"  were 
various.  In  the  State  of  New  York  were  fought  many  of  the  famous  battles  of  the  period — those  of 
Brooklyn  Heights,  Harlem  Heights,  Bemis'  Heights,  Stony  Point,  Ticonderoga,  Fort  Schuyler,  Still- 
water, and  Saratoga,  at  the  last  of  which  General  Burgoyne  surrendered  to  the  Americans.  On  the 
1 8th  of  September,  1776,  as  a  result  of  the  disastrous  defeat  of  the  American  troops,  under  General 
Washington,  on  Long  Island,  New  York  City  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  British  troops,  who  held  it 
until  the  26th  of  November,  1783,  when  they  evacuated  it — an  event  still  annually  celebrated  under  the 
name  of  "  Evacuation  Day.''    New  York  then  became  the 

CAPITAL  OF  THE  STATE  AND  SEAT  OF  THE  GOVERNMENT 

of  the  United  States.  As  the  State  capital  it  held  the  distinction  from  1784  to  1797,  and  as  the  cap- 
ital of  the  nation  from  1795  to  1798.    In  the  latter  year  the  adoption  of  the  National  Constitution  in 


Battery  Park  and  Castle  Garden. 

the  previous  year  at  Philadelphia  was  celebrated  in  grand  style  in  New  York;  and  on  April  30,  1789, 
Washington  was  inaugurated  at  the  old  City  Hall,  which  stood  on  the  site  of  the  present  Treasury 
Building,  as  the  first  President  of  the  United  States.  In  the  war  with  England  from  181 2  to  181 5, 
New  York  contributed  of  her  best  blood  and  treasure:  and  when  the  tucsin  of  rebellion  against  the 
Union  was  sounded  in  the  Snuth  in  1861.  the  patriotic  citizens  of  the  metropolis  were  prompt  and 
decisive  in  meeting  the  foe.  Barracks  were  speedily  erected  on  the  public  squares;  immense  fleets 
left  the  port  with  vast  armies  of  men  for  the  southern  coasts,  and  116,382  stalwart  sons  of  New 
York  went  into  the  field  to  do  battle  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union.  In  1863,  however,  when 
the  Confederate  armies  were  sweeping  victoriously  into  the  Northern  States,  the  militia  regiments  which 
had  been  retaincil  in  the  citv  in  the  interests  of  order  were  despatched  to  give  relief  to  the  hard-pressed 
Federal  forces.  Then  the  thieves  and  cutthroats  in  the  city  came  from  out  of  their  haunts  and  estab- 
lished for  a  time  a  reign  of  terror.  Wherever  a  soldier  or  a  negro  was  found  he  was  killed,  and 
mansions  and  stores  were  plundered  and  robbed  on  ^very  hand.  For  several  days  the  marauders  held 
high  carnival,  indeed,  until  troops  could  be  brought  back  to  the  city,  when,  before  an  unsparing  use 
of  bayonet  and  grape-shot  they  either  succumbed  or  hurried  into  their  hiding-places.  Since  that 
terrible  day  the  metropolis  has  done  homage  by  statues  to  the  memory  of  her  brave  sons  who  fell  in  the 


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internecine  conflict,  and  itj-day  it  olTcis,  as  i!ie  great  portal  of  a  mighty  continent,  a  haven  of  refuge 
for  the  downtrodden  and  opijresscd,  and  a  hunic  fur  the  sl<.ilied,  diUgent,  and  ambitious  of  the  nations 
beyond  the  seas. 

Having  thus  told  in  brief  the  story  of  the  discovery  of  the  Island  of  Manhattan  and  (jf  its  struggles 
against  foreign  domination  and  for  self-government,  it  is  lilting  we  sliould  make  reference  to  the 

MAGNIFICENT    MARINE  GATEWAY 

of  the  glorious  New  World,  through  which  the  surplus  population  of  Europe  chiefly  enters  into  the 
"Promised  Land."  i\L  .\in[)erc  has  put  on  record  his  opinion  that  the  three  grandest  commercial 
scenes  in  the  world  are  the  Thames  between  London  and  (Greenwich,  the  docks  of  Liverpool,  and 
the  two  river-banks  of  \e\v  \'ork,  where  one  may  walk  for  hours  between  a  range  of  buildings 
and  a  range  of  shijis.  The  harbor  has  been  pronounced  by  travellers  who  have  visited  all  parts  of 
the  habitable  globe  to  be  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  world,  and  to  have  but  one  successful 
rival  on  the  Atlantic  ocean — the  harbor  of  Rio  de  Janeiro.  The  harbor  of  New  York  consists  of  two 
bays,  known  as  the  Lower  New  York  Bay  and  New  York  Bay.  'Lhe  lower  bay  opens  directly  into 
the  ocean,  and  is  formeil  by  Sandy  Hook  and  its  bar.  It  is  eighteen  miles  from  the  city,  and  may 
be  cros.sed  by  two  deep  ship-canals  from  21  to  32  feet  dee])  at  ebb  tide,  and  from  27  to  39  feet 
at  the  flood,  thus  admitting  shi[)s  of  the  greatest  draught.  From  this  ba)'  the  harbor  proper — New 
Y'ork  Bay — is  entered  by  the  magnificent  gateway  of  the  Narrows,  formed  by  the  apjjroach  of  the 
opposite  shores  of  .'^taten  Island  and  Long  Island  to  within  a  mile  of  each  other.  Nature  in  one 
of  her  bountiful  moods  formed  here  a  gateway  through  which  no  hostile  fleet  can  pass  that  is  not 
impregnable  to  shot  and  shell.  On  the  long  Island  side  are  Fort  Lafayette,  on  a  reef  of  rocks  200 
yards  from  tlie  shore,  and  the  Air-reaching  outworks  of  F'ort  Hamilton  with  its  hundred  guns,  many  of 
Avhich  are  capable  of  throwing  shot  weighing  a  thousand  pounds  against  the  side  of  a  slii]).  On  the 
western,  or  Staten  Island,  shore  are  Forts  Wadsworth  (formerly  called  Ivichmond)  and  Tompkins,  the 
latter  located  on  the  heights,  and  the  firmer  on  the  water's  edge.  Wadsworth  is  the  second  strongest 
fort  in  the  Union,  and  it  can  sweep  the  whole  strait  \vith  its  guns.  To  pass  up  through  the  bays 
to  New  York  City  from  the  ocean  a  hostile  lleet  would  find  it  no  pleasurable  ]iicnic.  The  cannonade 
of  the  lunette  and  redoubts  on  Sandy  Hook  would  be  first  encountered,  next  the  missiles  of  400  pieces 
of  heavy  artillery  at  the  Narrows,  and  after  these  the  pounding  of  300  guns  on  the  forts  of  the  inner 
harbor,  to  say  nothing  of  the  firing  of  the  American  fleet  and  the  explosion  of  torpedoes  that  would  line 
the  narrow  channel.  New  York  Bay  is  from  to  5^^  miles  broad, — averaging  3  miles, — 8  miles  long, 
and  about  25  miles  in  periphery,  forming  a  basin  of  capacity  sufficient  to  receive  the  navies  of  the 
world.  This  bay  communicates  with  Newark  Bay  through  the  river  Kill-von-Kull  on  the  west,  separat- 
ing Staten  Island  and  Bergen  Point.  From  the  inner  harbor  also  stretch  the  Hudson  and  East  rivers. 
The  inner  defences  of  the  harbor  consist  of  batteries  on  Bedloe's  and  Ellis'  Islands,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  bay;  and  on  (Governor's  Island,  3,200  leet  from  the  city,  are  Fort  Columbus,  in  the  form  of  a 
star,  commanding  the  si_)utli  side  of  the  channel:  on  the  suuthwest  ])oint.  Castle  William,  a  round 
tower  600  feet  in  circuit  and  60  feet  high;  and  on  the  southwest  side.  South  Battery,  commanding  the 
entrance  through  Buttermilk  Chaiuiel.  The  entrance  from  the  sound  to  the  F^ast  River  is  defended  by 
Fort  Schuyler,  (jn  Throgg's  Neck.  Besides  the  defences  mentioned,  the  whole  of  the  surrounding 
heights  of  the  bay  could,  in  the  case  of  war,  be  readily  fortified,  and  Castle  Garden  and  the  Battery 
Esplanade  would  furnish  ready-made  sites  for  an  c\tensi\e  armament.  No  port  in  the  world  could 
be  more  easily  placed  in  a  condition  of  defence.  The  width  .if  the  North,  or  Hudson,  River  is  one 
mile  to  Jersey  City  at  the  ferry,  and  one  and  a  half  miles  to  Iloboken.  The  width  of  the  F^ast  River 
is  from  one  third  to  half  a  mile.  At  the  South  Ferry  it  is  1300  yards,  at  Fulton  F^erry  731  yards, 
and  at  Catherine  Ferry  736  yards.  Both  the  inner  and  outer  harbors  present  enchanting  views.  The 
outer  one  is  boundeil  with  charming  effect  by  the  high  wood-clad  hills  of  Neversink,  the  popular 
beach  resorts  of  the  north  New  Jersev  coast,  anil  the  Summer  cities  on  Coney  Island.  The  inner 
harbor  is  rich  in  varied  scenery,  and,  besides  all  the  natural  lieauty  of  the  location,  there  cannot  be 
a   finer   spectacle   than   is   presented   in   the  great  city   spread   before  it,  with   its    piers  crowded  with 


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Coenties  ilip  nnd  Elevated  Railroad. 


a  dense  forest  of  masts  bearing  the  flags  of  all  nations,  the  shipping  at  anchor  in  midstream,  and 
the   countless   steamboats   and   vessels    flitting  about  hither  and    thither  with  the  greatest  activity. 

THE    NORTH    AND    EAST  RIVERS 

are  lined  by  substantial  wharves,  with  notable  exceptions,  however,  and  supporting  in  some  instances  dingy 
looking  sheds,  etc.  A  foreigner,  on  getting  a  first  glance  at  these,  especially  after  having  inspected  the 
trim,  substantial  sea-walls  and  docks  of  Liverpool  or  London,  is  by  no  means  favorably  impressed 
with  the  character  of  the  accommodation  aff'orded  to  shipping,  and  his  eye  finds  more  attraction 
among  the  tall,  graceful  buildings  and  sky-pointing  spires  in  the  background.  Yet  alongside  these 
weather-beaten  and  uninviting-lm  )king  wooden  docks  the  largest  commerce  in  the  world  is  moored, 
and  the  harbor  and  rivers  are  open  to  traffic  at  all  seasons,  even  when  the  bays  and  rivers  much 
further  south  are  frozen  up.  That  the  bay  and  rivers  here  are  kept  open  for  navigation  is  due  to 
strong  currents  and  to  the  constant  agitation  of  the  water  by  the  tides  and  numerous  vessels  that  are 
moving  to  and  fro  continuously.  The  whole  harbor,  however,  was  covered  with  a  solid  mass  of  ice 
in  1780,  and  again  in  1820.  Very  rarely  since  has  either  river  been  frozen.  In  the  month  01 
January,  1852,  the  East  River  was  obstructed  for  a  short  period,  but  the  North  River  remained  open. 
Thousands  of  persons  crossed  over  the  ice  from  Brooklyn  to  New  York.  The  rise  of  the  tide  in  the 
harbor  is  nearly  seven  feet.  Going  northward  the  rise  of  the  tide  increases,  and  in  the  Bay  of  Fundy 
is  ninety  feet,  the  maximum  of  the  coast.  Southwardly  it  decreases,  and  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  is  but 
eighteen  inches.  Undl  about  three  or  four  years  ago  the  East  River,  at  a  spot  called  Hell  Gate, 
was  somewhat  dangerous  to  vessels  owing  to  the  submarine  rocks  and  reefs  that  abounded  ;  but  an 
upheaval  of  thest  water-covered  rocks  by  monster  blasts  rendered  the  passage  perfectly  safe  and  easy  ; 


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and  tt)-day  the  largest  vessels  afUial  tan  find  sale  sailinj^  and  antliorage  in  either  of  the  two  rivers 
nanicil.  wliicli  are  connected  at  the  upper  end  of  New  Xnyk  C'it\  li\  llie  Harlem  River.  These  rivers, 
anti  notablv  liie  Hudson  River,  appropriately  called  the  American  Rhine,  jjossess  great  natural  beauty 
apart  from  the  irrei;uhir  and  unattractive  wharves  supported  on  piles  and  in  various  conditions  ol 
preservation  or  dilapidation.  For  years  the  commercial  interests  of  ihe  city  have  suflcred  from  bad 
wharfage,  but  belter  i)ieis  are  now  in  process  of  construction,  and  the  future  promises  much  in  the 
line  of  improvements.  On  the  North  River  are  eighty  piers,  and  on  the  East  River  seventy,  and  the 
total  avaihit)le  water-frontage  of  New  York,  not  reckoning  the  New  Jersey  and  Long  Island  shores, 
which  are  fully  used  for  the  accommodation  of  the  shipi)ing  interest  of  the  city,  '  is  24f  miles.  'Lhree 
notable  improvements  have  long  been  in  contemplation  and  in  some  instances  begun,  to  belter  the  con- 
dition of  ilie  water-front  :  i.  A  permanent  river-wall  of  i/i'/on  and  masonry,  or  masonry  alone,  so  far 
outside  the  existing  wharf-line  as  to  give  a  river-street  250  feet  wide  along  the  North  River,  200  feet 
wide  along  the  East  River,  from  the  southern  extremity  of  the  cit\'  to  Thirty-first  Street,  and  175  feet 
wide  along  botii  streels  above  that  point.  2.  A  series  of  piers  projecting  from  the  river-wall,  of 
ample  dimensions  and  adecpiate  construction,  wliith  will  allow  an  unobstructed  jiassage  of  the  water. 
3.  The  erection  of  sheds  o\er  these  pieis  suitable  lo  the  requirements  ol"  the  \'esscls  using  them. 
Aside  from  the  attractions  briefly  mentioned,  tlie  tw>)  greatest  to  the  stranger,  as  he  approaches  the 
city  from  the  harbor,  are 

THE  STATUE  OF  LIBERTY  AND  THE   BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 

The  Statue  of  "Liberty  Enlightening  the  World"  stands  on  Bedloe's  Island.  It  is  the  creation  of 
M.  Bartholdi,  and  is  the  gift  of  the  French  ]ieople  to  America.  The  cost  was  $250,000,  and  the  gift 
was  rec^iveil  on  Bedloe's  Islaml  in  June,  18S5.  Through  the  cti'orts  of  the  New  York  Work/  over 
$100,000  were  raised  b\-  subscription  to  provide  the  pedestal  and  to  erect  the  statue  thereon.  'Lhe 
following  are  the  dimensions  of  the  great  work  : 

/■/.  //.'.  Ft.  J,i. 

Height  from  base  to  lorcli  151  i    Width  of  mouth                                                         3  o 

Foundation  of  pedestal  to  torch  -  305  6   Tablet,  length                                                             23  7 

Heel  to  top  of  head  in  0   Tablet,  width                                                               13  7 

Length  of  hand                                                           16  5    Tablet,  thickness                                                             2  o 

Index-finger   S       o  dimic.nsions  of  the  i  euestai.. 

Circumference  at  second  joint   7  6 

Size  of  finger-tiail    13-f  10  in.  "^'^^^  °/  v^A<i^vA   S9  o 


Head  from  chin  to  cranium   17 


Square  sides  at  base,  each   62  o 

H,      ■  ,          f  '  -    Square  sides  at  top,  each   40  o 

ead  thickness  Irnni  ear  to  ear   10  o  ^                        ^  ^ 

T>.;  ,   ,1  t    Grecian  columns  above  base   72  8 

Distance  across  the  eye   2  6  ' 

Length  of  nose   4  6  dimensions  of  tme  foundations. 

Right  arm,  length   42  o  Height  of  foundation                                                65  o 

Right  arm,  greatest  thickness   12  o  Square  sides  at  bottom                                             91  o 

Thickness  of  waist   35  o  Square  sides  at  top                                                   66  7 

The  statue  weighs  450.000  pounds,  or  225  tons.  The  bronze  alone  weighs  200,000  pounds.  Forty 
persons  can  stand  coinlortably  in  the  head,  and  the  torch  will  hold  twelve  people.  The  total  number 
of  steps  in  the  winding  stairway  which  leads  from  the  base  of  the  foundation  to  the  top  of  the  torch 
is  403.  PTom  the  ground  to  the  top  of  the  pedestal  there  are  195  steps.  'i  he  number  of  steps  in 
the  statue,  from  the  pedestal  to  the  head,  is  154,  and  the  ladder  leading  up  through  the  e.xtended  right 
arm  to  the  torch  has  54  rounds.  The  electric  light  in  the  inside  of  the  torch-lamp  aggregates  50,000 
candle  power,  and  at  the  base  of  the  statue  30,000  candle  power,  being  80,000  candle  power  in  all. 
'Lhe  entire  electrical  plant  is  the  gift  of  President  (iolT,  of  the  American  System.  The  entire  cost  of  the 
work  from  beginning  to  end  is  estimated  at  S700.000.  The  statue  of  Lilierty  is  the  tallest  statue  in 
the  world. 

Brooklyn  Bridge  is  the  greatest  work  in  briilge-building  the  world  has  ever  seen.  The  construction 
began  in  1871,  and  the  bridge  was  opened  May  24,  1883,  the  total  cost  of  ihe  erection  having  been 
$15,000,000.  The  work  was  conceived  by  John  A.  Roebling,  and  it  was  built  from  his  plans.  In  the 
progress  of  the  work  he  had  his  foot  crushed,  lockjaw  supervened  and   he  died.     He  was  succeeded  by 


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his  son,  Colonel  Washington  A.  Roebling,  who,  in  the  caissons,  contracted  a  mysterious  disease  that 
had  proved  fatal  to  several  workmen,  and  he  was  rendered  a  hopeless  invalid.  The  bridge  unites  the 
cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn.  Its  length  is  5,989  feet,  and  its  width  89  feet.  It  is  suspended 
from  two  massive  piers,  287  feet  high,  by  four  steel-wire  cables,  each  sixteen  inches  in  diameter.  In 
the  centre  of  the  bridge  is  an  elevated  promenade,  on  each  side  of  which  is  a  railroad-track  for  pas- 
senger-cars, propelled  by  a  stationary  engine.  Outside  of  the  railroad-track,  on  each  side,  are  the  road- 
ways for  vehicles.  From  the  under  side  of  the  bridge,  in  the  centre,  to  the  water,  is  135  feet.  The 
piers  rest  on  caissons  of  yellow  pine,  iron,  and  concrete,  sunk  in  the  bed  of  the  river.  There  is  wire 
enough  used  in  the  cables  to  stretch  nearly  two  thirds  of  the  way  around  the  world.  Foot-passengers 
are  charged  one  cent  and  railroad-passengers  three  cents  each.  Last  year  the  bridge  was  crossed  by 
27,436,707  persons,  of  whom  2,965,400  walked.  The  receipts  were  $755,690,  the  railroad  taking  in 
#673,580,  the  carriage-way  $64,518,  and  the  promenade  $17,592.  Four  "  cranks,"  seeking  notoriety, 
have  jumped  from  the  top  of  the  bridge,  and  one  lost  his  life.  During  the  present  year  a  young 
painter,  working  on  the  under  side  of  the  bridge,  fell  into  the  river,  and  was  picked  up  little  the  worse 
for  his  "  ducking." 

SHIPPING  AND  COMMERCE. 

As  the  stranger  approaches  the  water-front  of  the  great  city  he  is  soon  made  acquainted  with  scenes 
and  incidents  that  have  no  common  fascination.  Among  the  dilapidated-looking  old  piers,  and  out  on 
the  rivers,  are  vessels  of  all  kinds  and  descriptions.  Perhaps  no  part  of  the  water-front  is  more  attrac- 
tive than  those  quays  on  the  North  River  where  lie  moored  the  immense  ocean  steamers  that  bring  us 
thousands  of  tourists  and  immigrants  and  the  most  valuable  freight  from  all  parts  of  the  Old  World. 
By  the  sides  of  these,  and  e.xtending  as  far  as  the  eye  can  carry  along  the  northern  and  eastern  piers, 
are  the  neat,  trim  steamships  engaged  in  carrying  commerce  between  the  great  metropolis  and  the 
Southern  ports — Richmond,  Charleston,  Savannah,  New  Orleans,  Galveston,  Bermuda,  and  Me.xico ;  and 
also  Havana,  Hayti,  Jamaica,  Trinidad,  the  Bahamas,  and  the  ports  on  the  Spanish  Main.  Here,  too, 
are  hundreds  of  ferryboats  and  excursion-vessels,  coasting-steamers,  oyster-barges,  market-boats  from  up 
the  Hudson  and  Long  Island  Sound,  canal-boats  from  Western  New  York,  colliers  from  the  historic  Delaware, 
fishing-smacks  and  passenger-boats  from  the  Old  Iky  State,  and  gallant  craft  from  Canadian  shores. 
At  the  southern  end  of  the  East  River  water-front  the  canal-boats  which  receive  their  freight  from  the 
Erie  Canal  "do  most  congregate,"  carrying  a  large  floating  population  of  boatmen's  families,  and 
weighted  with  the  rich  ])roducts  of  the  West.  By  day  and  night  the  New  York  waters  present  a  most 
animated  and  attractive  sight,  and  particularly  on  a  bright  moonlight  night,  when  the  water  has  the  ap- 
pearance of  rippling  silver,  and  lights  of  many  colors  flash  far  and  near  from  every  description  of  mov- 
ing craft,  including  the  ever-busy  squat  ferryboats,  skipping  swiftly  like  so  many  enormous  turtles  on 
the  surface  of  the  "briny"  from  shore  to  shore. 

All  this  never-ceasing  activity  betokens  business — business  of  a  solid  and  substantial  character,  the 
receipt,  storage,  handling,  and  despatching  of  the  commerce  of  every  clime  and  of  every  kintl.  On 
and  behind  the  crazy  old  jetties  and  worm-eaten  wooden  docks,  picturesque  in  their  very  dilapidation, 
and  in  the  massive  towering  buildings  locked  together  on  the  sloping  sides  of  the  city,  and  that  stand 
as  a  background  to  the  attractive  display  of  masts,  rigging,  and  flags,  are  concentrated  the  products  of 
every  land  and  sea ;  and  here  is  a  commercial  showing  the  like  of  which  no  other  port  or  nation 
in  the  world  can  boast.    As  a  place  of  habitation 

NEW  YORK  HAD  ITS  ORIGIN  IN   COMMERCIAL  INTERESTS. 

It  was  in  the  interests  of  commerce  that  the  Dutch  came,  saw,  and  remained;  it  was  in  the  same 
interests  that  the  British  came,  conquered,  and  kept  up  dominion  until  ejected;  and  it  was  in  the  interests 
of  commercial  freedom  that  the  "sovereign  people"  arose  in  their  majesty,  threw  off  the  yoke  of  bond- 
age, and  founded  the  metropolis  of  the  greatest  and  most  prosperous  Republic  the  world  has  ever  beheld. 
New  York,  however,  has  not  always  held  its  present  eminence  as  the  chief  commercial  port  in  the  coun- 
try. There  was  a  time  when  it  was  graded  as  holding  only  third  or  fourth  rank.  Boston  was  in  the 
forefront;  and  the  now  quiet,  staid,  fashionable  Newport  came  second  in  importance;  and  even  Philadel- 
phia took  precedence  of  New  York  in  the  extent  of  its  commercial  transactions.    In  1678,  the  then  gov- 


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ernor  of  New  York,  the  notorious  Andros,  wrote  of  the  colon)':  "Our  merchants  are  not  many,  but 
with  inhabitants  and  planters  about  2000  able  to  bear  arms,  old  inhabitants  of  the  place  or  of  England, 
except  in  and  near  New  Yorke,  of  Dutch  extraction,  and  some  few  of  all  nations,  but  few  servants, 
much  wanted,  and  but  very  few  slaves;"  and  "Our  pro^luce  is  land  provisions  of  all  sorts,  as  of 
wheate,  exported  yearly  about  60,000  bushells,  pease,  beefe,  j)ork,  and  some  fish,  tobacco,  etc."  Nearly 
a  hundred  years  later,  in  1774,  (governor  Tryon  reported  that  the  annual  amount  of  the  exports  to 
Great  Britain  was  £130,000  ($650,000),  the  produce  thus  exported  consisting  of  "wheat,  Indian 
corn,  oats,  rye,  pease,  barley  and   buckwheat,  live  stock,  timber  and  lumber,  flour,  pork,  beef,  etc." 

Commercial  interests  have  always  directly  influenced  New  York's  changes  of  fortune,  and  are  now 
the  main  support  of  its  greatness.  With  the  fluctuation  of  the  course  of  events,  with  regard  to  general 
commerce,  there  has  always  been  a  corresponding  change  in  the  ratio  of  the  city's  increase  of  popula- 
tion, and  of  its  general  prosperity.  The  Revolution  wrecked  the  commercial  fortunes  of  Newport,  and  its 
shipping  trade  was  transferred  to  New  York,  whose  first  period  of  great  prosperity  after  the  successful 
military  struggle  with  England  was  from  1790  to  1800,  during  which  decade  its  population  increased  at 


:      •  nfi     51" ' 

New  York  Harbor,  fr  om  Elevated  R.  R.  Terminus. 


a  ratio  of  82.16  per  cent,  namely,  from  33,131  (1790)  to  60,489  (1800).  During  this  period  the  Old 
World,  involved  in  wars,  was  making  constant  demand  upon  the  industry  of  the  New  World;  and  the 
produce  of  the  interior  was  pressing  to  the  shores  of  the  Atlantic,  whence  the  shipping  of  New  York 
carried  it  abroad,  returning  again  with  goods  for  distribution  both  in  its  own  and  neighboring  markets. 
The  business  of  the  city  consetiueinly  wonderfully  increased,  and  its  attentiant  advantages  drew  hither 
capital  and  also  men  to  participate  in  the  profits  arising  from  the  large  investment  then  made.  During 
the  next  decade  there  was  a  falling  off  of  the  ratio  of  increase  of  populadon  and  wealth,  and  business  enter- 
prise was  greatly  depressed.  Though  the  population  increased  in  this  period  at  a  ratio  of  59^^  percent 
— from  60,489  in  1800  to  96,373  in  1810 — the  increase  in  wcilth  was  but  eight  per  cent,  namely,  from 
$24,486,370  to  $26,436,370.  In  the  succeeding  ten  years  the  war  of  181 2  with  Great  Britain  entirely 
destroyed  the  foreign  commerce  of  the  city  for  three  years;  after  which,  from  181 5  to  1820,  it  again 
revived  and  greatly  advanced  in  wealth.  The  increase  of  its  wealth  during  the  entire  decade  from  iSio 
to  1820  was  163  per  cent — from  $26,436,370  to  $69,530,753.  The  increase  in  population,  however, 
was  only  28^^  per  cent — from  96,373  to  123,706 — which  ratio  is  less  than  tliat  of  any  other  decade,  and 
exhibits  with  extraordinary  clearness  the  de[)endence  of  New  York  City  u-pon  commerce,   since  during 


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this  same  period  the  increase  of  the  population  of  the  State  was  more  rapid  than  ever.  In  1820  com- 
merce again  revived,  and  steadily  increased  until  1825.  in  which  year  it  reached  a  climax  that  was  not 
again  attained  until   1831.     In   1826  the  completion  of  the 

ERIE  CANAL 

opened  a  new  source  of  prosperity  to  the  commerce  of  the  city,  and  it  assisted  in  the  formation  of  the 
great  speculations  which  -soon  characterized  the  financial  career  of  the  city.  The  revulsion  which  fol- 
lowed this  unnatural  expansion,  and  for  a  time  prostrated  all  branches  of  business,  most  seriously 
affected  the  commercial  interests  of  the  city.  Since  its  recovery  from  that  reversion  of  fortune  its 
commercial  prosjierity  has  for  the  most  part  been  steadily  on  the  increase,  though  of  course  some- 
what affected  by  the  changes  in  the  tariffs  of  the  National  Government,  and  the  changing  relations 
<if  the  nations  with  which  it  has  intercourse.  In  both  its  imports  and  exports  the  city  made  a  great 
junij)  in  1850,  and  the  succeeding  years  witnessed  a  continual  large  increase  in  commerce  and  popula- 
tion, botli  of  which,  however,  received  a  check  on  the  outbreak  and  during  the  era  of  the  Rebellion. 
When  peace  had  been  restored  Europe  poured  into  the  city  its  hundreds  of  thousands  of  surplus  popu- 
lation, and  the  commerce  of  the  port  increased  by  leaps  and  bounds  until  now  the  im])ort  and  cxi)ort 
trade  of  New  York  is  larger — very  much  larger — dian  that  of  any  other  city  in  the  world.  In  the 
fiscal  }'ear  \\hich  included  parts  of  1879  and  1880  its  foreign  commerce  was  over  $925,000,000. 
Liverpool  is  the  only  city  in  the  universe  whieli  approximates  these  stupendous  figures,  yet  the  for- 
eign commerce  of  that  ]iort  during  the  _\xar  iS-t)  amounted  to  but  5803.000,000,  or  Si22,coo.cco 
less  than  that  of  New  V'^rk.  There  i.an  be  no  (piesticm  that  New-  York  is  the  pride  of  every  com- 
munity in  the  Republic.  It  is  the  ^lecca  to  which  all  Americans  wend  as  oijportunities  serve,  where 
men  of  \\ealth  and  women  of  fashion  congregate,  and  where  inducements  are  olfered  to  the  diligent 
and  thrifty  of  other  lands  to  come  and  siiare  in  the  free  institutions  and  in  the  development  of 
the  resources  of  the  great  Republic  of  the  \\'e>t.  The  data  of  New  York's  commerce  during  the  past 
ten  years  have  been  given  place  in  pa^es  that  follow.     But   let  us  take 

A  PEEP  INTO  THE  GREAT  CITY 

which  receives  and  despatches  thirty  thousand  vessels  a  year,  and  in  which  upwards  of  three  hundred 
thousand  immigrants  an-i\e  annually. 

The  citv  compn^e^  the  whole  i>f  Manhattan  Island.  Blackwell's,  Ward's,  and  other  islands  in  the 
East  River  and  the  harbor,  ami  of  what  is  termed  the  "annexed  ilistrict,"  north  of  the  Harlem  River. 
The  island  of  Manhattan  until  1874  comprised  the  city  limits.  The  island  contains  an  area  of  14,000 
acres,  is  abc">ut  13,]  miles  in  length  on  one  side  and  8  on  the  other,  is  i4  miles  broad  on  an  aver- 
age, the  width  \ar\-iug  from  a  half  to  two  and  a  quarter  miles,  ancl  is  boundetl  at  its  northern  ex- 
tremity by  the  Harlem  River  and  Spuyten  Duyvil  Creek,  confluent  tidal  channels  connecting  the  East  and 
the  Huilson  ri\-ers.  In  1874'  the  "annexed  district,"  containing  12,500  acres,  and  including  twenty 
villages,  was  added  to  the  city.  The  city  now  has  an  area  of  41  i  scpiare  miles.  Its  extreme  length 
is  16  miles,  and  its  greatest  width,  from  the  mouth  of  the  Bronx  to  the  Hudson,  is  4^  miles.  On  the 
north  the  citv  is  bounded  l)\'  "S'onkers,  on  the  east  by  the  Bronx  anil  East  rivers,  on  the  south  by  the 
bav,  and  on  the  west  by  the  Hudson  River.  The  island  was  originally  much  diversified,  and  in  its 
upper  portion,  where  least  populated,  it  sdll  retains  somewhat  of  its  original  character.  With  the  in- 
crease of  jtopulation,  improvements  have  been  made  according  to  a  uniform  system  in  laying  out 
avenues  and  streets,  grading  them,  providing  sewerage,  etc.  The  ground  rises  from  the  East  and  North 
rivers  with  a  gentle  ascent,  thus  forming  a  central  ridge  throughout  the  entire  length  of  the  island.  A 
considerable  portion  of  the  lower  part  of  the  city,  particularly  that  near  the  rivers,  is  made  ground. 
The  Battery,  a  public  park  of  ten  acres  at  the  southern  extremity  of  the  city,  was  built  upon  a  low 
ledge  of  rocks,  much  beyond  the  original  water-line.  The  soil,  for  the  most  part,  is  a  sandy  allu- 
vium, and  less  fertile  than  in  many  other  parts  of  the  State.  Its  basis  is  principally  gneiss,  but  the 
north  part  of  the  island  is  composed  of  granular  and  primitive  limestone,  which  is  much  quarried. 
On  the  west  sitle  of  the  city,  not  far  from  the  Hudson  River,  between  Eiftieth  and  Sixtieth  streets,  and 
in  some  other  parts,  a  number  of  streets  are  cut  through  this  limestone. 


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45 


In  this  ieiuhng  city  of  the  American  continent  are  100,000  buildings,  70,000  of  which  arc  located 
between  Fil'ly-iiinih  Sinci  anil  the  Hatterv.  Of  these  buildings  25,000  are  used  for  business  purposes  and 
77,000  for  dwellings,  and  140  are  fMe-i)roof  Not  only  in  shipping  but  in  manufactures  New  York 
takes  the  lead,  and  Philadelphia  occupies  the  second  position  in  this  respect.  It  au|)cars  from  the 
census  of  1880  that  the  v.ilue  of  articles  manufactured  in  the  city  during  the  year  was  $472,926,437. 
There  are  11,000  factories,  one  lourth  of  which  are  engaged  in  making  clothing,  cigars,  furniture,  and  in 
printing.  Clothing  e^tal)ii•^l^nents  to  the  number  of  950  jiroduce  annually  clothing  worth  $78,000,000  ; 
540  printing  and  publisiiing  houses  turn  out 
Arctories  protluce  cigars  worth  $18,000,000  ; 


yearly   $24,000,000  worth  of  goods;  761 
and  300  factories  make  $10,000,000  worth 
politan  one,  and  its  population  includes 
tongue.     According  to  the  census  of  1880 
habitants,  of  whom   727,629  were  Ameri- 
f)f   these,    198,595    were    from  Ireland, 
find,   and   929    from   Wales.      Natives  of 
France,    9,910;     Russia,     4,551  ;  Spain, 
New-\'orkers;    11,055   from  Pennsylvania; 
ill  strong   force.    The  general  plan  of  the 
ji.d  business  portion  the  streets  were  laid 
h  the  plan  is  not  uniform,  its  gen- 
ing  at  right  angles.    At  Houston  Street — 
■om  the  Battery — commences  the  uniform 
■  im   the  entire  island    is    divided  longi- 
:■'■[    \\u\r,    which    are    crossed    at  right 
I'jniericalh  ilc^ignaled,  running  direct  from 
leet   wide,  except    sixteen,    which    are  a 
is  the  first    that    extends  directly  across 
is  Broadwav,  which   occu])ics  the  central 
the  Batterv  northwardly  in   a  direct  line 
it  makes  a  deviation,  and  again  deflects 
a  slightlv  crooked  course  as  far  as  Central 
s.     From  this  point  Broadway  con- 
lulevard.     This  is  one  of  the  finest 
li  its  entire  length  with  magnificent 
ronged  with  the  merchants  of  this 
thousands  of  vehicles  of  all  kinds. 

are  to  "the  manner 
.-  gi\e  more  than  a 

.          '  the  distinctions 

~~  h-j^lfe'>-  \  arious  localities  or 
^  cosmopolitan  mc- 
used  as  trading  or 
the  newly  arrived 
impressed  by  them, 
ocular  demonstra- 
the  preconceived 
freest  country  in  the 
rich  and  poor  occupy  the  same  level,  recognizing  no 
social  distinctions  of  race  or  color,  and  acknowledgnig  onlv  one  platform,  the  common  brotherhood  of 
man.  He  soon  discovers,  though,  that  the  idea  is  merely  Utopian,  and  that  such  earthly  bliss  no  more 
exists  here  than  in  the  land  from  whose  persecutions  and  poverty  he  has  escaped,  but  that  here  likes 
and  dislikes  divide  races  into  separate  communities  or  petty  nationalities,  and  that  even  different  branches 
of  trade  seek  separate  and  distinct  localities  in  which  to  conduct  business.  Within  the  city  are  districts 
known    as    the   "  tony"  or    "  swell "  region,   Little  "Italv,"  "Germanv,"  ••China,"  "Africa,"  •■Judxa," 


of  furniture.    The  city  is  eminently  a  cos- 
the    people    of  every    clime,   color,  and 
there  were  then  in  the  citv  1.206.299  m- 
can-born.  and    478,670  of    foreign  birth. 
29,767   from    Fnglaiid,    8683    from  .'•^cot- 
Germany  numhered  153,482  :  Italv.  12.23:5  • 
•669.     'I'lieiv  were  17.937  New-Jersev-born 
10,589  from   [Massachusetts:    and  Chinese 
city  is  regular.     In  the  lower  and  jjrinci- 
out  to  suit  the  shape  of  the  island,  and 
€ral  divisions  are  regular,  with  streets  cross- 
one  mile    from    City   Hall  and    ij-  miles 
plan  of  avenues  and  streets.      Above  thi^ 
tudinally  by  fourteen   parallel   a\^iuii-.  1 
angles    by   nearly  two     hundred    .vtr^  iK. 
river  to  river.     These  streets    are  ei^inx 
hundred  feet  wide,   of  which  h ourtei  iitli 
the  islantl.     The  princi] 
ridge    of    the    inland,  extendi 
for   2A  miles  (to  Tenth  .street 
at  Fourieentli  Sir 
Park,    the    whole    di^lance  In 
tinues,  but  has  been  given  the 
business  streets  in  the 
blocks    of  stores  and  offices, 
and  other  communities,  and 

While  those  who 
born"  may  seldom  - 
passing  thought  to 
which  mark  the 
divisions  ol'  the 
troplis,  whether 
residential  centres, 
immigrant  is  deeply 
and  the  more  so  as 
tion  totally  dispels 
notion  that  in  the 
world  the  rich  dwell  anion 


:  of  Liberty. 


the  jioor  and  thai  both 


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Broadway,  north  to  Wall  Street. 


etc.  The  children  of  Africa  may  be  found  scattered  over  all  parts  of  the  city,  filling-  all  kinds  of 
occupations  ;  but  as  the  dusky  Ethiopians  occupy  almost  exclusively  the  whole  of  Thompson  Street  just 
north  of  Canal  Street,  the  locality  has  earned  the  designation  of  "Africa."  In  the  popular  mind  there 
is  an  inseparable  relationship  between  a  negro  and  a  razor,  and  a  belief  is  abroad  that  the  "dark 
gentleman''  so  loves  gore  that  on  the  slightest  pretext  he  will  pull  out  a  razor  from  some  part  of  his 
attire  and  proceed  to  carve  every  one  within  reach.  Though  it  frequently  happens,  when  a  negro  gets 
mixed  up  in  a  "bloody  engagement,"  that  a  razor  causes  mischief  the  negroes  as  a  class  are  industrious 
and  peaceable  citizens,  good-natured  and  contenteti. 

"  Judaea"  takes  in  the  east  end  of  Canal  Street,  around  Ludlow  Street  and  East  Broadway,  and  is 
densely  populated  by  the  Semitic  race.  Hebrews,  however,  are  to  be  found  all  over  the  city,  for  they 
form  one  tenth  of  the  entire  population  of  New  York  ;  but,  to  their  credit  be  it  said,  they  contribute 
less  than  a  hundredth  part  of  the  criminal  classes  of  the  city.  The  Jews  are  100,000  in  number, 
and  they  have  about  thirty  synagogues  and  twice  as  many  smaller  shrines,  besides  a  score  of  societies 
of  charity.  Seldom,  if  ever,  is  a  Hebrew  relieved  at  the  expense  of  the  city.  There  are  forty-two  Jewish 
millionaires  in  New  York,  whose  estates  range  from  Max  Weil's  $8,000,000  down  through  the  Seligmans, 
Wormsers  and  Bernheimers,  to  the  score  of  one-million-dollar  men. 

Like  the  Jews,  the  Chinese  are  located  in  all  sections  of  the  city,  and  they  find  remunerative 
occupation  in  attending  to  the  washing  and  ironing  of  wearing  apparel.  The  almond-eyed  Celes- 
tials, however,  have  their  "China,"  and  this  is  Mott  Street,  where  they  are  to  be  found  c6ngre- 
gated   in    large    numbers,    and    where    they    may  be    found,    especially   on    a  Sunday  and  on  high 


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festivals,  arrayed  in  all  the  magnificence  of  Chinese  raimcnl,  and  their  "pigtails"  in  full  dis- 
play. On  a  Sunday  night  "John"  is  in  his  "clement,"  and,  as  in  all  his  leisure  hours,  he 
either  gives  attention  to  his  peculiar  mode  of  worship,  plays  his  mysterious  games  of  chance, 
or  smokes  his  opium  until  he  passes  into  dreamlaml.  In  whatever  "John"  engages  he  is  dili- 
gent and  enterprising,  and  in  this  rcsi)ect  he  sets  an  example  U>  many  who  claim  to  be  his 
superiors  in  civilization  and  intelligence.  He  has  what  Christians  call  "strange  gods"  in  the  joss- 
house  at  No.  202  Park  Row,  but,  "  heathen"  as  he  is,  he  and  his  race  figure  less  seldom  in  the  police 
courts  than  some  others  who  profess  to  be  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  the  "true  religion."  No  one 
is  likely  to  accuse  "John"  of  being  handsome,  but  he  has  nevertheless  come  to  be  looked  upon  as 
a  prize  in  the  market  matrimonial,  especially  t)y  the  "ladies"  of  the  lower  class  of  Irish  and  Italians; 
and  occasionally  he  may  be  heard  of  as  having  been  captured  by  a  llaxen-haired  German  lassie  or  a 


Yankee  girl  determined  n>t  to  be  "left."  At  all  events,  "John"  makes  a  useful  "maid  of  all  work," 
and  is  handy  in  washhig,  sewing,  cooking,  and  rocking  the  cradle,  and  is  jteaccful  so  long  as  iiis  pig- 
tail is  not  seized  upon  for  yanking  him  around;  when  it  is.  lie  suddenly  becomes  disinilatious  and  in 
no  degree  fastidious  whether  it  is  a  brick  or  a  flatiron  he  throws.  The  district  centring  about  the 
"Five  Points"  has  earned  the  designation  of  Italy,  because  the  population  there  is  chiefly  that  of  the 
sons  and  daughters  of  sunny  Italy.  Here  considerable  numbers  of  them  mav  be  seen  still  wearing 
their  picturesque  native  costumes,  and  speaking  no  language  but  their  own.  We  should  be  charged 
with  irony  were  we  to  say  the  lower  classes,  who  are  chiefly  occupied  as  organ-grinders,  laborers,  rag- 
pickers, etc.,  were  remarkable  for  their  love  of  soap  and  water.  The  higher  classes  of  Italians,  how-' 
ever,  are  numbered  amongst  our  best  citizens,  and  include  music-teachers,  literary  men,  professors  of 
languages,  etc.  Germans  are  to  be  found  everywhere,  but  are  particularly  numerous  in  the  region 
east  of  Second  Avenue,  and  extending  from  Houston  Street  up  to  Fourteenth  Street.  This  section  of 
the  city  is  known  as  "Germany."  Everything  is  German — dress,  language,  signs,  beer,  etc.;  and 
here  a  visitor  can  easily  fancy  himself  in  a  crowded  city  of  the  "Vaterland."  "Ireland"  may  be  said 
to  embrace,  not  a  mere  section,  but  the  whole  of  the  island,  in  the   government  of  which  the  sons  of 


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Erin  are  prominent  as  "bosses."  Of  the  entire  population  of  tlie  city,  1,206,590  in  1880,  about  56 
per  cent  may  be  classed  as  Americans,  25  per  cent  of  British  Islanders  (chiefly  Irish),  and  16  per 
cent  of  Germans,  the  remaining  3  per  cent  being  made  up  of  French,  Italians,  Poles,  Swiss, 
Swedes,  Cubans,  Russians,   Danes,  Sjianiai'ds,  Norwegians,  Belgians,  Chinese,  ^Mexicans,  Turks,  etc. 

THE   BATTERY,   CASTLE  GARDEN,  AND   BOWLING  GREEN. 

The  Batterw  hxatcd  at  the  foot  of  BniathvaA',  at  the  nmsi  southerly  end  of  New  York,  and  where 
the  island  of  Manliaitan  narrows  to  an  oijtuse  point  tMward^  the  harbor,  is  an  historic  spot.  What 
the  hallowetl  rock  at  Plymouth  is  to  the  descendants  of  the  Puritans  who  stepped  from  the  Mayflower 
onto  American  s<:iil.  the  Batterv  is  to  the  sur\i\ing  representatives  of  the  Knickerbockers,  the  Van  Rens- 
selaers.  and  the  other  Dutch  founders  of  the  New  Amsterdam,  for  here  it  was  that  the  pioneer  settlers 
flrst  touched  the  soil  of  ^lanhattan  and  made  acquaintance  with  the  Indians  then  in  possession.  The 
extreme  point  of  the  Batter\"  was  then  a  small  island  sejiarated  from  the  mainland,  and  the  intervening 
■s-pace  was  fllled  up  and  gi\en  the  solid  appearance  it  now  presents.  Here  the  first  Dutch  settlers 
erected,  in  16 14,  four  houses  and  a  small  fort,  and  in  1689,  when  the  insurrection  broke  out  against 
the  administration  of  Niclmlls,  the  representative  of  the  Duke  of  York,  the  fort  was  strengthened  by  a 
battery  of  six  guns  (lutsidc  its  walls.  This  was  the  origin  of  the  "Battery,"  a  name  which  has  ever 
since  clung  to  it,  and  probably  will  for  all  time.  The  Batter}'  of  to-day,  with  its  twenty-one  acres  of 
park  land,  studded  with  trees,  its  verdant  lawns  intersectetl  with  serpentine  walks,  and  its  fine  promenade 
arounil  the  substantial  sea-wall,  is  not  reverenced  by  the  patriotic  New  Yorker  merely  as  the  Plymouth 
Rock  of  his  fathers,  but  as  a  spot  as^ociateil  with  incidents  indissolubly  bound  up  with  the  early  history 
of  this  favored  land,  with  the  struggles  uf  its  i)eop]e  against  foreign  dominion.,  and  as  the  "Golden 
Gate"  of  the  "City  of  Refuge'  for  the  downtrodden  and  opijressed  of  the  despotic  powers  of 
Europe.  Herealxmis  America's  first  aristocracy  built  their  substantial  mansions,  and  ere  commerce 
began  to  make  an  advance  upon  it  and  its  immediate  surroundings,  it  was  truly  a  delightful  location 
in  wdiich  to  dwell,  fir  from  here,  as  one  looked  down  the  shining  bay.  the  view  was  enchanting  even 
to  the  most  unpoetical  and  the  indifferent  to  nauirc'^  charms.  Then  the  sunsets,  as  seen  from  here, 
were,  as  they  are  n(,)w.  full  ol'  rare  splendor.  Pii 'f.  \,  ,u  Kaunier  was  enra])tured  with  the  view  from  here, 
and  he  likened  the  Battery  to  the  Piazzeta  at  Venice.  .AI.  .\mpere  declared  that  the  sunsets  seen  from 
here  could  only  be  rivalled  in  the  Vallev  of  the  Nile;  antl  Harriet  Martineau  saw  "a  sunset  which, 
if  seen  in  England,  wouUl  persuade  the  nation  that  the  end  of  the  world  was  come."  To-day, 
bustling  as  the  Battery  is  with  activity,  it  is  deserving  of  a  visit  from  the  pleasure-seeker,  who  will 
meet  with  a  scene  that  cannot  fail  to  make  a  lasting  impression  upon  his  memorw  The  ripjiling 
waters  of  the  bay,  shining  with  sunbeams,  seem  to  be  fairly  alive  as  they  dance  along  the  surface, 
while  the  waterway  is  crowded  with  stateh  steamers  going  and  coming  from  foreign  shores,  drawn  by 
little  ])uffing  tiiL!--.  and  with  crafts  of  e\er\-  conceix'able  shape  and  size,  from  a  ponilerous  man-of-war 
to  a  ga\l\  iiL^ued  IilIIc  sail-boat.  We  give  herewith  an  illustration  of  the  harbor  from  the  Battery,  and 
another  of  Battery  Park  and  Castle  (Jarden.  In  the  memorable  struggle  for  independence  the  British 
frigates  Rose  and  Phtt*ni\,  with  their  tlecks  protected  b_\-  sand-bags,  ran,  in  Jul}',  1776,  b}'  the  roaring 
Battery  and  up  the  Hud^■>n,  firing  broadsides  onto  the  city.  When  the  struggle  was  over,  and  Great 
Britain  acknowledged  the  independence  of  that  which  had  been  the  brightest  colonial  jewel  in  her 
crown,  it  was  from  the  Batterv,  on  N.  iv.  2;.  1783 — a  day  still  celeln'ated  as  Evacuation  Day — that  the 
British  soldiers,  under  the  ei>mniaiul  nf  .'sir  Gu\'  Carleton,  embarked  for  their  own  dominions. 

On  the  water-front  of  the  Jiattcr}'  is  Castle  Garden,  a  quaint-looking  old  buikling,  which  for  }'ears 
has  been  the  chief  gatewa\'  through  which  millions  1  if  .-,rll'-exiled  kuropeans  ha\'e  made  their  entrance 
into  the  New  World,  and  become  acquainted  with  tlie  metropolis  of  the  Great  Republic  of  the  earth. 
Castle  (iarden  is  a  circular  brick  structure,  with  a  history  of  its  own.  It  was  originally  erected  under 
the  title  of  Castle  Clinton,  as  a  fortress,  in  1807  by  the  National  Government,  who  gave  it  to  the 
city  in  1823;  subsequently  it  was  converted  into  a  summer-garden  and  opera-house:  hence  its  name 
Castle  Garden.  It  has  often  been  the  scene  of  great  civic  "pomp  and  circumstance;"  within  its  walls 
warriors  and  statesmen,  now  historic  personages,  were  wont  to  be  banqueted  and  have  their  glories 
fulminated ;  and  within  its  gray  interior  the  celebrated  songsters  of  a  past  age  discoursed  sweet  melody 
to  the   lovers  of  music.     Here  a  great  ball  was  held  in   1824  in  honor  of  the  INIarquis  Lafayette; 


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liere,  in  1832,  President  Andrew  laci^s 
ami  here,  in  later  da_\s,  the  ,t;rand 
another  famous  singer,  were  lieani. 

In  1855  it  beeame  the  immiLjrant  depot  for  the  rece|)ti( 
barges  bring  from  the  ocean  steamships,  as  they  arrive  in 
the  river,  men,  women,  ami  children  of  all  nations,  in 
every  variety  of  costume  and  of  every  tongue.  Here  the 
ethnologist  may  fmd  for  study  groups  of  different  types 
of  mankind  that  he  can  nowhere  else  in  the  whole  wide 
world  meet  with  duplicates  of.  'i'he  last  published  recortls 
show  that  during  the  year  ending  December  31,  1S86, 
300,918  immigrants  passed  through  Castle  (iartkn.  At  one 
time  the  immigrants  were  the  prey  of  sharj)ers.  whc,  under 
pretence  of  taking  a  kindly  and  fatherly  interest  in  them, 
fleeced  them  and  left  them  destitute,  for  the  public  authori- 
ties to  care  and  provide  for.  These  scandals  and  aluises 
led  to  the  appointment  of  a  Board  of  Emigration  Com- 
missioners, to  take  charge  of  the  immigrants  when  brought 
to  Castle  Garden.  A  register  of  all  persons  arriving  here 
and  of  their  intendetl  destination  was  kept.  Here  they 
could  be  met  by  Iriends,  have  letters  written,  their  money 


nd  in  1S43.  President  T\ ler,  were  given  popular  receptions; 
f  the  late  Jenny  Liml,  .'-iontag,    Parodi,   INIario,  and  of  many 


inctjmers  Irom  liurope,  and  to  here 


exchanged  for  American  coin,  tl 
be    sui)i)lied    with    lood  at 
moderate    prices,   have  then- 
baggage  weighed  and  checked, 
have    medical    attemlance  if 
sick,  be    forwarded    bv  boat 
or  rail  to   their  destinations, 
or,  if  staving  in  the  citv.  referred  to  board- 
ing-house keepers,  who  are  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  Commissioners.    Connected  with 
the  Garden  is  also   a    labor   bureau.  b'or 
a    time    this    method    worked  satisfactorily, 
but  a  recent  examination  on  behalf  of  the 
National  Government   has  revealed  the  fact 
that,   under   the   authority  of  the  Commissioners, 
has  been  long  practised,  and  that  a  speedy  change  in  the  management  of  Castle  Garden  is  imperatively 
demanded. 


Park  Row  and  Bridge  Entrance. 

a  system  of  extortion,  often  attendant  with  crueltv, 


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Just  east  of  the  Battery  is  Whitehall,  the  terminus  of  numerous  car  lines,  and  the  location  of  the 
Staten  Island,  South  and  Hamilton  ferries.  There,  too,  is  the  depot  of  the  elevated  railways,  which 
extend  in  four  lines,  two  on  the  eastern  side  and  two  on  the  western,  the  entire  length  of  the  city,  of 
which  more  anon.  Whitehall  Street  was  the  Winckel  Straat  (shop  street)  of  the  Dutch  setders,  and  it 
derived  its  present  name  from  a  fifteen-gun  battery  which  was  erected  at  its  foot  in  1695.  The  great 
fire  of  1776,  which  destroyed  the  greater  part  of  New  York,  began  near  Whitehall  Slip,  and  swept  ovtr 
the  city  on  a  strong  south  wind,  while  the  angry  British  garrison  bayoneted  many  of  the  citizens,  and 
threw  others,  screeching,  into  the  sea  of  flame.  The  Produce  Exchange,  an  imposing  building,  is  at  the 
upper  end  of  Whitehall  Street. 

At  the  junction  of  Whitehall  Street  and  Broadway,  just  beyond  the  Battery,  is  the  Bowling  Green,  near 
which  was  the  site  of  Fort  Amsterdam,  where  the  Dutch  Governor  dwelt,  nearly  250  years  ago,  and 
had  under  his  control  300  valiant  soldiers  from  Holland.  Here,  too,  was  built  the  first  colonial  church. 
Bowling  Green  is  a  pretty,  old-fashioned  square,  with  a  little  oval  park,  filled  with  shade-trees,  and 
containing  in  its  centre  a  tired,  weary-looking  fountain.  Surrounded  as  Bowling  Green  now  is  by 
ocean  steamship  offices,  foreign  consulates,  etc.,  the  great  Produce  Exchange,  Washington  Building, 
Standard  Oil  Company's  Building,  etc.,  the  spot  is  rich  in  historic  associations.  It  was  the  principal 
aristocratic  c]uarter  of  the  city  in  its  early  days.  On  the  site  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Cyrus  W.  Field's 
Washington  Building,  No.  i  Broadway,  Archibald  Kennedy,  the  collector  of  the  port,  built,  in  1760,  a  large 
house,  which  successively  became  the  headquarters  of  Lords  Cornwallis  and  Howe,  General  Sir  Henry 
Clinton,  and  (General  Washington,  while  Talleyrand  made  it  his  home  during  his  stay  in  America. 
Benedict  Arnold  concocted  his  treasonable  projects  at  No.  5  Broadway  ;  and  at  No.  11,  on  the  site  of  the 
Burgomaster  Kruger's  Dutch  tavern,  was  General  Gage's  headquarters,  in  the  old  King's  Arms  Inn. 
But  few  of  the  old  buildings  facing  on  the  Green,  and  which  belonged  to  and  were  occupied  by  a  past 
generation,  now  remain,  but  have  given  place  to  modern  and  more  pretentious  structures.  The  Green 
was  a  treaty-ground  with  the  Indian,  the  parade  for  the  Dutch  soldiers,  and  it  was  also  a  cattle-market. 
It  was  fenced  in,  in  1770,  and  the  iron  pos,ts  of  the  fence  were  once  surmounted  by  balls,  which  in 
the  time  of  the  Revolution  were  knocked  oft"  and  used  by  the  American  artillery  in  their  cannon.  On 
the  Green  once  stood  an  equestrian  statue  of  George  III.,  and  in  July,  1776,  the  people,  while  cele- 
brating the  Declaration  of  Independence,  deliberately  walked  down  in  crowds  to  the  Green,  and  there 
knocked  over  the  statue  of  His  Majesty.  Subsequendy  it  was  melted,  and  it  furnished  material  for  forty- 
two  thousand  bullets,  which  were  fired  at  the  soldiers  of  Britain.  South  of  the  square,  and  on  the  site 
now  occupied  by  six  old-fashioned  brick  buildings,  the  first  governor  of  the  New  Netherlands,  Peter 
Minuit,  who  had  bought  the  island  of  ^lanhattan  from  the  Indians  for  twenty-four  dollars,  built  Fort 
Amsterdam,  a  block-house,  surrounded  b\-  a  cedar  palisade.  Seven  years  later,  the  fort  was  enlarged  by 
Wouter  Yan  Twiller,  and  he  garrisoned  it  with  one  hundred  and  four  soldiers;  and  still  later  the  Eng- 
lish took  possession  of  it.  The  Bowling  (ireen  Block  now  occupying  the  site,  and  which  was  built  in 
181 5,  was  preceded  by  a  stately  Ionic  porticoed  mansion,  erected  in  1790,  for  the  presidential  palace, 
and  which  became  the  ofticial  residence  of  Governor  George  Clinton  and  John  Jay.  At  No.  39  Broad- 
way the  first  European  dwelling  on  Manhattan  island  was  erected  in  16 12  by  Hendrick  Christiansen, 
the  agent  of  the  Dutch  fur-trading  company,  who  raised  here  four  small  houses  and  a  redoubt,  the 
foundation  of  the  present  metropolis.  An  Indian  killed  him,  and  thus  perpetrated  the  first  murder 
recorded  in  the  annals  of  New  York.  A  very  fine  view  of  Bowling  Green  and  Lower  Broadway  is 
given  in  these  pages. 

When  the  Bowling  Green  and  the  Battery  were  the  favorite  dwelling-places  of  the  nabobs  of  New 
Amsterdam,  the  colonial  city  had  its  northern  boundary  on  or  about  Wall  Street,  and  when  business 
invaded  the  patrician  quarters  the  aristocrats  girded  up  their  loins  and  fled  before  plebeianism  and  industry 
to  the  higher  parts  of  the  city  ;  and,  like  birds  of  passage,  they  have  been  compelled,  time  after  time,  to 
travel  more  and  more  northward  to  avoid  being  domiciled  amid  the  din  and  bustle  of  commercial  thorough- 
fares. After  the  fashionable  families  had  moved  from  the  neighborhood  of  the  Battery  to  places  farther 
up  the  island,  and  the  adjacent  region  had  become  crowded  with  stores  and  warehouses,  the  park  there 
was  much  neglected  and  became  a  mere  receptacle  for  rubbish  and  garbage.  The  broom  of  improvement, 
however,  began  to  be  freely  exercised  about  1870,  and  the  park  was  "  reformed "  and  again  made  one  of 
the  most  popular  pleasure-grounds  and  breathing-places  in  the  city.     When  the  weather  is  favorable  the 


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Battery  is  always  fringed  with  siglii-sccrs  ami  loungers,  who  appear  to  gaze  on  the  brilliant  scene  with 
constant  delight;  for  nowlicrc  in  New  Wnk  is  there  more  to  fill  tiie  eye  and  stimulate  the  fancy. 

THE  BACKBONE  OF  THE  CITY— BROADWAY. 

The  stranger,  having  passed  through  the  in(]uisition  of  Castle  (larden,  naturally  plods  his  way  in 
search  of  Broailwa\  .  W  e  say  naturally,  '  for  by  his  hresiile  in  the  old  land  he  has  read  and  heard  of 
Broadway  in  New  \'ork  so  often  that  the  idea  has  become  so  firmly  impressed  upon  his  mind  that  about 
all  there  is  of  the  American  .Metropohs  is  crowded  into  Broadway,  or  that  what  is  not  to  be  found  upon  that 


Broadway.  North  from  Post  Office- 


thoroughfare  doesn't  amount  to  much  anvwav.  He  is,  therefore,  all  excitement  to  see  the  wonders  of  this 
much  "cracked-up"  highway  of  the  Yankees,  for  the  newly-arrived  foreigner  regards  all  Americans  as 
Yankees,  and  supposes  them  to  be  proud  of  the  name.  When  he  reaches  lower  Broadway  he  experiences 
a  feeling  of  disappointment,  and  concludes  that  the  narrow  thoroughfare  there  is  no  more  entided  to  the 
name  it  bears  than  are  wooden  apologies  for  nutmegs  in  a  neighboring  State  to  be  classed  with  the  genuine 
articles.  But  let  him  understand  Uiat  the  whole  of  the  southern  part  of  the  city  was  the  first  settled 
portion  of  the  island;  that  it  was  fashioned  and  laid  out  by  Old  World  folk  with  old-time  notions  of  the 
"eternal  fitness  of  things."  The  first  settlers  came  of  fighting  stock,  and  their  fathers  were  wont  to  be 
always  either  ending  or  just  beginning  a  war  with  their  enemies.  They  built  their  streets  narrow  and 
with  as  much  crookedness  as  possible,  for  strategic  reasons,  in  the  belief  that  if  an  enemy  ventured 
therein  the  said  enemy  could  be  quickly  cooped  up  q,nd   annihilated.      The  old  Dutch  burghers  had 


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unfriendly  Indians  in  their  rear,  and  were  no  uoubt  guided  by  some  sucii  feeling  when  they  laid  out' 
their  streets,  many  of  which  are  scarcely  more  than  mere  alle}S,  with  pavements  barel}-  broad  enough  for 
two  persons  to  walk  abreast.  Compared  with  these  narrow  streets,  Broadwa}-  would,  at  the  time  it  was 
laid  out,  seem  a  magnificent  thoroughfare,  and  one  worthy  of  its  present  designation.  This  thorough- 
fare, however,  was  originally — in  1656 — named  De  Heere  Straat,  when  it  was  bordered  by  a  score  or  so 


The  New  Vor-k  and  Brooklyn  Bridge. 


of  quaint  small  houses,  constructed  of  brick  brought  from  Holland,  and  rich  in  gables.  In  1756  it 
received  its  present  title  of  Broadway;  and  in  1697  an  ordinance  was  passed  commanding  that  the  people 
of  "every  seaventh  house  doe  every  night  in  the  darke  time  of  the  moon,  until  the  25  March  next, 
cause  a  lanth..rn  mu\  a  candle  to  be  hung  out  on  a  pole  every  night."  To-day  its  whole  length  is 
illuminated  nightly  by  electric  lights. 


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As  the  stranger  continues  liis  slroll  along  Broachva}-  in  a  norllicrl_\-  (iircction,  his  feeling  of  clisaj)- 
poininicnt,  un  entering  upDn  tlie  thciroiighfare,  is  gradually  dissipated  as  fresh,  constantly  changing 
scenes  of  busy  activity  claim  and  arrest  his  attention,  and  he  soon  realizes  that,   thoueli  there  niav  be 


The  Bridge  Tower  Promenade. 


wider  highways  more  deserving  of  the  name  Broadway,  it  is  the  most  brilliant  thoroughfare,  not  only 
in  the  metropolis,  but  in  the  Union. 

Topographically,  as  well   as  by  the  selection  of  traffic,  the  street  is  tl;e  main  artery  of  the  city.  It 


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is  the  backbone  of  the  metropolis,  for  were  a  scalpel  drawn  down  the  middle  of  New  York,  it  would 
fall  into  Broadway.  The  thoroughfare  is  on  a  ridge,  from  which  streets  on  each  side  decline  to  the 
banks  of  the  rivers.  No  city  in  the  world  is  better  situated  f  ir  quick  and  eifective  drainage,  and  no 
city  in  the  universe  could  more  easily  keep  its  streets  clean,  sweet  and  wholesome,  than  New  York. 
But,  unfortunately,  they  are  not,  though  money  enough  is  expended  to  make  and  keep  them  so. 
This  is  the  outcome  of  tricker}-,  jobbery,  and  corruption  among  those  who  seek  and  those  who  hold 
high  places  in  the  administration  of  the  public  affairs  of  the  citizens  ;  but  the  hounds  of  justice 
have  been  let  loose  upon  the  political  foxes,  some  of  whom  have  been  chased  over  the  Canadian 
border,  others  lodged  behind  prison  bars,  and  the  rest  threatened  with  incarceration.  When  the 
politics  of  New  York  are  purer,  then  will  the  streets  of  the  metropolis  be  pronounced  models  of 
cleanliness. 

Broadway  has  its  beginning  at  Battery  Park  and  its  ending  at  Central  Park  and  Fifty-ninth  Street. 
Its  course  is  almost  due  south  and  north  for  a  little  less  than  four  miles.  On  account  of  its 
centrality  and  directness  it  is  touched  by  nearl\'  e\cry  moving  inhabitant  of  the  city  in  his  dail}-  walks. 
If  he  is  going  from  north  to  south,  or  -'kc  j'crs,/,  he  prefers  it  to  the  other  avenues,  because  it  is 
straight,  and  its  pavement  is  good;  and  if  he  is  going  from  an)'  quarter  east  to  any  quarter  west,  he 
must  intersect  it  at  some  point  in  gaining  his  destination.  The  country  visitor,  coming  from  the  New 
Jersey  or  Long  Island  ferries,  feels  secure  when  he  reaches  Broadway,  and  while  he  keeps  to  it  he 
cannot  go  very  far  astray,  no  matter  what  his  destination  is.  It  is  not  only  a  channel  of  commercial 
traffic,  but  a  favorite  promenade  of  the  idler  and  pleasure-seeker,  and  though  the  acquaintances  of  a 
man  may  be  few,  a  walk  up  or  down  Broadway  is  sure  in  liring  him  m  contact  with  somebody  he 
knows.  Then,  nc,  counti-y  girl,  and  more  especially  a  Buston  girl,  was  e\cr  known  to  refuse  the  chance 
of  a  visit  to  New    ^'ol■k    nnl  of  an  opportunity  of  witnessing  the  var\ing  scenes  on  Broadway. 

This  great  ilioroughlare,  which  is  lavish  in  texts  for  the  satirist,  the  n^ioralist,  the  humorist,  the 
preacher,  and  the  man  of  the  world,  is,  from  its  effluence,  straight  for  nearly  tw  miles,  when,  near 
Tenth  street,  it  turns  slightly  to  the  noilliwest,  the  sky-pointing  gray  spire  of  (irace  Church  marking 
the  turning-point.  At  Fourteenth  street  Bruadwav  makes  another  deviation  to  the  west,  runs  along  one 
side  of  Union  Square,  and  thence  makes  a  straight  course  to  its  terminus  at  Central  Park,  crossing 
diagonally  on  the  way,  at  Twent\-third  street.  Fifth  avenue,  and  also  touching  the  southwest  corner  of 
]\hnlison  Scpiare,  not  so  ver\-  long  since  the  most  genteel  locality  in  New  York,  but  now,  like  Union 
Square  and  more  ■'down-town"  localities,  becoming  occupied  by  hotels  and  business  houses.  As  we 
have  said,  this  four  miles  of  the  "backbone"  of  the  metropolis  is  never  lacking  in  texts  on  which  to 
hang  expositions  by  the  moralist,  the  hum^irist,  the  satirist,  the  ilivine,  or  the  man  of  the  world,  for 
life  on  Broadway  is  pretty  nearly  evervthing,  the  agniomeration  embracing  the  broadest  farce,  the 
heaviest  tragedy,  the  most  delicate  coinedv,  and  exhibiting  human  nature  in  its  most  pathetic,  caustic, 
sad,  and  frolicsome  uKjods.  There  is  no  ambition,  ]i,i^sion,  or  creed  which  may  not  be  studied  along 
this  far-fametl  thomuglifare.  where  are  grouped  togethei,  a>  ii  were,  persona,ges  that  are  by  nature — in 
color,  tastes,  language,  sentiinents,  temperament,  etc., — widely  apart,  and  effect  a  grand  ensemi/e  of 
vividly  dramatic  contrasts. 

Prior  to  1884  Hn.adway  had  no  surface  railroad  as  now,  and  the  hurrying  traveller  who  sought  more 
speedy  or  easy  locomotion  than  that  of  his  own  legs  had  recourse  to  a  hack,  or  a  comfortless,  rumbling, 
antiquated,  and  dilapidated-looking  omnibus,  that  was  no  sooner  released  from  one  network  of  jumbled-up 
drays,  trucks,  carts,  hacks,  and  vehicles  of  ever\-  description,  than  it  plunged  into  a  similar  vortex,  where 
drivers  made  the  air  sulphurous  by  their  oaths.  Yehicle  traftic  along  Broadway  has  undoubtedly  been 
facilitated  by  the  introduction  of  the  horse-car  service,  although  the  corrupt  sale  of  the  privileges  of  its 
introduction  has  led  to  the  imprisonment  of  certain  aldermen  who  accepted  bribes,  and  of  the  principal 
sinner,  the  briber.  At  all  hours,  from  earlv  morn  until  after  sunset,  Broadway's  carriage-way  is  crowded 
with  vehicles  of  every  conceivable  kind,  particularlv  in  the  length  from  the  Battery  to  Union  Square,  and 
the  footwalks  are  occupied  with  a  constantly  moving  mass  of  humanity,  the  like  of  which  neither  the 
capitals  of  England  nor  France  can  present.  There  is  a  cheeriness,  impetuosity,  vehemence,  and  brilliancy 
in  a  Broadway  crowd  one  does  not  meet  with  elsewhere.  It  has  a  sparkle  even  in  places  where  business 
is  paramount  ;  its  tread  is  springy,  buoyant,  and  almost  rhythmic,  as  it  follows  the  din  and  rattle  of  the 
vehicles.     Nervous  pec^ple  and  those  from  rural  haunts  find  the  noise  and  friction  painfully  bewildering; 


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l)iu  ihe  active  cilizcn,  trained  in  bustle  ami  excitement,  and  wliosc  nerves  are  in  gofid  condition,  finds 
slinuilatii )n  in  tiie  rattle  and  roar.  This  crowd  of  elbowing  and  pushing  liunianity  is  not  a  distinct!)' 
fashionabk-  one,  tlioiigli  well-dressed  people  pre] xmderate;  the  hardy  sons  of  toil  and  work-girls,  with  jtoverty 
written  u]>on  their  blanched  faces,  ai)pear  in  ihe  siream  besidi's  the  threadbare  adventurers  and  the  im- 
pecunious devott-es  ol'  the  gutter.  The  crowd,  made  up  of  most  dissimilar  elements  of  nationality  antl 
condition,  represents  the  very  opposite  points  of  human  life — from  those  who  are  troubled  because  they 
liave  St)  much  wealth  to  care  for,  to  those  who  are  perplexed  because  they  have  none  to  care  for;  from  the 
sad  to  the  ga\-:  from  the  weakly  i-i'i]>ple  to  the  giant  strong  in  limb  and  lung;  and  from  the  most  ignorant 
and  depraved  to  tlie  most  iiuelligeiit  and  refmed,  .\  Uroadw ay  crowd  affords  abundant  study  for  reflective 
mnuis  in  e\ery  braiKh  of  ethnologv.  This  moving  sea  of  humanity  keeps  up  a  perpetual  flow  until 
business  hours  are  over,  and  then  Broadway  from  the  Battery  to  Union  Square  assumes  pretty  much  the 
api^earanee  of  a  deserted  street,  the  silence  being  bioken  only  by  the  heavy  tread  of  the  vigilant  police, 
the  (]uickh-  moving  of  the  bclateil  traveller  hunying  to  liis  ilomicile,  the  homeward  march  of  theatre-goers, 
the  stealthy  step  of  the  midnight  marauder  bent  on  some  errand  of  crime,  or  the  rattle  and  roar  of  isolated 
carriages  engaged  in  missions  of  mercy,  or  in  carry  ing  home  bibulous  or  ejiicurean  nabolis,  or  gay  }'oung 
men  out  for  a  "  gooti  time." 

At  Union  Square,  of  which  more  anon,  the  scene  is  one  of  brilliance  by  day  ami  night,  and  the 
promenades  hereabout  are  crowiletl  with  throngs  of  pleasure-seekers  and  those  on  business  bent.  From 
ten  o  clock  in  the  morning  until  late  in  the  afternoon  that  length  of  Broadway  from  Fourteenth  Street 
to  IMadisou  Square  is  a  briUiant  spectacle  made  up  of  America's  leading  belles  of  fashion  and  "society," 
faded  beauties,  resplendent  and  attractive  in  a  l)ygone  age,  but  now  mere  peripatetic  fashion-plates,  con- 
trived by  the  cunning  of  the  dressmaker  antl  milliner;  seedy-looking  and  foppish  adventurers;  dudes  in 
all  their  glory  of  collars,  cuffs,  canes,   and  full-blown   flowers; — and  all  the  varied  representations  of 


Junction  of  Tliird  and  Koni  ili  Avenues    Coopei-  Union. 


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wealth;  of  those  poor,  but  desirous  to  be  regarded  as  rich  by  aping  the  affluent;  of  those  seeking  a 
livehhood  by  catering  to  the  vanity  of  the  whimsical;  of  those  anxious  to  be  considered  "ladies  of  the 
upper  circle;"  of  those  ambitious  to  be  prominent  as  "gentlemen  of  means  and  leisure;"  of  those  preferring 
a  life  of  idleness  and  sharp  practices  to  hard  work  and  honest  living;  and  of  those  ready  to  sell  body 
and  soul  for  luxury  and  ease. 

The  variety  of  architecture  to  be  met  with  in  every  part  of  Broadway  is  extraordinary.  Every 
material  has  been  used  ■  in  every  style — brick,  iron,  glass,  marble,  granite,  brown  stone,  yellow  stone, 
wood,  and  stucco.  Never  was  there  such  heterogeneous  architecture  as  is  here  displayed,  where  the  Gothic 
and  the  Greek,  the  Renaissance  and  Romanesque,  are  crowded  side  by  side,  but  all  in  a  manner  harmonized 
by  the  distortions  which  the  city  architects  of  our  country  are  compelled  to  devise  that  they  may  secure 
the  three  prime  essentials  in  a  modern  building — light,  air,  and  space.  The  modern  structures  are  fine, 
imposing  buildings,  containing  many  floors.  In  the  building  of  these  iron  is  largely  used,  and  long 
colonnaded  fa9ades,  simulating  marble  or  brown  stone,  are  composed  of  iron  castings,  riveted  together. 
Here  and  there  are  to  be  found  small,  modest  dwellings  of  an  early  period,  with  old-fashioned  dormer 
windows  projecting  from  the  upper  stories,  and  modern  plate-glass  show-windows  inserted  in  the  lower 
story;  but  these  grow  fewer  in  number  year  by  year,  and  more  stately  buildings  supplant  them.  The 
cornice  lines  of  Broadway  are  as  much  serrated  as  it  is  possible  to  imagine,  and  the  efi"ect  is  not  at  all 
satisfactory  to  an  artistic  eye.  Sign-boards  hang  out  in  profusion,  and  flagstaff's  rise  from  nearly  every 
building.  On  a  gala  day,  when  all  the  patriotic  bunting  is  unfolded,  the  view  is  more  brilliant  and 
ragged  than  ever.  The  colossal  hotels  on  the  great  thoroughfare  rival  in  luxury  and  comfort  the  most 
noted  huslchies  of  London  or  Paris;  the  banks  and  insurance  buildings,  of  marble,  granite,  and  iron,  are 
representative  of  the  ancient  and  modern  architecture  of  Europe,  as  well  as  of  the  "pure  and  unadulterated" 
American  architecture;  and  the  magnificent  shops  and  warehouses  have  their  fronts  relieved  by  wide  ex- 
panses of  glass.  All  these  follow  each  other  in  bewildering  succession,  many  so  high  as  to  tire  the  neck 
of  the  pedestrian,  who  is  interested  in  inspecting  their  facades  from  eaves  to  floor. 

But  let  us  return  to  the  Bowling  Green  and  lower  Broadway,  of  which  we  give  an  illustration,  and 
look  for  other  attractions  than  those  we  have  already  mentioned.  The  reader  has  already  been  told  that 
when  business  began  to  invade  the  aristocratic  residential  quarters  of  the  Battery  and  the  Bowling  Green 
the  patrician  families  removed  to  the  neighborhood  of  the  present  Wall  street,  then  the  limit  of  the 
northern  Ixuuulary  nf  the  city.  From  this  fact  Wall  street  derived  its  name;  and  beyond  the  wall  the  land 
was  a  pasturage.  For  half  a  mile  up  to  this  point.  Lower  Broadway  is  now  occupied  mainly  by  foreign 
consulates,  the  headquarters  of  European  steamship  companies,  and  shipping-houses,  a  great  line  of 
financial  and  insurance  offices,  etc. ;  and  then  Trinity  Church  is  reached.  This  is  one  of  the  most  noted 
and  wealthiest  ecclesiastical  edifices  in  the  country.  Bearing  its  spire  to  a  height  of  284  feet,  this 
statclv  gothic  building  is  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  objects  visible  from  the  harbor.  When  the 
English  counted  America  among  their  colonial  jewels,  the  British  Queen,  Anne,  presented  Trinity  Church 
parish  with  its  valuable  conununion  service,  and  also  donatetl  to  it,  in  1705,  the  Queen's  Farm,  once 
the  estate  of  Anetje  Jans,  and  bordering  on  Broadway  and  the  Hudson  River.  What  were  then  rural 
fields  are  now  covered  by  acres  of  massive  buildings,  and  are  worth  not  far  from  $7, 500,000.  The 
first  Trinity  Church  arose  in  1697,  and  the  present  structure,  which  is  of  brown  stone  and  replaced  its 
predecessor  after  a  disastrous  fire,  dates  from  1846.  A  famous  chime  of  bells  is  hung  in  the  tower,  and 
a  large  and  venerable  graveyard  surrounds  the  church,  containing  an  elaborate  gothic  monument  to  the 
patriots  who  died  in  British  prisons  (jf  New  York  during  the  Revolutionary  War  ;  and  also  the  graves  of 
many  illustrious  citizens,  among  whom  are  Alexander  Hamilton,  the  founder  of  the  American  financial 
system,  who  was  slain  in  duel  by  Aaron  Burr,  at  Weehawken  ;  Captain  Lawrence,  of  the  frigate  Chesa- 
peake, who  was  killed  when  that  ship  was  captured  by  the  British  vessel  Shannon  ;  Albert  Gallatin,  the 
famous  statesman  and  financier,  and  for  a  long  period  American  Minister  to  England  and  France. 
Robert  Fulton,  the  inventor  of  the  first  steam-vessel  ;  the  Earl  of  Sterling  ;  General  Lamb,  of  the  Con- 
tinental Army  ;  and  General  Philip  Kearny,  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  killed  at  Chantilly,  Virginia 
The  parish  still  owns  most  of  its  original  estate,  and  is  enabled  by  its  vast  revenues  to  support 
numerous  clergy,  chapels,  and  charitable  institutions  among  the  poor.  There  are  seven  churches  in  the 
parish  (one  of  these  being  St.  Paul's  Church,  at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Vesey  street),  and 
eighteen  others  are  partly  supported  by  it,  besides  various  schools,  etc.    At  the  back  of  Trinity  Church 


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are  tlie  picturesque  brown-sloiie  buililinp^s  in  f^olhic  architecture  occupied  by  the  300  pupils  of  the 
parochial  sciiool. 

THE  GREAT  MONETARY  CENTRE. 

Rit^lit  opposite  the  church  of  Trinity  is  Wail  Street,  where,  under  the  shadow  of  its  venerable 
walls,  ganiblinf^  on  a  "respectable"  scale  is  carried  (tn  tu  an  extent  unsurpassed  anywhere  outside  of 
London.  Wall  Street  is  not  only  the  monetary  centre  of  the  citv  l)ut  of  the  entire  country,  and 
prophets  declare  that  it  will  gradually  become  the  ])rincipal  linancial  centre  of  the  world.  On  this  nar- 
row street,  and  the  blocks  leading  from  it,  all  embraced  in  comparatively  a  few  acres,  are  positively 
storeil  more  gold  and  nIKit  than  in  all  the  rest  of  the  United  States  put  together,  while  the  business 
interests  roi)resented  extend  to  every  section,  not  only  of  the  continent,  but  of  the  w-orld.  The  con- 
geries cif  streets  running  parallel  with  Wall  Street  f.  ir  iw.  >  or  three  squares,  and  crossing  it,  are  lined 
with  massi\e  and  s|ileiulid  structures,  in  which  i1r'  ]>rincipal  banking  of  the  continent  is  transacted. 
Wall  Street  ])n>pcr  is  about  half  a  mile  in  length,  extending  from  Broadway  to  the  East  River, 
anil  in  it  are  two  noble  structures,  the  Sub- 
Treasury  and  the  Custom  House.  The  Sub- 
Treasury,  which  cost  about  $1,200,000,  anil 
took  up  eight  years  in  building,  occupies  the 
site  of  the  hall  where  Washington,  in  1789, 
was  inaugurated  iirst  President  of  the  Re- 
public. The  present  building  covers  a  large 
area  with  its  Doric  colonnatles  and  massive 
walls  of  white  ^Massachusetts  marble,  anil  a 
broad  roof  of  granite.  The  buiUling  ex- 
ternally resembles  the  Athenian  Parthenon, 
and  internally  it  has  a  lofty  rotunda,  sur- 
rounded by  Corinthian  columns.  The  doors 
and  shutters  are  of  steel.  The  building, 
which  is  eighty  feet  high,  stands  on  an  area 
of  two  luuulred  and  eighty  feet  long  and 
eighty  feet  wide,  and  the  entrance  is  reached 
by  a  flight  of  eighteen  broad  marble  sic]>s. 
Opposite,  on  the  corner  of  Wall  and  Proad 
Streets,  is  the  white  marble  palace,  in  the 
style  of  Renaissance,  known  as  the  Drexel 
Building,  occupied  liy  two  large  banking 
concerns.  A  little  farther  down  Wall  Street, 
on  the  corner  of  William  Street,  is  the 
Unitetl  States  Custom  House,  formerh'  the 
Merchants'  Exchange,  built  of  granite.  It  has 
a  portico  supported  by  twelve  massive  columns,  ami  its  rotunda  in  the  interior  is  sup])orted  bv  eight 
columns  of  Italian  marble,  the  Corinthian  capitals  of  which  were  carveil  in  Italv.  Opposite  this  build- 
ing is  the  handsome  edifice  of  the  Bank  of  New  York.  The  oldest  building  on  Wall  Street  is  the 
Assay  Office,  having  been  built  in  1823,  for  the  United  States  Brancli  Bank.  Here  about  $100,000,000 
ol  crude  gold  and  silver  is  in  the  c lurse  of  a  year  assayed,  refined,  and  cast  into  bars,  to  be  after- 
wards made  into  coin  elsewhere,     .\l  the  foot    of  Wall  Street  was  the  slave-market. 

On  Broad  Street  (an  illustration  of  which  thoroughfare  we  give  in  these  pages),  a  short  distance 
below  Wall  Street,  is  the  St.n,k  l  .xchange,  a  handsome  but  not  large  edifice,  which,  in  point  of  interest, 
towers  above  all  others  in  the  locality.  Here,  day  by  day,  are  scores  of  men  striving  for  wealth  with 
the  fierceness  ui'  maniacs,  and  here  fortunes  are  made  and  lost  by  that  system  of  gigantic  gambling 
which  has  come  to  be  known  as  "dealing  in  stocks."  The  student  who  complains  of  the  intellec- 
tual drain  that  is  put  upon  him  might  find  consolation  in  the  overwrought  and  exhausted  comiition 
of  the  men  whose  brains  are  here  occupied  in  the  api)arently  ea.sy  problems  of  the  markets.    The  opera- 


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tions  of  the  Stock  Exchange  and  Gold  Room  concern  the  whole  country,  both  financially  and  industri- 
ally, and  in  times  of  panic,  when  millionaires  are  made  and  unmade  in  a  single  day,  the  wild  ravings 
of  the  I  iperators  on  'change  present  a  scene  never  t<:)  be  forgotten  by  those  who  witness  it.  It  is  here  the 
true  governmental  centre  is  ft^iund.  rather  than  at  \\'ashington.  \\'all  and  Broad  Streets  dictate  to  Con- 
gress what  the  laws  of  the  country  concerning  finance  shall  be,  and  Congress  obeys.  The  Bankers'  As- 
sdtiatiun  holds  the  threat  over  Congress  that  if  their  interests  are  not  considered  they  will  evoke  disaster 
upon  the  Country  ;  an.d  it  is  in  their  power  to  execute  the  menace.  They  did  it  on  the  memorable 
Black  Friday,  the  24tli  of  .September,  1869,  when,  by  the  action  of  a  small  but  strong  combination  of 
bears,  gold  was  made,  after  a  sale  $50,000,000,  to  fall  from  1.60  to  1.30  in  seventeen  minutes. 
.Mone\'  was  lo^;]^ed  up  and  could  not  be  obtained  at  100  per  cent  premium:  and  thousands  of  men 
from  Maine  to  Calif  )rnia  were  ruined.  This  incident,  too,  was  the  forerunner  of  the  panic  that  followed 
in  1873,  ■^\hen  the  Union  Trust  Company  went  into  bankruptcy,  and  carried  with  it  some  of  the 
greatest  financial  houses  of  the  time.  The  .Stock  Exchange  was  closed  for  the  first  time  in  its  history, 
and  such  was  the  condition  of  affairs  that,  without  its  closing,  not  a  merchant  or  banker  could  have 
surviveil.  No  contracts  couKl  be  completed  nor  stocks  transferreil  wirle  the  doors  of  the  Exchange  were 
shut,  and  thus  people  were  given,  what  was  absolutel}"  needed,  breathing-time,  without  which  general 
and  utter  ruin  would  have  been  experienced  all  over  the  Union.  As  ii  was,  not  less  than  twenty  thou- 
.sanil  firms  went  into  bankruptcy,  and  the  scarcity'  of  mone_\'  was  felt  in  e\cr)-  j>art  of  the  countr\-,  de- 
]>rcssing  business  and  cheeking  industry,  until  Congress  took  measures  for  the  relief  of  the  stringency. 

Broad  Street,  the  "haunt  of  the  curbstone  brokers,"  has  many  associations  linking  the  present  with 
the  past.  On  the  corner  of  this  thoroughfare  anil  Pearl  Street  is  the  famous  De  Lanc}'  House,  erected 
early  in  the  last  century  by  Stephen  De  Lancy,  a  Huguenot  refugee  from  Normandv.  In  this  house, 
on  the  evening  of  Nov.  25,  1783,  Washington  and  his  staft".  with  Gi>vernor  Clinton,  celebrated  the 
evacuation  of  the  city  l)y  the  British  troops,  and  here,  a  few  days  later,  Washington  said  "Good-bye" 
to  his  ofiicers,  before  departing  for  Annapolis  to  resign  his  commission.  This  historic  building  has 
passed  through  many  phases,  and  once  became  a  (German  tenement-house  with  a  lager-beer  saloon 
locateil  on  the  third  floor.  A  few  years  ago  it  was  tlioroughlv  reno\ated  and  given  an  air  of  respecla- 
liilitw  Upon  its  irnu{  is  the  inscription,  "Washington's  I  Icadcpiarters.  "  All  about  this  thoroughfare  are, 
here  and  there,  relics  of  the  past  in  the  shape  of  buildings  t)nce  the  homes  of  the  rich  burghers  of 
colonial  days. 

Pearl  Street,  the  localit\'  of  cotton-brokers,  the  Cotton  Exchange,  and  wholesale  houses  in  \-arious 
staples,  is  said  to  have  been  originall\-  a  cow-path,  and  it  is  undoubtedly  crooked  enough  to  justify 
such  an  origin.  One  siiuure  northward  is  Pine  Street,  also  embraced  within  the  "financial  centre,"  for 
upon  this  tinely-built.  though  narrow,  thoroughfare  are  many  noble,  massive,  and  lofi\-  structures, 
occupied  by  banking  concerns  and  corporate  companies.  Parallel  with  Broadway,  from  Wall  Street  to 
Printing-House  Square,  opposite  the  Citv  Hall  Park,  runs  the  narrow  and  crowded  Nassau  Street,  first 
laid  out  in  1696,  under  the  designation  of  "The  Street  that  runs  by  the  Pie-woman"s,  leading  to  the 
City  Common."  There  are  many  fine  buildings  in  Nassau  Street,  which  is  noted  for  its  second-hand 
book-shops  ami  stalls,  to  which  collectors  of  antiquities  and  "book-worms"  come  from  all  jiarts  of  the 
country.  In  this  street  was  formerly  a  quaint  old  structure,  built  in  1727-9  for  the  Middle  Dutch 
Church,  from  whose  steeple  Benjamin  Franklin  sent  forth  his  famous  kite,  by  means  of  wliicli  was  dis- 
covered electric  fluid  in  the  dark  clouds  of  a  thunderstorm.  The  British,  during  the  Revolutionary  War, 
utilized  the  sanctuary  as  a  military  ])ris(_)n,  and  afterwards  as  a  ridmg-school  for  cavalrymen.  Sanctified 
by  deaths  within  its  walls  of  scores  of  patriots,  its  p(.)ssession  was  resumed  when  the  war  had  ceased. 
Later  the  church  was  secularized,  and  it  then  served  as  the  city  Post  Office  until  1875,  ^rici  since  then 
its  site  has  been  covered  by  the  vast  structure  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  building. 

Returning  to  Broadway,  whence  we  deviated  for  a  ramble  among  the  great  monetary  institutions, 
we  find  streets  to  the  left  and  right  of  us,  se\erally  tempting  a  stroll  along  and  an  inspection  of  its 
lines  of  busy  stores  and  warehouses.  First  are  Cedar  and  Liberty  streets,  filled  with  wholesale  and  retail 
business  houses,  and  extending  from  the  P^ast  to  the  North  River.  Next,  on  the  left,  is  Cortlandt 
Street,  named  in  honor  of  the  first  native  mayor,  lined  with  stores  and  offices  in  varied  lines  of 
business,  and  leading  to  the  much-frequented  ferry-house  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  The  immense 
building  of  the  Coal  and  Iron  Exchange  is  also  located  on  Cortlandt  Street,  opposite  to  which,  on  the 


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right  of  Broadway,  is  Maitlcn  I.ane,  the  '^Maidens'  Paiii  "  of  tlic  Diitcli  settlers,  and  now  the  great 
centre  of  the  wholesale  trade  in  lireanns  ami  jewelry.  A  block  ahead  is  Dey  Street,  with  its  produce 
Avarehouses  on  the  left  and  John  Street  on  the  right.  The  latter  contains  a  Methodist  church  occu])ying 
the  site  of  the  first  meeting-house  built  in  America  (in  1766)  by  the  Methodists,  now  the  most  powerful 
sect  in  the  country. 

Travelling  the  length  of  another  block  on  Broadway,  we  arc  brought  athwart  Fulton  Street,  which 
stretches  from  river  to  river,  having  at  its  termini  two  of  the  most  important  markets  in  the  cit}-.  Wash- 


patronized    of  the   Xew   York   ferries,  and    which  at 


all  times  presents  a  most  animated  scene  of  diversified  throngs  _moving  to  and  fro.  Few  of  the  down- 
town streets  offer  more  interest  and  varietv  t,,  the  eve  of  the  stranger  than  Fulton  Street,  which,  during 
business  hours,  is  ever  a  scene  of  much  animation  and  movement.  On  the  west  of  Broadway,  the 
yard  of  St.  Paul's  Church  takes  up  one  side  of  the  thoroughfare  as  far  as  Church  Street,  and  the 
remainder  of  the  street  is  occupied  by  paper  and  produce  warehouses,  saloons,  etc.  At  the  foot  of 
the  street,  and  bounded  bv  \Ycst.  Washington,  and  Vesey  streets,  is  Washington  :Market.  the  largest  of 
the  markets,  and  the  principal  centre  for  the  distribution  of  meats  throughout  the  city.  On  the  east  of 
Broadway.  Fulton  Street  is  lined  with  large  wholesale  warehouses,  and  with  retail  stores.  Xowhcre  in 
New  York,  probably,  is  a  greater  variety  of  articles  offered  for  sale  than  in  this  street,  which  was  named 
in    honor   of  tlie   inventor   of   steam    navigation.    All  kinds  of    articles,    from    pins   and    needles  to 


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heavy  iron  work,  from  guns  and  fishing-tackle  lo  the  costliest  jewelry,  from  books  and  stationery  to 
every  kind  of  wearing-apparel,  from  paintings  and  bric-a-brac  to  old  junk-iron.  On  the  corner  of  Bro'kd- 
way  and  Fulton  Street  is  the  imposing  ten-story  "Evening  Post"  Building;  and  located  at  the  foot  of 
Fulton  Street,  in  which  can  be  seen  more  well-dressed  men  and  women  than  in  any  thoroughfare  oflf 
Broadway  in  down-town  New  York,  is  Fulton  INIarket,  built  upon  the  site  formerly  occupied  by  a  large 
number  of  dilapidated  old  wooden  shanties.  Fulton  Market  is  one  of  the  objects  to  which  strangers  are 
always  desirous  of  paying  visits,  and  it  has  two  specialties — fish,  which  are  sold  on  the  northern  or 
Beekman  side  of  the  building,  and  oysters,  which  are  served  in  all  styles  on  the  southern  and 
eastern  sides.  Two  squares  above  Fulton  Ferry,  Fulton  Street,  in  the  early  part  of  this  century, 
contained  one  of  the  most  aristocratic  and  exclusive  hostelries  in  the  city.  This  was  the  United 
States  Hotel,  a  portion  of  which,  on  the  construction  of  the  elevated  railway  across  the  street,  was 
transformed  into  a  railway  station,  the  street  space  not  admitting  of  the  erection  of  a  depot. 
Running  from  Fulton  Market  to  Park  Row  is  Beekman  Street,  crowded  with  extensive  wholesale  paper 
warehouses  ;  and  northward  of  Fulton  Street,  and  extending  from  City  Hall  Park  to  the  East  River, 
is  the  district  known  as  "The  Swamp,"  the  centre  of  the  hide  and  leather  trade  of  the  metropolis. 
This  appellation  was  acquired  on  account  of  the  low  situation  of  the  land,  which  was  formerly 
flooded  at  high  tides.  The  thoroughfares  in  this  region  are  narrow  and  short,  and  the  air  is  redolent 
of  salted  hides  and  fresh  sole-leather,  mixed  with  the  more  aromatic  smell  of  kid,  morocco,  and  calf- 
skin, in  which  commodities  a  large  trade  is  carried  on.  The  approaches  of  the  East  River  or  Brooklyn 
Bridge  (described  elsewhere),  skirt  the  Swamp  on  the  north,  and  a  wide  thoroughfare,  which  has 
replaced  the  narrow  Frankfort  Street,  runs  parallel  with  these  approaches. 

Returning  to  Broadway  we  are  soon  in  the  thick  of  a  chaotic  mass  of  hacks,  trucks,  carts,  horse- 
cars,  and  vehicles  of  every  description,  sidewalk  merchants,  bewildered  pedestrians  anxious  about  their 
limbs  and  lives  in  their  eff'orts  to  cross  the  choked-up  thoroughfare,  where  drivers  are  swearing  lustily  at 
and  threatening  each  other  with  annihilation,  where  foot-passengers  are  railing  at  the  delay,  and  where 
policemen  are  sweating  and  flushed  in  the  face  with  shouting  and  brandishing  their  clubs  to  get  the  mc- 
chinery  of  travel  running  smoothly.  This  is  at  Post-ofiice  Square,  through  which  runs  Broadway  in  a 
straight  line,  and  onio  which  debouch  Vesey  and  Ann  streets  and  Park  Row. 

In  Vesey  Street  is  the  .Mechanics  and  Traders'  Exchange,  and  this  thoroughfare,  at  the  foot  of  which 
is  Washington  Market,  is  the  habitat  of  butchers,  fi>h  dealers,  harilware  merchants,  dealers  in  new  and  old 
clothes,  and  sidewalk  merchants  trading  hi  anything  and  everything  from  blacking  and  rusty  razors  to 
broken  crockery  and  fine-art  goods.  At  the  head  of  the  street  is  St.  PauKs  Episcopal  Church,  a  silent 
spectator  ot  the  slrug^ling  mass  of  humanity,  vehicles,  and  horses  below.  St.  Paul's,  where  Washington 
performed  his  religious  devotions,  was  built  as  a  chapel-of-ease  to  Trinity  Church  in  1764-66.  The  interior 
is  quaint  and  old-fiishioned  in  its  fixtures  and  arrangements.  At  mid-aisle,  on  the  Vesey  Street  side,  the 
site  of  the  pew  of  Washington  is  marked  with  his  initials.  The  organ  was  brought  from  England  long 
years  ago.  Dr.  Auchmuty  used  to  read  prayers  for  the  king,  in  the  chancel,  until  the  drummers  of  the 
American  garrison  heat  him  down  with  the  loni^  roll  in  the  centre  aisle.  Anions'  those  buried  in  St.  Paul's 
churchyard  were  F.mnicl  and  MacXeven,  Irish  patriots  of  '98;  Gen.  Richanl  Montgomery,  the  brave  Irish- 
American,  who  was  killeil  in  storming  (^)uebec  ;  John  Dixey,  R.A.,  an  Irish  sculptor;  Capt.  Baron  de 
Rahenan,  of  one  of  the  old  Hessian  regiments  :  Col.  the  Sieur  de  Rochefontaine,  of  our  Revolutionary 
army;  John  Lucas  and  Job  Sumner,  majors  in  the  Georgia  Line  and  Ma.ssachusetts  Line;  and  Lieut.-Col. 
Beverly  Robinson,  the  Loyalist,  and  other  notabilities. 

On  the  northwest  and  opposite  corner  is  one  of  New  Yorks  most  noted  hotels,  the  Astor  House, 
which,  when  it  was  built,  something  more  than  a  generation  ago,  was  a  marvel  of  size  and  splendor, 
though  it  is  now  thrown  in  the  shade  by  more  modern  structures.  Ji>hn  Jacob  Astor,  its  builder,  was 
born  near  Heidelberg,  in  Germany,  in  1765,  and  came  penniless  to  the  New  World  to  seek  his  fortune. 
After  serving  as  clerk,  he  then  engaged  in  a  small  \\a\-  in  the  fur  business,  which  eventually  grew  to  the 
proportions  >f  the  American  Fur  Company,  and  brought  to  its  founder  a  large  fortune,  though  no  one  outside 
his  family  ever  knew  its  exact  amount.  He  settled  most  of  his  aff'airs  before  his  death,  selling  the  Astor 
House  to  his  son  William  for  the  consideration  of  one  dollar.  Much  of  his  property  was  in  real  estate, 
which  constantly  increased  in  value.  He  died  in  1848,  and  his  senior  son  being  an  imbecile,  William  B. 
Astor,  the  younger  brother,  inherited  most  of  his  father's  fortune.    The  son  became  vastly  richer  than  his 


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father,  dying  in  1S75,  icaving  l)cliin(i  him  a  loriunc  dI"  $50,000,000,  which  was  mostly  bequeathed  to  his 
ehlest  son,  John  [acoh,  wlio  is  now  the  head  of  tiie  iiouse. 

Directly  oijposite  St.  Paul's,  and  on  the  eastern  sitle  of  Broadway,  at  the  corner  of  Park  Row,  is 
the  splendid  building  ol  the  Xc7i'  }'urk  Herald,  a  sjjot  long  fanuliar  to  visitors  to  the  metropolis  as  the 
site  of  Earnum's  Museum,  which  was  destroyed  b\-  fire.  Park  Row  and  Printing  Mouse  Square  are 
scenes  of  unceasing  activit}-.     The  tall  buildings  here,  like  that  of  the  Herald,  are  illuminated  with  elec- 


tric and  gas  lights  from  sunset  to 
sunrise.  These  are  the  offices  of 
the  other  great  morning  news- 
papers— the  \V,>rI,l.  the  /'/we.s-,  the 
Tni'UJic.  tliL-  Siiii.  etc.  The  upper 
stories  of  the  high  buildings  con- 
tain the  editorial  ami  composing 
rooms,  which  blaze  with  light, 
while  on  the  gri)und-floor  paler 
beams  illumine  the  advertising 
rooms,  where  a  few  wear}'  clerks 
sleepily  await  the  arrival  of  the 
last  advertisements.  The  imagina- 
tion cannot  encompass  the  nervous 
reach  and  power  of  the  influence 
which  those  steadily-burning  lamps 
symbolize.  Sitting  under  the  trees 
of  the  City  Hall  Park,  near  bv,  an 


Washington  Statue,  Treasury  Building. 


agreeable  break  in  the  high-walled  street,  we  are  passed  from  time  to  time  by  reporters  hurrying  to 
their  offices  with  rolls  of  "  copy"  bearing  on  every  current  topic — lectures  on  evolution,  sermons,  theatres, 
fires,  murders,  receptions,  funerals,  and  weddings.  An  hour  or  so  later  the  same  slaves  of  the  lamp 
pass  us  again  as  they  go  home  ;  later,  the  editorial  writers  are  seen,  and  later  still  the  proofreaders 
and  compositors.  The  editor-in-chief  ilrives  home  in  a  coupe.  The  law-givers  and  law-makers — people 
in  themselves  mighty,    but  not  as  mighty  as    he— have   waited   upon  him    in  humility,  and  accepted  a 


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moment's  audience  as  a  boon.  He  is  the  incomparable  planet  of  American  civilization,  although  the 
lustre  of  the  satellites  sometimes  outshines  the  planet  itself;  and  as  he  composes  himself  in  the  corner  of 
his  modest  carriage,  his  brain  reflects  in  epitome  the  history  of  the  world  for  a  day.  On  a  calm  even- 
ing one  can,  on  a  bench  in  the  Park,  hear  the  roar  of  the  presses,  and  in  that  roar  fancy  that  the  artic- 
ulation of  the  power  which  the  myriad  white  sheets  are  to  have  in  the  morning. 

The  Post  Office  and  United  States  Court  Building  is  the  most  imposing  of  the  public  edifices  in  New 
York.  The  only  materials  used  in  its  construction  are  iron,  granite,  brick,  and  glass.  The  granite  was 
brought  from  Dix  Island,  ]\Iaine.  It  is  a  triangular  building,  in  the  Doric  style  of  architecture,  modi- 
fied by  the  Renaissance.  The  north  front  of  the  building  is  290  feet  in  length,  the  Broadway  front  340 
feet,  and  the  Park  Row  front  320  feet  in  the  clear.  On  each  of  these  two  fronts,  however,  there  is 
an  angle  which,  running  back  some  distance,  forms  the  entrance,  looking  down  Broadway.  The  entire 
width  of  this  front  is  130  feet.  These  entering  angles  and  projecting  porticoes  give  this  front  a  very 
bold  and  striking  appearance.  The  basement  is  devoted  to  sorting  and  making  up  the  mail.  The  first 
floor  is  used  as  the  receiving  department,  comprising  the  money  order  and  registry  ofliice,  stamp  and 
envelope  bureau,  etc.  On  the  second  and  third  floors  are  the  United  States  Court  rooms,  and  the  attic 
furnishes  rooms  for  the  janitor,  watchman,  etc.  The  building  was  finished  and  occupied  in  September, 
1875,  the  cost  of  erection  being  nearly  $7,000,000.  Over  600,000,000  letters,  newspapers,  etc.,  annually 
pass  through  the  office.  The  office  yields  a  profit,  annually,  of  nearly  $3,000,000,  and  is  the 
largest  in  the  United  States. 

From  the  Post  Office  corner  the  view  up  and  down  Broadway  is  in  all  respects  picturesque  and 
interesting,  and  fills  the  mind  with  a  vivid  sense  of  the  immense  activity  of  New  York  life.  [.See 
the  illustration  of  the  scene  from  the  Post  Office,  looking  north.]  A  continual  roar  comes  from  the 
moving  of  vehicles,  and  on  the  crowded  sidewalks  merchant  princes  and  women  in  the  gayest  of  attire 
elbow  their  way  among  beggars  and  dust-covered  laborers,  while  grotesquely-attired  negroes  and  ill-clad 
white  men,  sandwiched  between  advertising-boards,  demand  a  double  share  of  room.  Peddlers  of 
knick-knacks  of  ever\-  (lescrii)tion  intensify  the  everlasting  din  by  their  shrill  crying  of  their  wares,  and 
fruit-stall  and  fiuwcr-stariil  owners  take  possession  of  the  street-corners.  The  scene  is  at  all  times  im- 
pressive, and  one  umi  cumIn   effaced  from  the  memory. 

Adjoining  the  Pmsi  Ofliee  are  the  City  Hall  Park,  City  Hall,  Court  House,  and  other  public  buildings, 
an  illustration  of  which  we  give  herewith.  The  j)ark,  which  is  bounded  by  Broadway,  the  Post  Office, 
Park  Row,  and  Chambers  Street,  covers  an  area  of  eight  acres.  Before  the  Revolution  this  was  an  open 
field  in  the  country,  and  was  called  the  Machte,  or  Flats,  by  the  ancient  Dutch  pioneers.  It  stood  apart  as 
commons,  upon  which  ilie  pc  iwdei-house  and  poor-house  were  built.  Great  crowds  used  to  assemble  here 
to  celebrate  the  kings  birthday  and  other  festivals.  In  1776  the  American  army  was  drawn  up  on  the 
Flats,  in  hollow  squares  of  brigades,  at  evening,  on  July  9th,  while  the  Declaration  of  Independence  was 
read  aloud  by  clear-vuiced  aides.  A  few  months  later,  barracks  were  erected  here  for  victorious  British 
troops:  and  in  1861  other  barracks,  on  the  same  site,  sheltered  the  volunteer  regiments  preparing  to  march 
against  Southern  rebels. 

The  City  Hall,  occupying  the  centre  of  the  Park,  was  erected  in  1803,  and  its  location  was  then  con- 
sidered on  "the  outskirts  of  the  city.''  The  hall  is  of  white  murble,  built  in  the  Italian  style;  the  back 
being  of  brown-stone,  as  the  authorities,  eighty  years  ago,  fancied  that  the  town  would  never  grow  beyond 
it.  The  governor's  room  contains  the  desk  on  which  Washington  wrote  his  first  message  to  Congress, 
the  chair  in  which  he  was  inaugurated,  many  historical  portraits,  and  other  objects  of  interest.  A  movement 
is  now  under  way  to  build  a  new  City  Hall.  The  least  said  as  to  the  personnel  and  doings  of  the  govern- 
ing body  which  meets  within  the  walls  of  the  City  Hall  will  be  an  extension  of  charity  to  those  who 
mismanage  the  public  aflfairs  they  are  chosen  to  watch  over  and  care  for.  On  one  side  of  the  City  Hall  is 
the  Hall  of  Records,  used  during  the  Revolutionary  War  as  the  Provost  Prison,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Cunningham,  who  suffered  2000  Americans,  prisoners  of  war,  placed  in  his  keeping,  to  be  starved  to  death, 
while  250  more  were  privately  hanged  without  ceremony.  He  was  himself  executed  at  London  Dock  in 
1791.  In  the  rear  of  the  City  Hall,  and  on  Chambers  Street,  is  the  County  Court  House,  a  white  marble 
building,  in  the  Corinthian  style,  chiefly  interesting  as  being  the  most  costly  building  of  its  size  ever  erected. 
It  was  built  in  1869-70,  during  the  reign  of  William  M.  Tweed,  the  leader  of  the  New  York  "ring,"  when 
the  city  debt  increased  nearly  $50,000,000.     Much  of  this  amount  was  alleged  to  have  been  expended  on 


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this  building.  But  the  Hons  sliare  of  it  came  back  in  the  form  of  "  rebates"  and  " commissions"  to  tlie 
guileless  William  and  his  associates. 

In  the  immediate  vicinity  of  City  Hall  are  Barclay  Street,  Park  Place,  Murray,  Warren,  and  Chambers 
streets,  nutcil  for  their  wholesale  establishments  crowded  with  hardware,  iron,  saddlery,  glassware,  crockery, 
lamps,  toy.s,  wines  and  liciuurs,  machinery,  food  products  of  all  kinds,  etc. 

From  Chambers  Street  to  Fuuriccnlii  Street  Broadway  presents  to  the  eye  a  busy  scene  in  all  the 
departments  of  trade,  excepting  the  more  crude  and  heavy  articles  of  merchandise,  such  as  hardware,  iron, 
food  products,  etc.,  which  have  their  headquarters  on  the  lower  streets.  Imposing  structures  of  massive- 
build  line  the  great  thoroughfare,  and  these  buildings  are  devoted  to  the  wholesale  trade  in  textile  faluics 
and  fanc\-  goods,  while  the  signs  of  manufacturers  of  clothing,  boots  and  shoes,  etc.,  are  seen  on  every  hand. 


Fourteenth  Street,  West  from  Broadway. 


During  the  busy  seasons  of  the  year  the  sidewalks  are  so  encumbered  with  boxes  and  bales  that  pedestri- 
ans arc  mucli  obstructed  in  their  passage,  and  the  great  warehouses  are  ablaze  with  lights  nearly  all  night 
to  accommodate  the  pressure  of  business,  which  taxes  the  utmost  efforts  of  the  merchant  and  his  clerks. 
Nearly  all  the  wholesale  trade  of  the  metropolis,  in  the  lines  mentioned,  is  centred  on  this  part  of  Broad- 
way and  several  side  squares  either  way  from  the  central  highway. 

At  Canal  Street,  which  in  bygone  days  was  the  bed  of  a  rivulet,  the  view  up  and  down  Broadway  is 
exceedingly  brilliant,  picturesque,  and  attractive.  The  range  of  vision  covers  a  long  array  of  business 
palaces,  first-class  hotels,  etc.,  representing  every  style,  taste,  and  beauty  in  architecture,  and  it  also  includes 
a  moving  mass  of  beings  in  every  style  and  color  of  attire,  the  whole  making  up  a  charming  scene  that 
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Above  Canal  Street  the  retail  stores  begin  to  appear  at  intervals.  Among  the  business  houses  here 
are  many  fine  and  attractive  wholesale  and  retail  clothing  establishments.  By  degrees,  however,  the  retail 
stores  are  being  driven  out,  and  there  are  now  almost  no  retail  shops  below  Tenth  Street  devoted  to  the 
trade  in  women's  apparel,  etc.,  so  that  the  former  characteristic  of  this  part  of  the  thoroughfare  have 
ceased  to  be.  But  if  the  retail  stores  have  disappeared,  they  have  been  succeeded  by  structures  of  high 
architectural  merit,  that  have  imparted  an  improved  aspect  to  the  thoroughfare. 

from  Ninth  Street  to  Fourteenth  Street,  a  length  comprising  five  squares,  there  becomes  manifest 
that  stir  and  bustle  incident  to  the  presence  of  large  retail  stores.  Within  this  length  is  the  biggest 
retail  dry-goods  house  in  the  country,  built  by  the  late  A.  T.  Stewart,  and  numerous  other  large  estab- 
lishments assist  in  keeping  a  brisk  trade  centred  in  this  vicinity  ;  but  the  movement  is  in  the  direction 
of  up-town,  and  one  must  go  to  Fourteenth  Street,  to  Broadway  above  Union  Square,  or  to  Twenty- 
third  Street,  if  he  would  see  the  great  throngs  of  people  and  all  the  brilliant  life  that  in  former  years 
characterized  Broadway  from  Canal  Street  to  Tenth  Street.  In  going,  the  pedestrian,  if  he  has  the  full 
use  of  his  eyes,  cannot  avoid  a  glance  at  that  very  sumptuous  and  ornate  edifice  of  marble,  with  a  lofty 
marble  spire,  Grace  Church.  The  interior  is  rich  in  delicate  carvings,  lines  of  stone  columns,  forty 
stained-glass  windows,  etc.  Renwick  built  the  church  in  1845.  The  beautiful  little  chantry,  opening  oft" 
the  south  aisle,  and  erected  by  Catherine  Wolf's  bounty,  well  merits  a  visit.  This  church  is  noted  for 
fashionable  weddings  and  funerals. 

At  Fourteenth  Street,  Union  Square,  one  of  the  handsomest  of  New  York's  minor  parks,  is  reached. 
The  park  itself  is  oval  in  form,  about  three  and  a  half  acres  in  extent,  and  it  lies  between  Broadway 
and  Fourth  Avenue  and  Fourteenth  and  Seventeenth  streets.  Its  green  turf  is  studded  with  trees,  and 
the  walks  are  well  kept.  It  has  an  attractive  fountain  in  its  centre,  and  a  number  of  fine  shade-trees. 
It  contains  statues  of  Washington,  Lincoln,  and  Lafayette,  and  the  park  until  quite  recently  was  lighted  by 
six  electric  lights,  suspended  from  a  pole  150  feet  high.  It  now  has  the  single  electric  lights  on  smaller  poles 
distributed  numerously  about  the  Square.  In  the  early  morning  and  late  afternoon  the  park  is  a  great 
resort  of  children  and  nursemaids  wheeling  baby-carriages,  and  juvenile  life  lends  to  the  aspect  of  this 
"breathing-place"  one  of  its  most  attractive  features.  Along  its  northern  end  is  a  wide  plaza  for 
military  parades  and  popular  assemblies.  A  southern  view  from  this  plaza  will  be  found  among  the 
illustrations  in  this  work.  Union  Square,  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  was  a  fashionable  residence 
quarter,  but  it  has  yieldctl  to  the  march  of  trade.  The  surroundings  abound  in  emporiums  of  com- 
merce, hotels,  theatres,  etc.  Fourteenth  Street,  which  stretches  across  the  island  of  Manhattan,  is, 
on  the  western  sitle  of  Broadway,  one  of  the  most  fashionable  shopping-centres  in  the  city.  (Of 
this  section  of  this  fashionable  thoroughfare  a  magnificent  view  is  given  in  these  pages.)  Here  are 
some  of  the  largest  retail  dry-goods  stores  in  New  York,  and  "hereabout  women  and  finery  doth  abound." 

Proceeding  up  Broadway  from  Union  Square,  the  sight-seer  passes  by  many  fine  buildings — hotels, 
theatres,  jewelry  and  other  stores — and  mi.xes  in  a  varied  stream  of  pedestrian  life  full  of  interest 
and  movement.  The  show-windows  of  the  stores  make  a  complete  international  exposition  of  indus- 
tries; and  it  would  be  difficult  indeed  to  think  of  anvthing  that  could  not  be  bought  on  Broadway. 
The  dry-goods  stores  preponderate,  and  after  these  are  the  lj:1o\ c-stores,  where  plaster  arms  display  the 
monstrous  absurditv  of  22-hutton  kids  ;  the  music-stores,  where  are  offered  the  present  most  popular 
music  ;  the  stationers',  where  the  last  fashions  in  note-papers  and  cards  are  revealed  ;  the  fancy-stores, 
whose  windows  are  filled  with  miracles  of  tortoise-shell  and  ivory  carving  and  expensive  ornaments  for 
the  house  and  the  person  ;  the  photographers',  where  pictures  are  sold  of  the  last  idol  of  the  hour  ; 
and  the  confectioners',  whose  sweetmeats  are  put  up  in  the  daintiest  and  most  extravagant  packages. 
The  sidewalks  are  crowded  with  well-dressed,  handsome  women,  out  on  shopping  expeditions  or  for 
an  airing,  and  the  sidewalk-merchants  appear  to  understand  the  whims  and  fancies  of  the  sex  from 
whom  they  expect  patronage  and  adapt  their  wares  accordingly.  If  pet  dogs  just  happen  to 
be  the  craze,  there  is  the  dog-fancier,  with  a  basket  of  pups,  looking  like  balls  of  wool,  and 
appealing  to  the  tenderest  passions  of  womanhood,  to  be  bought  and  nursed  in  the  lap  of  luxury  ; 
while  the  same  woman's  softness  is  more  strongly  appealed  to  by  the  one-armed  soldier,  whose  barrel- 
organ  has  grown  tired  in  its  vain  eff"ort  to  make  itself  heard  above  the  rattle  and  roar  of  the  street  ; 
and  the  vendors  of  toys,  flowers,  and  gimcracks  of  every  description  are  in  no  sense  backward  in 
pressing  their  claims  for  notice. 


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Lafayette— Union  Squar 


At  Twenty-third  Street — another  popular  fashionable  shopping  thoroughfare — where  Broadway  runs 
diagonally  across  Fifth  Avenue  (see  illustration),  we  reacii  .Madison  Square,  the  central  point  of  liie  life 
anil  splendor  of  New  York — the  very  heart  of  the  world  of  amusement,  gayety, 
ami  I'ashion.  The  Square  is  buundcil  by  Broadway,  Madison  Avenue,  and 
Twent\-third  and  Twenty-sixth  streets.  The  park  is  very  l)eautifully  laid  out. 
The  lawns  arc  kept  trimmed  and  neat,  and  under  the  shade-trees  thousands 
seek  slicker  fruui  the  summer  sun.  The  park  is  illuminated  by  elec- 
tric lights,  and  n  contains  statues  of  William  H.  .Seward  and  Admiral 
Karragul.  Al  llic  junciiun  of  Broadway  and  P"ifth  Avenue,  opposite  the  park, 
stands  a  line  monument  to  the  memory  of  Major-General  Worth,  a  gallant 
soldier  of  the  War  of  1812  and  the  .Seminole  and  Mexican  campaigns.  The 
promenade  in  Madison  Square  on  fine  afternoons  is  full  of  animation,  and 
all  types  of  feminine  beauty  in  a  fluttering  stream  of  feathers,  j)etticoats,  and 
furbelows  are  to  be  found  hero  in  groups.  The  surroundings  of  the  park, 
which  is  six  acres  in  extent,  are  of  the  most  striking  character.  At  one 
time  a  most  select,  aristocratic,  residential  quarter,  it  has  been  invaded  by 
trade,  before  the  advance  of  which  the  w-ealthy  are  kept  moving  northward. 
Tiiere  are  several  very  notable  restaurants  in  this  animated  centre.  Del- 
iiioiiii .  .s,  al  the  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Twenty-sixth  Street;  the  new 
antl  \cr_\-  elegant  cafe  of  the  Hofi'man  House,  at  the  corner  of  Twenty-fifth 
Street  ;  and  the  Brunswick  Cafe,  at  the  corner  of  Twenty-sixth  Street,  are 
all  celebrated,  and  contribute  to  the  activity  and  gayety  of  [Madison  Square. 
In  Broadwa}-,  north  from  this  point,  are  the  Gilsey,  the  Leiand,  and  the 
St.  Cloud  hotels,  where  everything  is  luxurious,  and  yet  in  the  purest  taste. 

To  the  right  and  left  from  this  point  of  Broadway  jut  off  streets  that 
contain  the  abodes  of  those  of  wealth  and  refinement,  and  the  great  thorough- 
fare itself  is,  up  to  its  terminus  at  Cent- 
ral Park,  lined  with  stores,  hotels,  dwellings,  etc.,  the  architecture 
being  almost  as  varied  as  the  buildings  are  numerous. 


CENTRAL  PARK. 

We  present  in  these  pages  a  magnificent  view  of  the  entrance, 
on  Fifty-ninth  Street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  to  Central  Park,  one  of 
the  chief  sights  of  Gotham  that  no  visitor  can  afford  to  ignore, 
since  it  is  admittedly  the  most  popular  and  beautiful  public  park 
on  the  American  continent.  Labor,  skill,  and  the  expenditure  of 
upwards  of  $15,000,000  have  here  turned  into  a  paradise  what, 
only  thirt\  years  ago.  was  a  dreary  region  of  swamps,  thickets, 
and  ridges,  disligured  with  heaps  of  cinders  and  rubbish,  and  dotted 
with  the  squalid  shanties  of  degraded  squatters.  Winding  lakelets 
and  velvet  lawns  have  succeeded  the  gloomy  swamps,  splendid  drive- 
ways curve  round  the  picturesque  rocky  knolls,  foot-paths  meander 
through  the  groves  and  thickets,  and  fine  architecture  and  monu- 
ments of  art  are  seen  on  every  side.  Tlie  park  extends  from  Fifty- 
ninth  Street  to  One  Hundred  and  Tenth  Street  (over  2i-  miles),  and 
from  Fifth  Avenue  to  Eighth  Avenue  (over  ^  mile),  covering  S62 
acres,  of  which  185  are  in  lakes  and  reservoirs,  and  400  in  forests, 
wherein  over  half  a  million  trees  and  shrubs  have  been  planted. 
There  are  9  miles  of  roads,  5^  of  bridle-paths,  and  28^  of  walks. 
The  landscape  architects  of  the  Park  were  Frederick  Law  Olmsted 
and  Calvert  Vaux.  Upwards  of  12,000,000  people  visit  the 
Park  every  year,  half  of  them  on  foot,  and  the  best  way  to  get  a  general  idea  of 
ground  is  to  take  one  of  llie  large  public  park-carriages,  at  the  entrances  uu  Fifth 


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Avenue.  The  fare  to  Mount  St.  Vincent,  in  tlie  northern  part,  and  return,  is  twenty-five  cents.  In 
the  southwest  part  of  the  Park  is  the  Ball-ground, — a  ten-acre  lawn,  where  the  boys  may  play  cricket, 
base-ball,  or  tennis ;  and  adjoining  it  on  the  northeast  is  the  Carrousel,  for  young  children,  with 
swings  and  other  means  of  amusement.  Close  by  is  the  Dairy,  affording  milk  and  light  food  for  the  little 
ones.  Beyond  is  the  Green,  or  Common,  a  lawn  of  i6  acres,  made  picturesque  by  grazing  sheep,  and 
thrown  open  to  the  people  on  Saturday.  In  the  southeast  part  is  the  Menagerie,  around  the  old 
castellated  Arsenal  Building,  with  many  cages  for  animals,  birds,  a  house  full  of  monkeys  of  various 
kinds,  bear-pits  with  amiable  appearing  ursine  dwellers,  and  many  other  wild  creatures,  whose  move- 
ments are  watched  by  thousands  of  visitors  daily.  In  winter,  when  several  circuses  board  their  animals 
here,  the  resident  population  is  augmented  by  sundry  lions,  tigers,  bisons,  leopards,  camels,  hippopotami, 
and  other  rare  and  interesting  sojourners.  See  illustration  "Zoological,"  which  is  a  most  accurate 
view  of  this  section  of  the  Park.  The  Mall  is  the  chief  promenade,  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  mile  long, 
and  208  feet  wide,  bordered  by  double  rows  of  American  elms,  with  the  Green  on  one  side,  and  a  bold, 
rocky  ridge  on  the  other.  Here  are  the  statues  of  Scott,  Shakespeare,  Burns,  Fitz-Greene  Halleck,  the 
colossal  Beethoven  bust,  and  other  artistic  memorials.  Beyond  the  Music  Pavilion,  where  band-music 
is  given  on  pleasant  Saturday  afternoons,  is  the  Terrace,  a  sumptuous  pile  of  light  Albert-freestone 
masonry,  with  arcades  and  corridors,  and  rich  carvings  of  birds  and  animals.  Below  is  the  Lower 
Terrace,  an  ornamental  esplanade,  in  which  stands  the  famous  Bethesda  Fountain,  designed  by  Emma 
Stebbins,  and  made  at  Munich,  and  representing  a  lily-bearing  angel,  descending,  and  blessing  the 
outflowing  waters.  We  give  herewith  a  splendid  illustration  of  the  scene  here  presented,  and  another 
of  the  Terrace  and  Grand  Stairway,  which  delight  all  who  see  them.  Near  the  Terrace  is  the  Lake, 
of  which  see  illustration.  This  beautiful  sheet  of  winding  water  is  twenty  acres  in  extent,  and  is  set 
apart  for  boating  in  summer  and  for  skating  in  winter.  This  part  of  the  Park  is  reached  direct 
from  the  Seventy-second  Street  Station  of  the  Third  Avenue  or  Si.xth  Avenue  Elevated  Railroad.  Beyond 
the  Lake  is  the  Ramble,  a  delightful  labyrinth  of  foot-paths  amid  thickets,  rocks,  and  streams.  Farther 
on  rises  the  Belvedere,  a  tall  Norman  tower  of  stone,  overlooking  the  Park  and  the  -suburbs  of  New  York, 
the  Palisades,  Long  Island,  Orange  Mountain,  and  Westchester  County.  Next  come  the  great  reservoirs 
of  Croton  water,  vast  granile-walletl  structures  containing  1,200,000  gallons  of  water. 

The  American  Museum  of  Natural  History  is  on  the  left,  on  Manhattan  Square,  a  kind  of  annex 
to  the  Park,  between  Seventy-seventh  and  Eighty-first  streets  and  Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues.  The  Mu- 
seum was  founded  in  1869.  The  corner-stone  of  the  building  now  occupied  was  laid  by  President  Grant 
in  1874,  and  the  Museum  was  opened  in  1877  by  President  Hayes.  It  is  a  gothic  building  of  brick 
and  granite,  with  several  large  and  admirably  arranged  halls.  Here  are  found  the  Powell  collection  of 
British  Columbian  objects,  the  Robert  Bell  collection  from  Hudson's  Bay,  the  De  Morgan  collection  of 
stone-age  implements  from  the  valley  of  the  Somme,  the  Jesup  collection  of  North  American  woods  and 
building-stones,  the  James  Hall  collection  in  palaeontology  and  geology,  the  Gay  collection  of  shells,  the 
Bailey  collection  of  bird's  nests  and  eggs,  mounted  mammalia,  Indian  dresses  and  weapons,  Pacific 
Islanders'  implements  and  weapons,  10,000  mounted  birds,  the  Major  Jones  collection  of  Indian  and 
mound-builders'  antiquities  from  Georgia,  the  Porto  Rico  antiquities  ;  a  mammoth  twenty-five  feet  high  ; 
several  specimens  of  the  extinct  Australian  bird,  the  Moa,  fifteen  feet  high  ;  reptiles,  fishes,  corals,  min- 
erals, etc.  The  collection  is  one  of  the  largest  and  finest  in  the  country.  The  library  contains  12,000 
scientific  works.  Many  lectures  are  given  here  yearly  for  the  teachers  in  the  public  schools,  who  come 
here  to  study  these  vast  and  interesting  collections.  New  buildings  are  about  to  be  added  by  the  State. 
The  Museum  is  open  free  on  Wednesdays,  Thursdays,  Fridays,  and  Saturdays.  It  is  reached  by  the 
Sixth  Avenue  Elevated  Railroad  to  the  Eighty-finst  Street  Station,  or  by  the  Eighth  Avenue  horse-cars. 

One  of  the  greatest  attractions  of  the  park  is  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  which  is  situated  on 
the  Fifth  Avenue  side,  opposite  Eighty-third  Street.  The  portion  erected,  which  is  only  one  of  a  pro- 
jected series  of  buildings,  is  218  feet  long  and  95  broad,  and  is  a  handsome  structure  of  red  brick, 
with  sandstone  trimmings,  in  the  gothic  style.  The  most  important  feature  of  this  museum  is  the  Di 
Cesnola  collection  of  ancient  art  objects,  exhumed  in  Cyprus,  regarded  by  archaeologists  as  the  most 
remarkable  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  There  are  also  a  number  of  loan  collections  of  pottery,  paintings, 
sculpture,    arms,   wood-carvings,  etc.,  which  amply  reward  the  curiosity  of  the  visitor.     The  picture- 


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gallery  of  the  museum,  whicii  stands  wiLliin  a  lew  feet  of  ilie  I'.asl  Drive,  contains  some  of  the  best 
samples  of  the  old  Dutch,   Flcniish,  and  Spanisii  masters  t(»  he  found  in  America. 

Standing  on  a  knoll  in  the  grounds  ailji lining  the  Metropolitan  Museum — and  on  one  of  the  most 
commanding  situations  in  the  park-  -is  the  ( )l)clisk,  which  is  about  1500  years  older  than  the  companion 
obelisk  on  the  Thames  Kmbankment  in  London,  and  known  as  Cleopatra's  Needle.  The  (jhclisk  in 
Central  Park  was  erected  in  the  Temple  of  On,  in  Kgypt,  about  3500  years  ago,  by  Thotines  III., 
King  of  Egypt,  and  concjueror  of  Central  Africa,  Palestine,  and  .Mesopotamia,  with  hieroglyphics  illus- 
trating his  campaigns  and  titles,  and  those  of  his  descendant,  Rameses  II.  For  many  centuries  it 
stood  before  the  Temple  of  the  Sun,  at  Heliopolis,  and  was  removed  during  the  reign  of  Tiberius  to 
Alexandria,  where  it  remained  until  1877,  when  the  Khedive,  Ismail  Pasha,  presented  it  to  the  City  of 
New  York.     It  was  skilfully  transported  hither   by  Lieut. -Com.   (iorringe,   U.    S.   N.     The  entire  cost 

of  its  transportation  and   setting-up  was  borne  by  th^;  late  William 
H.  \  anderbilt.      It    is  of  granite.  70  leet    long,   and  weighs  200 
tons.      1  his    noble   monument    was    maile   before    the    siege  of 
1  rov  or  the  foundation  of  Rome,  and  while  the  Israelites  were 
enslaved  m  Lgvpt.      Fronting   on    the   park    at    Fifth  Avenue 
and  Seventv-hrst  Street  is   the  Leno.K  Library,  a  fine  building 


111    ^f  -* 


Broadwfiv  and  Fifth  Avenue. 


of  Lockport  limestone,  in  modern  French  archi- 
tecture.     The  building  occupies   an  area  of  192 

by  114  feet.  It  was  a  gift  to  the  public  by  the  late  James  Lenox,  who  was  an  indefatigable  collec- 
tor of  literary  and  art  treasures.  ]\Ir.  Lenox  built  and  etpiipped  the  library  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,000. 
There  has  been  much  retl-tapeism  to  go  thr>)ugh  before  a  person  could  get  a  look  into  the  building  so 
that  it  was  practically  clo.sed  to  the  public.  This  has  lately  been  changed,  and  the  library  made 
free  ami  accessible.  The  building  has  two  wings.  In  the  south  wing  is  the  library,  containing  precious 
incuiiahnhe ;  a  ])erfect  Mazarin  Bible,  printed  by  (nitenberg  and  Faust  in  1650,  and  the  oldest  of  printed 
books  :  Latin  Bibles  printeil  at  Mayence  in  1462  (by  Faust  and  -SchotTer),  and  at  Nuremberg  in  1477 
(with  many  notes  in  Melancthon's  handwriting)  ;  seven  fine  Caxtons  ;  block-books;  five  of  Eliot's  Indian 
Bibles;  "The  Recuyell  of  the  Historyes  of  Troye"  (Bruges,  1474),  the  first  book  printed  m  English;  the 
Bay  Psalm  Book  (Cambridge,  1640),  the  first  book  jM-inietl  in  the  United  States,  etc.  There  are  also 
many  rare  MSS.  on  vellum,  illuminated,  dating  from  before  the  invention  of  printing.  These  objects 
are  exhibited  and  entertainingly  explained  by  the  librarian,  the  venerable  Dr.  S.  Austin  Allibone,  author 
of  the  Dictionary  of  Authors.  The  picture-gallery  is  in  the  central  part  of  the  second  story,  and 
contains  about   150  canvases  by  artists,   principally  modern,  but  including  many  noted  names. 

Beyond  the  reservoirs  in  Central  Park  extend  the  North  Park,  with  the  carriage-concourse  on  Great 
Hill;  the  North  Meadow,  of  19  acres;  Harlem  Meer,  covering  12^  acres,  and  t)verlooked  by  ancient  forti- 
fications; and  the  deep  ravine  of  M'Gowan's  Pass,  from  which    Leslie's  British   light-infantry  drove  the 


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Continental  troops,  in  September,  1776.  Just  beyond,  on  the  plains  of  Harlem,  the  IMar^-land  Line  came 
to  the  relief  of  the  retreating  Virginians  and  Connecticut  Rangers,  and  drove  back  the  English  with 
heavy  losses. 

All  the  region  bordering  on  Central  Park  is  becoming  the  fashionable  and  aristocratic  quarter  of  the 
city,  as  its  streets  afford  fine  opportunities  for  architectural  effects,  and  are  on  high  and  healthy  ground. 
Here  and  there  palatial  buildings  are  being  erected,  fronting  on  the  Park,  and  the  price  of  real  estate 
advances  rapidly  and  ^vithout  reaction. 


A  RUN  THROUGH  THE  CHIEF  ARTERIES  OF  THE  CITY. 


That  we  may  see  more  of  the  wonders  of  Gotham  let  us  retrace  our  steps  to  the  region  of  the 
Battery,  where  the  city  took  its  rise,  and  from  whence  the  main  arteries  of  the  cit)-  branched  out, 
linking  themselves,  as  thev  extented,  by  cross-streets  and  alley's,  and  giving  off  branches  that  have  become 
famous  throughout  the  civilized  world.  Narrow  and  irregular  were  the  streets  and  highways  formed  by 
the  founders  of  the  citv,  and  their  descendants  shaped  their  thoroughfares  on  the  plan  of  those  of  their 
fathers,  until,  in  the  early  part  of  the  present  century,  Houston  Street  was  reached,  when  an  intelligent 

and  more  convenient  system  was  adopted.  The 
thoroughfares  running  thence  northward  were 
and  are  now  known  as  avenues,  and  numbered 
streets  were  planned  to,  and  do,  run  from  one 
side  of  the  island  to  the  other  and  across  the 
avenues.  The  blocks  between  the  streets  bearing 
numbers  are  twenty  to  a  mile,  and  the  blocks 
between  the  avenues  are  seven  to  a  mile.  B)- 
remembering  these  facts  the  visitor  or  resident  is 
enabled  to  quickly  find  the  distance  to  be  trav- 
elled to  any  particular  up-town  street  above 
Houston  Street,  which  is  one  mile  and  three 
quarters  from  the  Battery,  the  starting-point  of 
the  Elevated  Railroads  and  of  other  urban  modes 
of  conveyance. 

The  avenues,  commencing  at  First,  and  num- 
bering as  high  as  Eleventh,  run  north  and  south, 
parallel  to  Fifth  Avenue.  They  are  supplemented 
on  the  eastern  side,  at  the  widest  part  of  the 
island,  by  avenues  A,  B,  C,  and  D.  INIost  of 
these  avenues  commence  on  the  eastern  side  at 
Houston  Street.  On  the  western  side,  with  the 
exception  of  Fifth  and  Sixth,  they  commence  but 
little  below  Fourteenth  Street.  They  are  mostly, 
save  Fifth  Avenue  (and  even  that  thoroughfare  is 
now  invaded  by  commerce),  devoted  to  retail 
trade,  and,  on  seeing  their  miles  of  stores,  one 
wonders  where,  even  in  a  great  city  like  New 
York,  all  the  people  come  from  who  support 
them.  Second  Avenue,  early  in  the  present  cent- 
urv.  was  what  Fifth  A\enue  has  become  to-day, 
the  fashionable  residence  avenue  :   and  even  yet 

Admiral  Farr-agut-Madison  Square.  ^^^^         ^j^^       _j   Knickerbocker    families    cling  tO 

it,  living  in  their  roomy,  old-fashioned  houses,  and  maintaining  an  exclusive  society,  while  they  look 
down  with  disdain  upon  the  parvenus  of  Fifth  Avenue.  Stuyvesant  Square,  intersected  by  Second 
Avenue,  and  bounded  on  the  east  by  Livingston  Place  and  on  the  west  by  Rutherford  Place,  is  one  of 
the  quarters  of  the  ancient  regime.     Here  still  live  the  Rutherfords,  the  Stuyvesants,   and  other  New 


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York  old  families,  linking  the  pasl  willi  the  present.  St.  George's  Churcii,  witli  the  largest  seating 
capacity  of  any  church  in  the  city,  faces  tliis  sciuare. 

The  street  nomenclature  of  the  lower  anil  the  oUlcst  part  of  the  metropolis  is  sometimes 
bewildering  to  the  stranger,  and  he  is  not  infrequently  letl  into  mistakes  until  he  becomes  familiar 
with  the  topography  of  this  section  of  the  city.  For  instance,  a  name  is  sometimes  repeated  more 
than  once,  and,  ai^ain,  two  or  three  names  will  be  bestowed  upon  the  same  street.  There  is  a 
Broadway,  an  East  J^roadwa}-,  a  West  Broadway,  and  a  Broad  Street.  There  is  a  (Greenwich 
Avenue  and  a  Greenwich  Street.  There  are  two  Pearl  streets.  There  is  a  Park  Avenue,  a  Park 
Street,  a  Park  Row,  and  a  Park  Place.  On  the  other  hand,  Park  Row  becomes  East  Broadway 
east  of  Bowery ;  Dey  Street  is  transformed  into  John  Street  east  of  Broadway ;  Cortlandt  becomes 
IMaiden  Lane  at  the  same  dividing  line ;  and  other  streets  are  in  like  manner  metamorphosed. 
Fourth  Avenue,  beginning  at  the  Battery  as  Pearl  Street,  changes  to  the  Bowery  at  Chatham  Square. 


At  Fifth  Street,  without  any  change  in  its  direction,  it  becomes  Fourth  Avenue  ;  from  Thirty- 
fourth  to  Forty-second  Street  it  is  Park  Avenue,  and  then  relapses  into  Fourth  Avenue  again. 
This  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  avenues  in  the  city.  As  to  Pearl  Street,  its  windings  and  its 
business  occupations  have  already  been  referreil  to. 

If  the  reader  desires  to  see  the  city  quickly — to  take  a  bird's-eye  view  of  the  plan  and  extent  of 
the  greatest  city  of  the  New  World — let  him  repair  to  the  Battery  and  there  ascend  the  terminus  of  the 
Elevated  Railroad,  the  like  of  which  is  not  to  be  found  in  the  universe.  A  fine  view  of  the  terminus 
and  of  New  Y.>rk  Harbor  is  given  herewith,  and  another  of  the  railroad  and  the  Coenties  Slip  at  this 
point.  By  the  elevated  railroad  the  long-ve.xed  problem  of  rapid  transit  has  been  solved  in  a  practical 
and  efficient  manner.  That  it  has  not  improved  the  appearance  of  the  streets  through  which  it  passes, 
must  be  admitted  ;  and  while  the  railroad  has  in  some  localities  caused  a  deterioration  in  the  value  of 
property,  in  others  it  has  had  just  the  opposite  effect.      It  has.  however,  secured  what  was  aimed  at  in 


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the  outset — quick  travel  from  one  end  of  the  island  to  the  other.  There  are  now  four  distinct  elevated 
railroads,  but  all  are  operated  by  one  company,  the  Manhattan  Company.  The  old  Greenwich  Street 
and  Ninth  Avenue  line,  on  the  west  side  of  the  city,  extends  from  the  Battery  to  the  Harlem  River 
above  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fifth  Street.  The  Sixth  Avenue  road  was  the  first  constructed  after  the 
successful  experiment  on  Ninth  Avenue,  and  this  is  the  most  popular  of  all,  chiefly  on  account  of  the 
fact  that  trains  run  easier.  It  extends  from  the  Battery  to  New  Church  Street,  rear  of  Trinity  Church  ; 
thence  to  West  Broadway  ;  thence  crossing  Canal  Street  to  South  Fifth  Avenue  ;  thence  to  Amity  Street, 
into  which  it  turns  in  order  to  reach  Sixth  Avenue  ;  and  from  thence  to  Central  Park,  at  Fifty-ninth 
Street  ;  but  at  Fifty-third  Street  a  branch  of  the  road  extends  to  Ninth  Avenue,  where  it  joins  the 
Greenwich  Street  and  Ninth  Avenue  road,  and  continues  on  the  line  of  that  road  to  Eighty-first  Street. 
At  this  point  the  track  resumes  the  character  of  the  Sixth  Avenue  structure,  and  extends  to  One  Hun- 
dred and  Tenth  Street,  through  this  street  to  Eighth  Avenue,  and  through  this  avenue  to  One  Hundred 
and  Fifty-fifth  Street  at  Harlem  River.  Here  it  joins  with  the  New  York  City  &  Northern  Railroad 
for  points  in  Westchester  County  and  as  far  as  Brewster's,  53  miles  distant.  The  distance  from  the 
Battery  to  One  Hundred  and  Fift\-fifth  Street  is  nearly  10  miles.  The  Sixth  Avenue  road  is  the  most 
pleasant  line  on  which  to  travel,  but  the  Third  Avenue  line,  which  also  starts  from  the  Battery,  has 
the  largest  patronage.  It  proceeds  from  the  Battery  through  Front  and  Pearl  streets  until  it  arrives  at 
New  Bowery  ;  then  it  extends  to  the  Bowery,  which  begins  at  Chatham  Square,  and  from  this  point  its 
course  is  direct  to  Harlem  River,  at  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-ninth  Street.  There  is  a  branch  of  the 
Third  Avenue  road,  with  its  head  at  City  Hall  and  at  the  entrance  to  the  East  River  Bridge  (see  cut), 
and  which  connects  with  the  main  line  at  Chatham  Square  ;  and  there  are  also  branches  to  Long 
Island  Ferry  at  Thirty-fourth  Street,  and  to  the  Grand  Central  Depot  at  Forty-second  Street.  The 
Second  Avenue  road  starts  from  the  Battery,  over  the  same  line  as  the  Third  Avenue  to  Chatham 
Square,  goes  through  Division  and  Allen  streets  to  Second  Avenue,  and  thence  to  Harlem  River,  where 
a  junction  is  made  with  the  line  of  the  Harlem  River  and  Port  Chester  Railroad  Company,  who  have 
spanned  the  river  with  a  bridge  and  are  now  engaged  in  carrying  an  elevated  road  to  beyond  West 
Farms.  The  rate  of  speed  on  all  the  elevated  railroads  is  about  15  miles  an  hour.  Stations  are  fre- 
quent, being  never  more  than  half  a  mile  apart,  the  average  distance  being  less.  The  equipment  of 
these  roads  is  all  that  can  be  desired.  _  To  the  resident  up-town  and  having  business  down-town,  the 
elevated  roads  are  such  a  boon  that  he  wonders  how  he  ever  did  without  them  before  they  came 
into  existence.  As  a  mode  of  access  to  theatres,  places  of  amusement,  places  of  business,  the  value 
of  these  roads  increases  year  by  year.  Real  estate  in  the  upper  sections  of  the  city  has  been  much 
enhanced  in  worth,  and  building  has  pushed  forward  rapidly.  The  effects  of  these  roads  have  only 
begun  to  be  fully  appreciated  by  the  public.  The  most  impressive  scene  connected  with  the  elevated 
railroad  as  an  illustration  of  audacious  and  skilled  engineering,  is  at  One  Hundred  and  Tenth  Street, 
between  Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues.  Here  the  sub-structure  attains  the  remarkable  height  of  63  feet, 
and  the  massive  iron  beams  and  girders,  owing  to  their  great  elevation,  appear  too  frail  to  support 
the  burden  placed  on  them.  To  stand  under  this  structure  when  a  train  is  sweeping  along  over- 
head is  awe-inspiring.  The  fare  on  all  the  elevated  roads  is  five  cents,  with  no  extra  charge  for 
transfers  to  the  branch  lines. 

Since  1884  a  line  of  horse-cars  has  existed  from  the  Battery,  through  Broadway,  to  Forty-fourth 
Street,  and  thence  along  Seventh  Avenue  to  Central  Park  at  Fifty-ninth  Street. 

Another  horse-car  road  from  the  Battery  is  the  Belt  Line,  which  runs  across  the  East  River  front  to 
Fifty-ninth  Street,  and  down  to  the  Battery  again  on  the  North  River  front  (west  side).  This  line  passes 
all  ferries,  steamship  and  steamboat  docks. 

While  on  the  subject  of  horse-cars  we  may  here  mention  that  there  are  over  forty  different  lines  of 
horse-cars  in  the  city.    Among  the  principal,  besides  those  already  alluded  to,  may  be  named  : 

Madison  Avenue  Line,  from  Post  Office  to  Fourth  Avenue,  up  Fourth  Avenue  to  Madison  Avenue, 
to  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-eighth  Street ;  Third  Avenue  Line,  from  Post  Office  to  Third  Avenue,  and  up 
Third  Avenue  to  Harlem  ;  Sixth  Avenue  Line,  from  Broadway  and  Vesey  Street  to  Sixth  Avenue,  and 
up  Sixth  Avenue  to  Central  Park  (Fiftj'-ninth  Street);  Cross-town  lines  cross  the  city  from  river  to  river, 
at  Canal  Street,  dand  Street,  Houston  Street,  Fourteenth  Street,  Twenty-third  Street,  Forty-second  Street, 


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Fifty-ninth  Street,  and  One  Hundred  and  ■I'wcnU-lirili  Sircci  ;  liuulcvard  Line  (green  cars),  lluough  I'wrty- 
second  Street  up  the  Western  Boulevanl  to  Riverside  Park  and  (lencral  Grants  tomb. 

The  old  hnes  of  omnibuses  once  so  common  in  New  \\>ik  iiave  cnlircly  disappeared,  and  the  only 
line  of  stages  now  existing  is  on  the  route  from  the  corner  of  South  Fifdi  Avenue  and  Bleecker  Street 
to  Sixty-fourth  Street.  Tiie  coaches  are  handsome  in  ajjpearance,  have  seats  inside  for  twelve  and  on  the 
top  for  six  persons,  and  on  the  top  it  is  quite  common  for  huiies  to  ride.  The  fare  is  five  cents.  Hacks 
and  other  carriages  are  to  be  hired  all  over  the  city  under  regulations  of  the  city  authorities.  Every 
hired  carriage  carries  a  copy  of  these  regulations  with  lists  of  fares.  From  the  Battery,  therefore,  one 
maybe  carried  with  "the  utmost  despatch,"  by  a  choice  of  travel,  at  a  very  small  outlay,  into  any  and 
every  section  of  the  city;  and  tiie  most  interesting  objects  in  these  sections  we  propose  to  bring  before 
the  reader's  notice. 

SCENES  ON  THE  RIVER-FRONTS,  AND  IN  THE  TENEMENT-HOUSE  DISTRICTS. 

The  true  student  of  city  life  will  not  content  liimself  with  merely  inspecting  the  gorgeous  palaces  of 
the  rich,  mixing  witli  the  gav  crowtis  of  loungers  on  the  fasionable  promenades,  or  with  the  stylish  "•butter- 
flies" ol'  the  hour  in  the  halls  of  finer\-,  dissipa- 
tion, and  extravagance,  l)ut  will  seek  to  penetrate 
the  gilded  crust  of  Gotham's  every-day  existence, 
and  get  among  the  hard-handed  sons  of  toil, 
who  earn  their  bread  by  the  sweat  of  their 
brows,  and  among  those  who,  though  they 
"toil  not  and  spin  not,"  and  have  no  visible 
means  of  living,  yet  live.  The  sight-seer  will 
find  on  the  thon^ughfares  adjoining  the  water- 
line  of  Xew  York  much  to  amuse  him,  and  not 
a  few  incidents  for  subsequent  reflection.  The 
importance  of  the  business  represented  in  the 
bustle  and  struggle  for  movement  along  such 
avenues  as  West  Street,  on  the  North  River 
front,  and  South  Street,  on  the  East  River  front, 
can.  scarcely  be  exaggerated.  The  scenes  pre- 
sented here  have  characteristics  peculiar  to  the 
locality,  and  no  counterparts  of  them  are  to 
be  met  with  in  other  sections  of  the  city.  The 
streets  running  along  the  river-fronts,  and 
those  shooting  off"  from  them  in  the  direction 
of  Broadway,  are  always  the  dirtiest  and  most 
unsightly  in  the  metropolis.  To  some  extent 
they  are  necessarily  so.  but  if  the  scavenger's 
brooms  were  more  frequently  exercised,  antl  ii 
the  ash-carts  of  the  city  were  more  oiten  seen 
in  the  locality,  this  region  would  be  less  filthy 
and  more  wholesome.  From  morning  to  night 
the  streets  are  literally  choked  up  with  heavy 
drays,  trucks,  baggags  and  freight  wagons,  so 
that  the  chaos  seems  almost  inextricable.  The 
roughest  of  the  laboring  classes  find  employ- 
ment in  these  regions,  and  above  the  roar  and 
confusion  are  heard  the  oaths  of  furious  driv- 
ers, who  occasionally  get  down  from  their  lofty  perches  and  engage  in  a  furious  fisticuff"  combat. 
West  Street,  which  runs  from  Battery  Place  north  to  Tenth  Street,  has  upon  it  the  depots  and  ferrv-houses 
of  the  great  railway  companies,  the  wharves  of  the  big  ocean  steamships,  the  wholesale  produce  houses, 
Washington  ISLarket,  etc.     The  sidewalks  are  crowded  with  boxes,  barrels,  stalls,  etc.,  and  passengers,  of 


The  Osborne  Flats, 
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whom  there  is  an  unceasing  tide  coming  and  going  to  the  ferries,  have  a  dangerous  time  in  picking  their 
way  among  boxes  and  barrels,  and  a  more  dangerous  task  when  crossing  the  street  through  a  tangle  of 
horse-cars,  express  and  baggage  wagons,  hacks,  drays,  trucks,  etc.,  constantly  arriving  and  departing.  South 
Street,  running  from  the  Battery  east  along  the  East  River,  is  a  locality  where  the  world's  commerce  mani- 
fests itself  in  a  forest  of  tall  masts.  Here  "confusion  worse  confounded"  in  the  struggles  of  vehicles  and 
passengers  is  encountered,  but,  somehow,  the  apparent  chaos  and  disorder  keeps  straightening  itself  out  as 
quickly  as  it  is  created,  and  so  the  tangle  and  turmoil  goes  on  from  day  to  day,  and  probably  will  until 
the  crack  of  doom. 

While  New  York  is  one  of  the  richest  cities  on  the  globe,  while  it  has  within  its  confines  more 
millionaires  than  any  other  centre  in  Christendom  or  Heathendom,  it  has  also  in  its  midst  a  vast  population 
representing  wretchedness  and  poverty  in  their  worst  forms,  and  a  class  of  criminals  who  for  downright 
deviltry  ami  cunningness  are  nowhere  excelled  on  the  face  of  the  globe. 

While  the  visitor  is  on  South  Street  let  him  penetrate  into  the  off-streets,  where  he  will  find  himself 
in  the  heart  of  the  tenement  region,  deeply  honeycombetl  with  misery  and  corruption.  The  tenement- 
houses  tower  to  a  height  of  five  and  six  stories,  and  on  every  floor  are  crowded  a  number  of  families  ; 
and  if  wretchedness  in  human  habitations  is  to  be  found  anywhere,  it  is  surely  to  be  found  here.  There 
is  no  yard-room  to  the  houses,  and  clothes  are  dried  on  the  roofs  or  on  ropes  extended  from  one  side 
of  the  street  to  the  other,  and  worked  by  means  of  pulleys.    Beer-saloons  are  thickly  planted,  and  men  and 

women  in  their  misery  seek  consolation 
in  foam-topped  beer,  while  their  children 
run  about  in  rags  and  tatters.  The  greater 
part  of  the  region  embraced  within  the 
Bowery  and  the  East  River,  and  Chatham 
Square  and  Tompkins  Square,  is  known 
as  the  tenement-house  district,  and  with- 
in a  space  of  half  a  mile  over  a  hundred 
thousand  people  crowd  and  live  lives  of 
toil  and  suffering.  Incij)ient  communism 
has  frequently  lirokcn  out,  as  might  well 
be  expected,  and  the  jxilice  have  frequently 
had  serious  tussles  with  the  discontented 
workmen.  These  are  districts  visitors  from 
abroad  are  not  taken  to  see,  but  here  is 
represented  a  phase  of  life  in  the  metrop- 
olis that  those  entrusted  with  the  govern- 
ment of  the  city  dare  not  ignore.  Chatham 
Square  has  been  aptly  described  as  "the  vestibule  of  the  worst  quarter  of  the  city."  Passing  thence 
through  a  narrow  thoroughfare  lined  with  Jews'  stores,  crowded  with  new  and  second-hand  clothing, 
boots,  shoes,  etc.,  one  reaches  liaxtcr  Street,  and  next  the  Five  Points,  once  the'  most  infamous  locality 
of  the  metropolis.  Here,  a  generation  ago,  a  respectable  man  who  attempted  to  pass  through  this 
region,  even  in  broad  daylight,  considered  it  necessary  to  be  armed  to  the  teeth.  It  was  the  ren- 
dezvous of  burglars,  thieves,  garroters,  cut-throats  and  women  of  ill-fame.  Hundreds  of  families  were 
huddled  together  in  tumble-down  tenement-houses,  passing  an  existence  in  filth  and  wretchedness,  and 
with  such  an  utter  disregard  of  decency  as  is  scarcely  to  be  credited.  Christian  philanthropy,  however, 
ultimately  stepped  in ;  mission  schools  and  a  house  of  industry  were  established,  the  old  tenements  were 
razed  and  better  ones  built  in  their  stead  ;  and  to-day  the  Old  Bowery.  Cow  Bay,  and  Murderers'  Allev 
are  known  only  in  name.  The  Five  Points  is  at  the  junction  of  Baxter,  Worth  and  Parker  streets  ;  but 
it  is  in  reality  five  points  no  longer,  since  the  carrying  through  of  Worth  Street  to  the  Bowery  created 
another  point.  With  all  its  improvements  this  region  is  still  dreadful  enough.  The  "improved  tene- 
ment-houses "  are  but  wretched  hovels,  and  the  neighborhood  abounds  with  poorly-clad  children,  drunken 
men  and  depraved  women.  This  is  the  centre  of  a  wretched  quarter,  which  extends  westward  to  Broad- 
way, and  almost  indefinitely  in  other  directions.  Mott,  Mullberry,  Baxter,  Centre,  Elm,  and  Crosby 
streets  are  filled  with  overcrowded  tenement-houses,   the  abodes  of  Italians,  Chinese,  etc. ;  and  it  is  pos- 


"   V 

Academy  of  Fine  Arts, 
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siblc  to  take  a  stroll  thnnigh  some  of  these  thoroughfares  and  never  hear  a  word  of  English 
spoken. 

The  Tombs,  the  city  prison,  famous  in  the  criminal  history  of  New  York,  is  localetl  in  the  midst 
of  this  quarter,  occuiiies  an  entire  block,  and  is  bounded  by  Centre,  Elm,  Lecjnard,  and  Franklin  streets, 
and  is  a  large  and  gloomy  granite  building  in  the  pure  EgyiHian  style.  The  hanging  of  criminals  takes 
place  here.  Y'isitors  are  admitted  on  application  at  the  office  of  the  Commissioners  of  Charity  and  Cor- 
rections, corner  of  Third  Avenue  and  Eleventh  Street.  Sometimes  more  than  five  hundred  prisoners  are 
incarcerated  within  these  frowning  walls, — murderers,  incendiaries,  burglars,  thieves,  and  all  their  horrid 
crew.  The  murderers'  cells  are  of  especial  strength.  The  building  dales  from  1838,  and  holds  prisoners 
awaiting  trial,  and  convicts  awaiting  to  be  executed,  or  sent  to  the  State  prison.  The  Special  Sessions 
and  Tombs  Police  Court  are  held  here.  On  this  site  in  ancient 
times  rijipleil  the  blue  waters  of  a  pretty  lake,  around  which  the 
Indians  built  their  wigwams.  The  Dutch  found  their  mounds  of 
shells  here,  and  named  the  place  Kalk-Hook,  or  Lime-shell  Point, 
which  degenerated  into  "The  Collect."  It  was  near  the  pond  on 
this  site,  in  the  year  1626,  that  three  of  Minuit's  farm-hands 
murdered  a  Weckquaesgeek  Indian,  who  was  bringing  his  furs 
down  to  sell.  His  young  nephew  escaped,  and  afterwards  led  the 
Indians  in  disastrous  and  vengeful  forays  on  the  colony.  Knox's 
American  nifantry  marched  into  the  Fresh-water  Pond,  and  sat  here 


Fourth  Avenue,  north  from  Forty-fifth  Street. 


in  the  long  grass,  while  the  British  army  were  evacuating  New  York,  in  1783.  Here,  in  1796,  occurred 
the  first  trial   of  a  steamboat  with   a  screw-propeller,   John   Fitch's  invention. 

Another  noted  pri.son,  located  near  Essex  Market  and  C.rand  Street,  is  Ludlow  Street  Jail,  a  massive 
brick  structure  used  for  the  incarceration  of  debtors,  United  States  prisoners  and  derelict  militia-men. 
Among  its  "  guests  "  have  been  Tweed,  Connollv,  Fish,  Ward,  Jacob  Sharp,  and  other  notorious  politicians 
and  financiers  of  New  York.  Another  prison  is  a  picturesquely  irregular  jiile,  at  the  corner  of  Sixth 
Avenue  and  Tenth  Street,  built  of  brick  and  sandstone,  and  in  the  Lombardo-gothic  stylo  of  archi- 
tecture.   This  is  the  Jefferson  ]\Iarket  Court  and  prison. 


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THE  BOWERY. 

The  Bowery,  to  which  reference  has  been  several  times  made,  is  a  thoroughfare  with  characteristics 
peculiarly  its  own.  In  it  is  probably  represented  every  civilized  nation  on  the  globe,  and  it  is  unques- 
tionably a  democratic  street.  It  is  the  antithesis  of  Broadway,  and  the  grand  avenue  of  the  respectable 
lower  classes.  The  two  highways  are  nearly  parallel  and  but  a  short  distance  apart,  but  the  constituen- 
cies of  the  two  streets  are  separated  by  vast  ethical  spaces.  Here  retail  stores,  beer-saloons,  pawn-shops, 
dime-museums,  theatres,  etc.,  crowd  upon  each  other,  and  an  incessant  multitude  streams  along  the 
encumbered  sidewalks.  The  German  language  seems  to  predominate,  appearing  on  hundreds  of  sign- 
boards and  coming  from  thousands  of  lips.  The  Bowery  takes  its  name  from  the  "  Bouwerie  Farm"  of 
Petrus  Stuyvesant,  Governor  and  Captain-general  of  New  Netherlands  from  1647  until  1664.  Stuyvesant's 
country  estate  covered  all  this  part  of  the  city,  and  was  dominated  by  a  great  and  commodious  mansion 
of  old  Netherlandish  architecture.  His  house  was  built  of  small  yellow  bricks,  imported  from  Holland, 
and  many  white  workmen  and  negro  slaves  were  employed  in  his  gardens  and  fields.  His  city  and 
official  mansion  was  Whitehall,  near  the  Battery,  a  handsome  structure  of  hewn  stone,  surrounded  by 
velvety  lawns  and  beautiful  gardens.  When  dead,  Stuyvesant  was  interred  in  the  family  vault  in  a 
little  church  upon  his  farm  ;  and  a  hundred  and  thirty  years  later  the  now  venerable  Episcopal  Church 
of  St.  Mark  was  erected  upon  the  spot.  St.  Mark's  is  near  the  head  of  the  Bowery,  and  contains  also 
the  tombs  of  Colonel  Slaughter,  British  Governor  of  New  York  in  1691,  and  Daniel  D.  Tompkins, 
governor  of  the  State  from  1807  to  1817.  A  prominent  feature  of  the  Bowery  is  its  beer-gardens, 
on  the  plan  of  those  in  the  large  German  cities,  and  they  are  patronized  by  the  same  class  and 
race.  While  always  crowded  and  full  of  life,  the  Bowery  presents  itself  in  all  its  "glory"  on  a 
Saturday  night,  when  wage-earners  have  a  little  spare  time  to  themselves,  and  are  abroad  with  a 
week's  earnings  in  their  pockets.  King  Beer  holds  high  carnival.  Beer-saloons  and  gardens  are 
almost  as  closely  packed  as  sardines  in  a  tin  box.  Each  saloon  is  extravagant  in  its  offers  of  a 
free  lunch  to  all  its  patrons,  and  the  lunch  is  in  each  case  attacked  by  a  perspiring  and  not  partic- 
ular throng.  Ten  men  to  one  fork  !  The  red  herring,  so  conducive  to  thirst,  is  not  popular,  the 
tripe  having  evidendy  borne  the  brunt  of  attack.  The  cheese  has  suffered  greatly,  too,  and  looks 
as  though  it  wished  itself  dead,  which  it  isn't.  Then,  out  on  the  sidewalks  hoodlums  abound  ; 
and  not  only  hoodlums  of  the  sterner  sex,  but  hoodlums  of  the  gentle  and  amiable  type  of 
humanity — female  hoodlums,  from  thirteen  to  sixteen  years  of  age,  short  of  dress,  long  of  tongue, 
with  bangs,  bold  eyes,  tremendous  hats,  and  "Mikado  tuck-ups"  to  their  hair.  The  street  swarms 
with  them,  and  they  seem  to  "know  it  all."  Not  wholly  bad,  perhaps,  but  on  the  road  to  being 
so.  They  are  in  quest  of  excitement,  aching  for  attention,  dying  for  a  dance,  hungering  for  admi- 
ration, and  ready  to  go  any  length  for  a  compliment.  How  near  akin  are  vanity  and  vice  !  On 
every  hand  are  lung-testers,  vendors  of  candy,  buttons,  suspenders,  pop-corn  ;  and  here  and  there, 
on  hand-carts,  "bankrupt  stocks'"  of  large  wholesale  houses,  purchased  at  small  cost,  are  displayed 
and  offered  at  "ruinous  sacrifices."  The  theatres  and  dime-museums  are  ablaze  with  light  and 
crowded  with  tobacco-  and  gura-chewers  ;  the  stores  are  filled  to  overflowing  with  bargains  ;  and 
every  corner  is  buttressed  by  live  statues,  many  of  whom  would  sooner  fight  than  eat,  while  others 
have  a  greater  longing  for  eating  than  for  a  bout  at  fisticuffs.  Dickens  describes  this  region  of 
New  York  very  graphically  in  the  sixth  chapter  of  his  "American  Notes;''  but  great  improvements  have 
certainly  been  made  since  he  wrote,  and  sanguinary  battles  between  rival  aggregations  of  ruffians  are  of 
less  frequent  occurrence  in  the  Bowery  than  of  yore. 

FLATS,  OR  APARTMENT-HOUSES. 

While  the  majority  of  the  families — the  poor — of  the  city  are  forced  by  circumstances  to  house  them- 
selves in  tenements,  many  who  are  rich  betake  themselves  by  choice  to  flats,  or  apartment-houses,  where 
each  apartment  is  complete  in  itself,  containing  all  the  rooms  requisite  for  housekeeping.  The  cost  of 
supporting  a  flat  may  not  be  so  great  as  that  of  maintaining  a  five-story  brownstone-front  house  on 
Fifth  Avenue,  but  life  in    a  fashionable  flat   is  pretty  expensive,  for  the  rent  of  an  apartment  of  the 


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better  class  ranges  from  $1000  to  $7000  per  year,  according  to  size  and  location.  The  buildings 
arc  provided  with  elevators,  hall-boys,  electric  lights,  and  in  many  cases  are  fire-proof.  The  expen- 
sive apartments  are  elegantly  fitted  up  wiili  hard-woods  and  inlaid  floors,  frescoes,  etc.,  and  contain 
from  seven  to  twenty-five  rooms  each.  One  of  the  differences  between  "flats''  and  "apartment-houses" 
is  that  the  former  have  kitchens,  equipped  for  housekeeping  ;  while  the  latter  have  restaurants  where  the 
occupants  get  their  meals.  One  of  the  largest  of  these  apartment-houses  we  give  an  illustration  of  This 
is  the  Osborne,  at  the  corner  of  Seventh  Avenue  and  Fifty-seventh  Street.  It  is  11  stories  (171  feet) 
high,  of  rock-faced  Connecticut  brown-stone,  fire-proof,  with  floors  and  roof  of  iron,  brick,  and  con- 
crete, all  rooms  finished  in  mahogany  or  ash,  electric  lights,  steam  heat,  Tiffany  stained-glass,  etc. 
The  main  entrance  is  said  to  be  the  finest  in  New  York,  with  heav}-  oaken  doors,  rare  marbles, 
mosaic,  frescos,  and  stained-glass.  The  Central  Park  Apartment-houses  on  Fifty-ninth  Street,  near  Seventh 
Avenue,  form  the  largest  flat-hotel  in  the  world,  including  several  huge  fire-proof  buildings — the  ^iladrid, 
Cordova,  Granada,  Lisbon — comprehended  in  one  plan,  and  magnificent  in  all  their  appointments.  The 
whole  structure  is  liest  kmiwii  as  the  "Navarro  Flats,"  and  is  said  to  have  cost  upwards  of  $7,000,000. 
The  Dakota,  at  Eiglitli  Avenue  and  Seventy- 
second  Street,  is  another  vast  anil  costly 
structure,  155  feet  high,  and  gorgeous  in  all 
its  details.  It  is  called  the  finest  in  New 
York.  The  rent  of  an  apartment  runs  as 
high  as  $7000  a  year.  It  was  built  by 
Clark,  of  Singer  Sewing-machine  fame. 


FIFTH  AVENUE. 

Fifth  Avenue  has  a  reputation  as  wide 
as  the  civilized  world  for  the  richness  of  its 
residences,  and  as  the  centre  of  American 
fiishionable  life.  The  avenue  begins  at  Wash- 
ington Square  and  runs  in  a  straight  line  up 
to  Fifty-ninth  Street,  thence  along  the  east 
side  of  Central  Park,  and  to  Mount  Morris 
at  One  Hundred  anil  Twentieth  Street,  which 
breaks  its  contiguity.  It  begins  again  at  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-fourth  Street,  and  runs 
to  the  Harlem  River.  The  park  at  Wash- 
ington Square  is  nine  acres  in  extent,  and 
occupies  the  site  of  the  old  Potter's  Field, 
wherein  more  than  100,000  human  bodies  are 
buried.  On  its  east  side  is  the  white-stone  gothic  building  of  the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  with 
800  students  and  64  instructors.  It  is  described  bv  Theodore  Winthrop  in  his  brilliant  novel  of  "Cecil 
Dreeme.  "  On  and  near  the  square  dwell  Charles  De  Kay,  the  poet:  the  famous  saltatory  Kiralfy  fiimily; 
Augustus  St.  Gaudens,  the  sculptor;  the  De  Navarro  families;  Walter  .Shirlaw;  Gaston  L.  Feuardent,  the  an- 
tiquary; and  other  notable  persons.  The  park  is  divided  into  two  parts,  being  crossed  by  a  roadway  con- 
necting Fifth  Avenue  with  South  Fifth  Avenue.  It  is  a  picturesque  and  attractive  resort  from  its  surroundings, 
though  the  current  of  fashion  has  long  since  passed  northward.  On  its  east  side  the  New  York  University 
Building  lifts  its  castellated  bastions  and  turrets,  like  some  old  mediajval  donjon,  and  lends  a  peculiar  aspect 
of  old-fashioned  quaintness  to  the  scene.  The  curious  observer  of  human  nature  can  find  in  this  square 
a  wonderful  field  for  pursuing  his  favorite  study,  as  all  grades  of  poverty  and  shiftlessness  are  well  repre- 
sented. The  park  is  also  a  fLivorite  playground  for  children,  and  their  bright  faces  and  active  little 
figures  lend  a  cheery  look  to  what  might  otherwise  be  the  too  grim  forlornness  of  the  tramp  and  idler. 
The  north  side  of  Washington  Square  is  peculiarly  impressive  and  interesting,  from  the  style  of  the 
residences,  many  of  which  are  still  inhabited  by  affluent  old  families  too  conservative  and  too  much  in  love 


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with  past  associations,  and  M'ilh  the  beauty  of  the  location,  to  yield  to  the  behests  of  fashion.  The 
houses  are  of  red  brick  with  white-marble  trimmings  and  marble  stoops,  and  have  a  peculiarly  bright  and 
refreshing  aspect.  The  wealth  and  social  pride  of  New  York  have  had  their  strongholds  at  the  Battery, 
Bowling  Green,  East  Broadway,  Bond  and  Bleecker  streets.  Union  Square,  and  Washington  Square, 
respectively.  Now  Fifth  Avenue  is  the  successor,  and  where  the  next  grand  concentration  of  the  aristocracy 
of  money  will  be  it  is  not  easy  to  foretell,  but  it  promises  to  be  more  and  more  northward. 

Probably  there  is  not  another  street  in  the  world  wherein  are  more  exquisite  collections  of  those  trifles 
of  art  and  taste  which  bespeak  a  high  order  of  cultivation  than  Fifth  Avenue.  The  avenue  is  the  Belgravia 
of  the  American  metropolis,  the  centre  of  its  fashion  and  splendor,  the  home  of  its  merchant  princes. 
It  is  at  its  best  on  a  pleasant  Sunday  at  the  time  when  the  churches  are  out;  or  on  a  bright  afternoon,  when 
its  long  lines  of  carriages  are  rumbling  awa}'  toward  the  park.  From  Washington  Square  to  Central  Park, 
a  distance  of  two  miles  and  a  half,  it  presents  an  unbroken  array  of  splendid  dwellings  and  noble  churches, 
except  here  and  there  in  its  lower  portion,  where  business  establishments  which  deal,  for  example,  in 
musical  instruments,  pictures,  jewelry,  and  articles  of  a  costly  and  ornamental  nature,  have  encroached 
on  its  fashionable  private  character.  ^lany  of  the  structures  in  this  long  line  of  costly  domiciles  possess 
marked  beauty  of  architectural  design,  and  all  are  built  in  fine,  massive  blocks,  and  chiefly  of  brown-stone. 
Here,  indeed,  on  every  side  are  gorgeous  club-houses,  churches  notable  for  their  beauty  and  a  domestic 
architecture  of  rare  variety  and  comfort,  with  picture-galleries  and  rich  porticos,  and  long  vistas  of  Con- 
necticut brown-stone  palaces,  the  homes  of  incalculable  wealth  and  splendor.  In  spite  of  the  uniformity 
of  appearance,  which  comes  of  a  general  use  of  the  same  building  material,  and  a  similar  style  of  structure, 
sufficient  variety  and  character  are  given  the  thoroughfare  by  numerous  magnificent  church  edifices  and 
the  few  hotels  and  private  dwellings  of  a  diff"erent  style  of  architecture  to  relieve  the  sombre  and  massive 
dignity  which  would  otherwise  stamp  the  aspect  of  the  street.  To  describe  in  detail  the  many  objects  of 
interest  to  be  seen  on  this  avenue  would  require  more  space  than  we  have  at  command.  It  has  been 
appropriately  said  that  an  int|uisitive  visitor  should,  on  taking  a  stroll  up  Fifth  Avenue,  be  accompanied  by 
a  herald  king-at-arnis,  a  mercantile  register,  an  elite  directory,  and  a  wise  old  club-man  with  his  stores  of 
personal  and  family  gossip.  The  author  of  a  recent  publication,  "How  to  Know  New  York,''  made  a  tour 
of  inspection  through  the  avenue,  and  thus  he  tells  who  are  residing  and  what  is  to  be  seen  on  this  always 
attractive  thoroughfare  : 

At  No.  I,  the  first  house  on  the  right,  as  the  avenue  leaves  Washington  Square,  lives  William  Butler 
Duncan,  and  on  the  other  side,  at  Nos.  6  and  8,  are  the  Lispenard  Stewarts  and  John  Taylor  Johnston,  the 
famous  art-connoisseurs.  Beyoiul  Clint(  m  I'lace  is  the  aristocratic  Brevourl  House,  a  favorite  with  F.nglish 
tourists;  and  opposite  is  the  Hotel  Berkeley,  where  Theudure  Tlmnias  antl  many  others  dwell.  Beyond 
Ninth  Street,  at  No.  23,  lives  Cen.  Daniel  F.  Sickles.  At  Tenth  Street  is  the  brown-stone  Church  of  the 
Ascention  (Episcopal),  with  the  (irosvenor  opposite.  The  First  Presbyterian  Church  comes  next,  with  the 
INIinturn  and  I'albot  mansions  beyond.  At  Fourteenth  Street  we  see  the  busy  precincts  of  Union  Square  to 
the  right,  and  traverse  a  region  of  brilliant  shops.  On  the  left-hand  corner  of  Fifteenth  Street  is  the  great 
ahd  finely-appointed  brown-stone  building  of  the  ^Manhattan  Club,  the  favorite  resort  of  the  patricians  of 
the  Democratic  party,  called  by  their  round-headed  fellow-partisans  ''the  swallow-tails."  It  has  1000  mem- 
bers; and  the  entrance-fee  is  $100,  with  $70  yearly  dues.  Near  by,  at  109  East  Fifteenth  Street,  is  the 
house  of  the  famous  Century  Association,  a  literary,  artist'c,  and  aesthetic  club,  with  600  members,  a  large 
library,  and  a  picture-gallery.  In  this  same  neighborhood,  on  West  Fifteenth  Street,  are  the  spacious 
buildings  of  the  College  of  St.  Francis  Xavier,  with  nearly  500  students,  in  eharge  of  the  Jesuit  Fathers,  and  a 
library  of  20,000  volumes.  On  this  same  street  is  the  tall  New  York  Hospital,  chartered  by  King 
George  III.  in  1771.  At  the  farther  right  corner  of  Sixteenth  Street  is  the  mansion  of  Levi  P.  Morton 
(No.  85),  and  Col.  Robert  G.  Ingersoll,  at  No.  89.  At  No.  103  is  the  home  of  Edwards  Pierrepont,  long 
minister  to  England.  At  No.  118  live  the  New  York  Winthrops.  At  Eighteenth  Street  is  the  rich  and 
ornate  Chickering  Hall,  devoted  to  musical  entertainments;  and  opposite,  at  No.  109,  is  August  Belmonts 
estate,  where  also  dwells  the  Hon.  Perry  Belmont,  a  well-known  Congressman.  On  the  opposite  corner,  at 
No.  107,  is  the  mansion  of  Mrs.  Marshall  O.  Roberts,  one  of  the  grand  dames  of  New  York  society.  On  the 
Twenty-first  Street  corner  is  the  great  brown-stone  building  of  the  patrician  Union  Club,  founded  in  1836, 
and  with  over  1000  members.    The  entrance-fee  is  $300,  and  yearly  dues  $75.    Clarence  A.  Seward,  the 


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gifted  son  of  William  H.  Seward,  lives  at  No.  143.  At  No.  147  (corner  of  East  Twenty-first  Street)  is  the 
Lotos  Club's  comfortable  brown-stone  building,  with  500  members,  where  famous  munthly  art-recei)li(^ns 
and  ladies'  days  are  held.  Here  dwells  the  veteran  world-traveller,  Col.  Thomas  W.  Knox.  Next  door  is  liie 
Glenham  Hotel.  In  this  vicinity  stands  the  South  Reformed  Church  (corner  of  West  Twenty-first  Street),  and 
the  Cumberland  is  between  East  Twcnt\-sec()nd  and  East  Twenty-third  streets.  Now  the  avenue  cuts 
obliquely  across  Broadway,  with  the  brilliant  vistas  of  Madison  Square  on  the  right,  passing  the  enormous 
white-marble  Eifth  Avenue  Hotel,  the  Imme  i>f  (ien.  W.  T.  Sherman,  ex-Senator  Piatt,  William  J.  Elorence. 
and  other  notable  persons-  On  the  next  bU)ck  is  the  IlolVman  House,  famous  for  its  interior  decorations 
and  magnificent  bar-room.  At  Twenty-fifth  Street  is  the  fashionable  New  York 
Club,  facing  the  Worth  Monument.  At  the  corner  of  West  Twenty-sixth  Street  is 
Delmonico's  famous  restaurant,  with  the  Hotel  Brunswick  opposite. 

\t  West  Twenty-seventh  Street  is  the   immense  and    lofty  Victoria  Hotel, 
towering  high  above  the  surrounding  buildings.    At  Eifth  Avenue  and  Twenty- 
eighth  Street  (No.  247)  was  the  home  of  the  late  Professor  E.  L. 
Youmans,  editor  of  the  "  Po{)ular  Science  [Monthly,"  and  author  of 
manv  famous  scientific  books.    No.  244  is  the  lnjine  of  the  famous 


The  Vanderbilt   Mansions,   Fifth  Avenue. 

jMis.  Paran  Stevens,  and  at  No.  9  West  Twentv-ninth 
s  ex-Senator  Roscoe  Conkling,  one  of  the 
u  Ici^al  luminaries  and  orators  of  New  York. 
On    the    next    block    is    the   great    and  costly 
Knickerbocker.     The  great  double  house.  No.  259, 
is  ]\Irs.  Joscjihine  ]\hi}'s,  and  belonged  to  her  father, 
the  late  (ieorge  Law,  millionaire  and  financier.  At 
No.  261  (corner  of  East  Twenty-ninth  Street)  dwells 
Gen.    George   W.    Cullom,    beyond  the  Hamersley 
^  mansions.    At  West  Twenty-ninth  Street  appears  the 

white  granite  temple  of  the  Eifth  Avenue  Reformed 
the  right  (on  Twenty-ninth  Street)  is  the  picturesque  Church  of  the  Trans- 
figuration (Episcopal),  generally  and  afleclionately  known  as  "The  Litde  Church  around  the  Corner." 
wherefrom  many  actors  have  been  buried.  The  bit  of  green  lawn,  overarching  trees,  and  mantling  of  ivy, 
make  this  a  charming  oasis  in  the  surrounding  desert  of  brick  and  stone.  It  is  regarded  with  peculiar 
aflfection  by  many  persons  who  consider  the  average  church  as  quite  alien  to  their  lives  and  tastes. 

The  towering  Gilsey  House  rises  to  the  left,  on  West  Thirtieth  -Street.  At  No.  319  (corner  of 
East  Thirty-second  Street)  stands  the  new  house  of  the  e.xclusive  Knickerbocker  Club,  which  includes 
many  well-known  devotees  of  coaching  and  polo.  Its  entrance  fee  is  $300,  annual  dues  Si 00. 
Between  West  Thirtj-second  and  West   Thirty-third  streets  (Nos.   338  and  350)  are   the    huge  brick 


Church  ;  and  a  little  wav  t( 


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mansions  of  the  hundred-millionaire  brothers — John  Jacob  Astor  and  William  Astor — with  a  high- 
walled  garden  between.  On  the  next  corner,  at  No.  374,  is  the  town-house  of  Mrs.  J.  Coleman 
Drayton,  one  of  the  Astor  daughters.  At  the  corner  of  West  Thirty-fourth  Street  is  the  great  Italian 
palace  of  white  marble,  erected  at  a  cost  of  $2,000,000  by  the  late  A.  T.  Stewart,  a  Belfast  lad, 
who  came  to  America  in  1818,  and  began  life  in  New  York  as  an  assistant  teacher,  then  opened 
a  small  shop  for  trimmings,  and  in  time  became  the  most  successful  merchant  in  the  world,  so  that 
when  he  died  (in  1876),  he  left  $40,000,000.  jMrs.  Stewart  lived  here  until  her  death,  in  1886. 
Alongside  the  Stewart  place,  the  only  other  house  on  the  block,  is  the  great  old  Astor  mansion, 
which,  after  a  strangely  checkered  career,  has  just  been  leased  by  the  New  York  Club,  to  be  dedicated 
to  their  jo}'ous  uses. 

Between  West  Thirty-fifth  Street  and  West  Thirty-sixth  Street  live  the  Kernochans  (No.  384),  and 
Gen.  Daniel  Butterfield  (No.  386);  and  at  No.  389  (between  East  Thirty-sixth  and  Thirty-seventh  streets)  is 
Pierre  Lorillard's  home.  The  fashionable  Christ  Church  (Episcopal),  famous  for  its  fine  music  and 
beautiful  frescos,  is  on  the  corner  of  West  Thirty-fifth  Street  ;  and  the  Brick  Church  (Presbyterian)  rises 
at  the  corner  of  West  Thirty-seventh  Street.  At  the  old  home  of  Gov.  E.  D.  Morgan,  No.  415  (between 
East  Thirty-seventh  and  Thirty-eighth  streets),  is  the  St.  Nicholas  Club,  composed  exclusively  of  gentle- 
men of  the  oldest  Knickerbocker  families — the  Remsens,  De  Peysters,  Rhinelanders,  Roosevelts,  etc.  At 
No.  425  (beyond  East  Thirty-eighth  Street)  is  the  home  of  Austin  Corbin,  the  railway  king;  at  No.  429 
that  of  Henry  Bergh,  the  friend  of  suflering  animals  ;  at  No.  459  (beyond  East  Thirty-ninth  Street) 
that  of  Frederick  W.  Yanderbilt. 

The  lofty  and  quaint  Union  League  Club-house  is  at  the  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  East  Thirty- 
ninth  Street,  with  its  conspjcuous  gables  and  huge  roof  From  West  Fortieth  to  Forty-second  Street 
extends  the  distributing  reservoir  of  the  Croton  Water-works,  crowning  the  summit  of  ]Murray  Hill,  115 
feet  above  tide-water,  covering  four  acres,  and  holding  23,000,000  gallons  of  water.  It  is  a  massive 
structure  in  Egyptian  architecture,  44  feet  high  and  420  feet  square.  Back  of  it  is  the  pleasant  Bryant 
Park,  on  which  the  famous  Crystal  Palace  stood,  thirty  years  or  more  ago.  Opposite,  on  Fifth  Avenue, 
are  the  tall  art-furniture  buildings  of  Pottier  &  Stymus,  the  massive  American  Safe-deposit  Building,  and 
a  few  quaint  dwellings,  the  remnants  of  the  old-time  block  of  yellow  gothic  houses  (one  of  them  still 
occupied  by  Mrs.  Lucian  B.  Chase),  in  part  of  which  was  the  famous  Rutgers  Female  College.  Next 
the  avenue  crosses  Forty-second  Street,  which  runs  to  the  left  to  the  Weehawken  Ferry,  and  to  the 
right  to  the  Grand  Central  Depot  and  the  Grand  Union  Hotel. 

On  the  left  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Forty-second  Street  is  the  lofty  stone  Hotel  Bristol, 
with  Russell  Sage's  house  next  door  (No.  406),  and  o])posite  is  the  Hamilton.  At  the  corner  of 
East  Forty-third  Street  is  the  Temple  Emanu-El,  the  great  Hebrew  synagogue,  perhaps  the  richest 
piece  of  Saracenic  architecture  in  America,  with  its  minaret-like  towers,  delicate  carvings.  Oriental 
arches,  and  a  dazzling  ly  brilliant  interior.  In  the  next  blo'ck  is  the  Sherwood,  the  home  of 
the  Rev.  G.  H.  Hepworth,  and  other  well-known  ])ersons.  Opposite,  at  524,  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  ^Manhattan  Athletic  Club,  with  its  luxurious  rooms  and  finely-equipped  gym- 
nasium. At  No.  532  is  Manton  Marble's  house,  and  No.  549  is  Thomas  T.  Eckert's  home. 
The  Universalist  Church  of  the  Divine  Paternity,  so  long  ministered  to  by  Dr.  Chapin,  stands  at  the 
corner  of  West  Forty-fifth  Street.  A  little  way  to  the  right,  on  East  Forty-fifth  Street,  are  the 
homes  of  the  famous  broker,  Washington  E.  Conner  (No.  14),  and  of  the  eloquent  Chauncey  M. 
Depew,  president  of  the  New  York  Central  Railroad  (No.  22),  and  one  of  the  best  after-dinner 
speakers  in  America.  At  No.  2  East  Forty-sixth  Street  is  the  mansion  of  Seligman,  the  well-known 
financier.  Nearly  opposite  the  L^niversalist  Church  is  the  narrow  and  richly-carved  fa9ade  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  of  the  Heavenly  Rest,  whose  interior  is  rich  in  polished  granite  pillars,  with  quaintly-carved 
capitals,  frescos  after  Era  Angelico,  and  other  beautiful  adornments.  The  great  Windsor  Hotel 
extends  from  East  Forty-sixth  to  East  Forty-seventh  Street,  and  is  the  home  of  Andrew  Carnegie 
and  many  other  noted  men.  Opposite,  at  No.  562,  dwells  Joseph  W.  Harper,  Jr.,  of  the  famous 
publishing-house  ;  and  at  No.  574  are  the  rooms  of  the  American  Yacht  Club,  famous  for  its  navy 
of  costly  steam-yachts.  On  the  corner  beyond  the  Windsor,  at  No.  579,  in  a  large  brown-stone  house, 
with  lanterns   in   front,    lives  Jay  Gould,   the  Napoleon  of  finance  ;  and  at  the  other  end  of  the  block. 


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with  carved-stone  griffins  in  front,  is  the  home  of  Robert  Goclet.  Tlie  (ioelet  estate  is  above  $20,000,000. 
At  No.  50  West  Forty-seventh  Street  hves  Joseph  H.  Choate.  lawyer  and  orator,  and  one  of  the  greatest 
after-dinner  speakers  of  this  age.  At  West  Forty-eighth  Street  is  the 
ornate  and  high-spired  Collegiate  Dutch  Church,  with  its  flying  buttresses, 
carved  piirtals,  and  general  richness  of  detail  ;  anil  the  second  house 
beyond  (Xci.  duS)  i)ertains  to  Ogden  Goclet.  At  the  corner  of  East 
Fortv-eighth  Street  (No.  597)  is  the  home  of  Roswell  P.  Flower, 
eminent  in  latter-day  politics.  The  ne.xt  block,  from  Fast  Forty-ninth 
to  Fiftieth  Street,  is  taken  up  largely  by  the  great  Buckingham  Hotel, 
a  quiet  and  expensive  family  hotel;  and  at  No.  615  lives  Edward  S. 
Jaffrav,  the  ilrv-goods  merchant.  Opposite,  at  No.  624,  is  the  house 
of  the  late  fohn  Roach,  the  great  ship-builder. 

At  the  corner  of  Fiftieth  Street  rises  the  vast  Cathedral  of  St.  Patrick, 
described  elsewhere. 

At  No.  634,  opposite  the  Cathedral,  is  the  home  of  D.  O.  Mills, 
ex-Senator  from  California,  ami   father-in-law  of  W'hitelaw   Reid,   of  the 
"Tribune."     Pack  of  the  Cathedral   is  the  Florentine   palace  built  by 
Henry   Villard,    alongside    of  Columbia 
College.    Beyond  the  Cathedral,  on  Fifth 
Avenue,  is  the  Roman  Catholic  Orphan 
Asylum  for  Boys,  on  high  ground,  with 
the  Asylum  for  Orphan  Girls  behind  it. 
Between  West  Fifty-hrst  and  Fifty-second 
streets   are  the  magnificent    brown-stone  ; 
palaces  of  the  Vanderbilt  family,  enriched 


Central  Park— The  Deer-slayer. 


by  broad  bands  of  carved  foli- 
age, and  superbly  furnished  and 
decorated  inside.  No.  640  is 
the  home  of  Mrs.  William  H. 
Vanderbilt,  and  No.  642  is  the 
liome  of  her  daughter,  ]\Irs. 
William  D.  Sloane. 

Across  West  Fifty-second 
.Street  rises  the  handsome  white 
stone  French  chateau  of  Wil- 
liam K.  Vanderbilt,  rich  in  carvings  and  oriel-windows.    The  author 
of  "Recent  Architecture  in  .\merica"  calls  this  "the  most  beautiful 
house  in  New  Vork. " 

Next  comes  the  beautiful  and  fashionable  F^piscopal  Church  of 


Central  Park  — Beethoven. 


St.   Thomas,   famous  for  societv  weddine 


It    is    a  brown-stone 


Central  Park— Tlie  Falconer. 


Gothic  Structure,  with  a  melodious  chime  of  bells,  and  famous  altar- 
paintings  by  LaFarge.  Among  its  clergy  have  been  Bishops  Upfold 
and  Whitehouse,  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  F.  L.  Hawks.  Just  beyond,  on 
the  same  square,  are  the  picturcsiiue  connecting  mansions  of  Dr. 
W.  S.  Webb  and  Hamilton  McK.  Twombly,  who  respectively  married 
daughters  of  William  H.  \'anderbilt.  Between  East  Fifty-second 
and  Fifty-third  streets  is  liie  Langham.  Between  West  Fifty-fourth 
and  Fiftv-fiflh  streets  are  the  spacious  buildings  and  grounds  of 
St.  Puke's  Hospital  (open  to  visitors  from  10  to  12,  Tuesdays, 
Thursdays,  and  Saturdays),  where  Episcopal  Sisters  of  the  Holy 
Communion  attend  the  sick,  without  regard  to  their  sect  or  nation. 

In  this  vicinity  dwell  several  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company 
magnates, — Henry  M.  Flagler  at  No.  685,  William  Rockefeller  at 
No.  689,  etc. 


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At  West  Fifty-fifth  Street  is  the  great  Presbyterian  church  under  Dr.  John  Hall's  administration,  the 
largest  church  of  that  sect  in  the  world,  with  a  spire  that  is  a  landmark  for  a  great  distance.  No.  724, 
just  beyond  West  Fifty-sixth  Street,  is  the  home  of  R.  Fulton  Cutting, — a  very  handsome  piece  of  do- 
mestic architecture.  At  the  lower  corner  of  West  Fifty-seventh  Street  is  the  handsome  house  built  and 
some  time  occupied  by  the  famous  Mrs.  Frederick  W.  Stevens,  the  immensely  wealthy  heiress  of  Josiah 
Sampson,  who  deserted  her  husband  after  twenty  years  of  married  life,  and  in  1886  married  the  Marquis 
de  Talleyrand-Perigord,  in  Paris.  The  house  now  belongs  to  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  Whitney.  On  the 
other  corner  of  West  Fi fty-.se venth  Street  is  the  superb  mansion  of  Cornelius  Vanderbilt. 

A  little  way  beyond  is  the  beginning  of  Central  Park,  which  forms  one  side  of  the  avenue  for  over 
two  miles  and  a  half  The  other  side  is  being  built  up  with  noble  mansions,  and  will  at  some  future 
time  be  the  most  beautiful  place  of  homes  in  America.  At  No.  810.  corner  of  East  Si.xty-second  Street, 
is  the  town-house  of  William  Belden,  a  many-millionaire,  who  defeated  Jay  Gould  in  the  famous  Black 
Friday  fmancial  battle.  Opposite  East  Si.xty-fourth  Street  is  the  old  Arsenal  and  Menagerie.  Between 
East  Si.xty-sixth  and  Sixty-seventh  streets  is  the  group  of  houses  in  which  dwell  the  Soto  family  (No. 
854).  and  Mrs.  de  Barrios  (No.  855),  the  widow  of  the  famous  Central  American  statesman,  killed  in 
battle  a  few  years  ago.  No.  3  East  Sixty-sixth  Street  was  the  home  of  the  late  Gen.  Ulysses  S.  Grant, 
and  his  family  still  dwell  there.  At  No.  871  is  the  mansion  of  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Stuart.  The  splendid 
Lenox  Library  extends  from  East  Seventieth  Street  to  Seventy-first  Street. 

A  little  way  to  the  right  looms  up  the  lofty,  quaint,  and  picturesque  gray  house  of  Charles  L. 
Tiffany,  designed  by  IMcKim,  ]\Iead  &  White,  with  its  mediaeval  portcullis,  red  marble  Moorish  stairway, 
teak-wood  doors,  blue-and-pearl  dining-room,  etc.  Here  also  dwells  the  famous  railway  king,  Henry 
Villard.    The  upper  floor,  under  the  great,  dusky  tiled  roof  is  a  vast  studio. 

OTHER  CENTRES  OF  WEALTH  AND  FASHION. 

The  Faubourg  St.  Germain  of  America  is  the  region  included  between  Lexington  Avenue  and  Sixth 
Avenue,  Madistjn  Square  and  Central  Park,  a  district  about  half  a  mile  wide  and  a  mile  and  a  half 
long.  Here  dwell  the  Croesuses  of  New  Amsterdam,  the  old  patrician  families,  the  less  old  aristocrats, 
the  new  rich — the  descendants  of  the  De  Peysters  and  Livingstons,  as  well  as  the  recently  crowned 
petroleum  and  railway  princes.  Lexington  Avenue,  Madison  Avenue,  and  some  thirty-five  streets  ad- 
joining, are  crowded  with  the  homes  of  the  men  who  make  their  fortunes  in  the  busy  whirl  towards 
Wall  Street  and  the  Battery.  Enormous  as  the  estates  are  which  these  homes  represent,  and  cosdy  as 
the  buildings  are,  their  external  eflect  is  not  satisfactory.  The  houses  are  built  in  blocks  with  such  a 
uniformity  in  material  and  frontage  as  to  become  monotonous  and  oppressive  in  aspect.  Internally 
they  are  replete  with  e\ery  luxury  and  comfort.  Many  of  the  residents  here  own  stately  and  emparked 
mansions  on  the  bank  of  the  Hudson,  but  prefer  the  joyous  life  of  the  city. 

Stuyvesant  Square,  to  which  reference  has  already  been  made,  is  still  an  aristocratic  residential 
quarter;  it  is  located  on  a  part  of  the  old  Stuyvesant  farm,  is  four  acres  in  extent,  is  between  East  Fif- 
teenth and  Seventeenth  streets,  and  has  the  tall  twin  spires  of  St.  George"s  Church  overlooking  it.  In 
this  square,  which  has  beautiful  lawns  and  trees  with  luxuriant  foliage,  and  which  is  the  local  paradise 
for  the  residents  in  the  tenement  region  on  the  East  side,  resides  Hamilton  Fish  (ex-Secretary  of  State), 
Sidney  Webster,  Jackson  S.  Schultz,  Russell  Sturgis,  Richard  H.  Stoddard  (the  poet),  William  H. 
Schietfelin,  the  Rutherfords,  the  Stuyvesants  and  other  well-known  persons.  Gramercy  Park,  between 
Twentieth  and  Twenty-first  streets  and  Third  and  Fourth  avenues,  and  about  one  and  a  half  acres  in 
extent,  is  the  abode  of  many  old  families — John  Bigelow,  Cyrus  W.  Field,  David  Dudley  Field,  Max 
Strakosch,  and  others.     In  this  park  resided  the  late  Samuel  J.  Tilden.     These  and  other 

SQUARES  AND  PARKS 

Are  valuable  "breathing-places"  in  the  great  city,  and  the  authorities  are  happily  alive  to  the  wisdom  of 
increasing  their  number  as  opportunities  offer.  That  those  which  already  exist  are  fully  appreciated  by  the 
public  is  unquestionable,  and  the  expense  of  maintaining  these  health-giving  spots  is  cheerfully  borne  by 


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the  tax-paying  public.  Wherever  it  is  possible  to  introduce  a  little  greenery  into  a  "square"  this  hn 
been  done,  but  in  some  instances,  as,  for  example,  in  Chatham  Square,  whatever  of  greensward  may  one 


have  existed  the  tread  of  men  and  horses  has  stamped  out.  and  trees  have  h.id  t..  make  r.  ..>in  f  .r  increasing 
traffic.     Chatham  Square  is  located  at  the  junction  of  Park  Row  (formerly  Ciiatiiam  Street),  East  Broad- 


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way,  and  the  Bowery.  Here  elevated  and  horse  railways  centre,  and  the  locality  is  one  that  is  always 
crowded.  A  century  ago,  the  ground  hereabouts  was  marsh  land,  and  the  owner  of  the  marshes,  Rutgers, 
declared  they  were  so  pestilent  that  "the  inhabitants  lose  one  third  of  their  time  by  sickness."  Hanover 
Square,  located  at  the  corner  of  Pearl  and  William  streets,  has  undergone  a  like  transformation  in  the 
interests  of  trade  and  traffic.  It  now  has  an  elevated-railroad  station,  and  is  -the  centre  of  the  wholesale 
cotton  trade  in  America..  The  old  Cotton  Exchange  is  located  on  one  side  of  the  square,  and  on  the 
opposite  side  is  the  imposing  new  Cotton  Exchange.  Here,  a  century  or  so  ago,  were  the  abodes  of  the 
Hoffmans,  Beekmans,  Hamersleys,  (jouverneurs,  Van  Homes,  etc. ;  and  here  Admiral  Digby  entertained 
Prince  William  Henry,  afterwards  William  IV.  of  England.  In  the  first  few  years  of  the  present  century 
several  noted  French  refugees  resided  hereabouts.  Among  these  were  De  Neuville,  La  Rue,  De  Riviere,  and 
others;  and  the  famous  General  IMoreau,  sometime  commander  of  the  Army  of  the  Rhine  and  Moselle. 
He  was  banished  by  Napoleon.  Moreau,  after  residing  here  for  several  years,  joined  the  allied  armies  in 
Europe,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Dresden  by  a  cannon-shot,  aimed  by  Napoleon  himself.  Jeannette 
Park,  near  this  square,  has  recently  been  made  by  filling  up  the  ancient  Coenties  Slip. 

Franklin  Square  used  to  be  a  mound  between  the  "  Swamp"  and  the  East  River.  It  is  now  roofed 
over  by  the  elevated-railway  trestles,  and  has  the  Brooklyn  Bridge  on  one  side  and  the  Harpers'  publishing 
house  on  the  other.  Walter  Franklin,  a  Russian  merchant,  erected  a  palace  on  Cherry  Street  and  Franklin 
Square.  This  became  the  presidential  mansion,  in  which  Washington  held  his  court  and  gave  his  brilliant 
receptions.  Printing-house  Square,  Union  Square,  Washington  Square,  Madison  Square,  and  Stuyvesant 
Square  we  have  alluded  to  elsewhere. 

Tompkins  Square,  covering  ten  acres  of  lawn  and  greenery,  between  East  Seventh  and  Tenth  streets, 
and  Avenues  A  and  B,  and  surrounded  by  one  of  the  most  overcrowded  tenement  regions  of  the  East  side, 
is  one  of  the  most  appreciated  breathing-places  in  the  city. 

Mount  ]\Iorris  Square  encloses  a  bold  rocky  hill  in  the  environs  of  Harlem.  It  is  well  stocked  with  oaks, 
maples,  tulij)  trees,  etc.,  and  near  the  fire-alarm  tower,  on  the  crest  of  the  hill,  is  a  fine  plaza,  from  which 
vantage-ground  a  charming  view  is  obtained. 

A  pleasant  oj)en  space,  between  Fortieth  and  Forty-second  streets,  and  Sixth  Avenue  and  the  Reservoir, 
is  Bryant  Park,  which  received  its  present  name  in  1884  in  honor  of  the  late  William  Cullen  Bryant.  It  is  a 
favorite  rcs^rl  for  West-sitle  juveniles.  The  world-renowned  Crystal  Palace  of  ante-bellum  days  occupied 
this  site.     We  give  a  view  of  this  ivnowncd  buiUling. 

Another  of  the  popular  minor  parks  is  the  .Morningside  Park,  near  Tenth  Avenue,  and  extending  from 
One  Hundred  anil  Tenth  Street  to  <  )ne  ihuulred  and  Twenty-third  Street.  This  is  47  acres  in  extent,  and 
is  mostly  unim])ro\ed,  though  itioniains  a  costly  and  far-viewing  driveway.  It  lies  on  the  east  or  morning 
side  of  the  ridge  winch  separates  Harlem  Plains  from  the  Hudson  River  and  Riverside  Park. 

Riverside  Park,  of  which  we  give  an  illustration,  is  a  charming  place  for  a  ramble  or  drive.  The  park 
is  a  narrow  strip  of  land,  occupying  the  higli  baidx  of  the  Hudson,  and  between  the  Hudson  and  Riverside 
Avenue.  It  extends  from  Seventy-second  to  One  Hundred  and  Thirtieth  streets,  is  three  miles  long,  and 
averages  500  feet  wide.  The  area  is  about  178  acres,  only  a  portion  of  which  has  been  laid  out  in  walks 
and  drives,  while  the  rest  still  retains  the  wild  picturesqueness  of  nature.  A  magnificent  driveway,  cut 
into  four  broad  sections  1\\-  curving  ribbons  of  lawns  and  trees,  sweeps  over  the  hills  and  along  the  edge 
of  the  bluff,  affording  very  charnnng  views  of  the  Hudson  River,  Weehawken,  Guttenberg,  Edgewater, 
the  Palisades,  and  upper  Manhattan.  On  a  noble  elevation  near  the  north  end  of  the  park  is  the  brick 
tomb  in  which  Gen.  Grant's  body  was  temporarily  laid,  with  imposing  ceremonies,  August  8,  1885. 
Through  the  latticed  door  can  be  seen  the  flower-laden  receptacle  in  which  the  remains  of  the  great 
hero  are  placed.  Near  the  tomb  is  the  old  Claremont  mansion,  named  after  Lord  Clare,  a  royal  colonial 
governor.    This  district  promises  to  become  a  fashionable  residential  quarter. 

Jerome  Park,  laid  out  and  beaudfied  with  trees,  shrubbery,  a  club  house,  and  other  neeessary  build- 
ings by  Leonard  W.  Jerome,  is  the  famous  New  York  race-course.  The  park  is  held  under  a  lease  by 
the  American  Jockey  Club,  organized  in  1866,  and  now  the  most  prominent  racing  associadon  in  the 
country.  The  park  is  situated  near  Fordham,  in  the  extreme  northern  suburb  of  the  city.  Races  take  place 
in  June  and  October. 

Central  and  other  parks  we  have  spoken  of  elsewhere.  The  East  side  is  to  become  as  rich  as  the 
West  side  in  parks,  the  city  having  purchased  three  tracts  of  land,  each  of  considerable  area,  in  what  is. 
known  as  the  "annexed  district,"  and  these  are  to  be  laid  out  in  walks  and  recreation  grounds. 


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ASYLUMS,  HOSPITALS,  HOMES,  ETC. 

In  their  increasing  struggle  kn-  wealth,  position,  and  pleasure,  New  Yorkers  cannot  be  accused  o( 
being  unmindful  of  the  condition  of  those  who,  possessing  few  of  this  world's  goods,  are  sick  and  in  distress, 
for  all  over  the  city  there  are  hospitals  and  dispensaries,  where  the  sick  and  ailing  are  treated  and  cared  for. 
The  warils  of  the  citv  authorities  are  sheltered  and  fed  on  Blackwell's,  Ward's,  and  Randall's  islands  in  the 
East  River,  and  on  Marl's  Ishuul  in  the  Sound.  Blackwell's  Lsland  is  opposite  the  foot  of  East  Forty-sixth 
Street,  and  is  120  acres  in  extent.  Upon  it  are  located  the  Almshouse,  Female  Lunatic  Asylum,  Penitentiary, 
"Workhouse,  llliiul  As\  luni,  C'liaril\  ,  Sinall-pox,  and  Typhus  Fever  li.  .spiials,  alfording  accommodation  to 
about  seven  thousand  persons.     These  immense  battlemented  buildings  are  constructed  of  granite,  quarried 


Entrance  to  Central  Park,  Fifth  Avenue  and  Fifty-ninth  Street. 

on  the  island  by  convicts,  and  thev  are  intersected  by  well-kept  lawns,  groves,  and  gardens.  Ward's  Island 
is  located  on  the  shore  of  Hell  (late,  and  on  it  stand  the  great  Municipal  Building,  the  insane  and  inebriate 
asylums,  homes  for  children  and  invalid  veteran  soldiers,  a  house  of  refuge,  and  a  hospital  fof  immigrants, 
all  surrounded  by  fine  old  trees,  and  on  a  generous  area  ot  200  acres.  There  is  accommodation  h^re  for  3000. 
Randall's  Island,  occupying  100  acres  where  the  East  River  leaves  Long  Island  Sound,  has  2500  more  un- 
willing inhabitants  tenanting  the  great  House  of  Refuge  (for  juvenile  delinquents),  the  Idiot  Asylum,  and 
a  group  of  sc  hools,  homes,  and  hospitals  provided  by  the  city  for  destitute  children.  On  the  mainland  is  the 
Roman  Catholic  Protectory,  a  long  line  of  imposing  gothic  buildings,  locally  called  the  Houses  of  the  Holy 
Angels,  where  800  or  more  destitute  or  vicious  Romanist  children  are  continually  under  guard,  while  the  boys 
are  being  instructed  in  better  ways  by  the  Christian  Brothers,  and  the  girls  by  the  Sisters  of  Charity.  Hart's 


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Island,  off  Pelham  Neck  in  the  Sound,  is  the  site  of  city  hospitals,  lunatic  asylum,  industrial  school,  and 
Potter's  Field,  where  2000  pauper  and  unknown  dead  are  yearly  buried. 

For  ihuse  who  are  not  the  wards  of  the  city,  and  who  are  sick  or  in  distress,  adequate  provision 
is  made  through  the  channels  of  private  charity.  Even  dumb  animals  are  provided  for,  since  there  are 
two  hospitals  where  poor  people  can  take  their  sick  horses  and  dogs  and  have  them  attended  to  free 
of  charge  by  skilled  and  experienced  veterinary  surgeons.  Hc^spitals  abound  on  everv  hand  where 
patients,  if  poor,  are  admitted  free  of  cost  ;  if  able  to  pay,  they  are  expected  to  pav  reasonable 
charges.  In  many  uf  the  hospitals,  for  $5000  a  donor  and  his  successors  have  the  privilege  of 
nominating  the  occupant  of  a  bed  for  all  time,  and,  as  the  bed  bears  the  name  of  the  donor,  it 
is  an  enduring  monument  to  his  generosity  to  his  less  fortunate  fellow-man.  In  addition  to  main- 
taining these  charitable  institutions,  there  are  many  benevolent  societies  for  the  care  of  the  aged, 
orphaned,  insane,  blind,  deaf  and  dumb,  and  indigent  and  friendless  of  every  kind.  We  mention 
but  a  few  of  these  commendable  institutions,  and  for  a  full  list  must  refer  the  reader  to  the  City 
Directory  : 

New  York  Hospital  (Fifteenth  Street,  near  Fifth  Avenue)  is  a  great,  many-balconied,  brick 
building,  with  ornamental  gothic  gables.  The  institution  was  founded  by  the  P2arl  of  Dunmore,  in 
1771  :  and  its  ancient  seat,  between  Duane  and  Church  streets  and  Broadway,  was  vacated  in  1870, 
the  jMX'sent  Iniililing  being  o])ened  in   1877.      \Vard-p)atients  pa}'  $1   a  day. 

St.  Luk(-s  Ii(l^pi^al,  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Fifty-fourth  Street,  was  founded  in  1850  by  the  Rev. 
\V.  A.  .Aliililciiherg,  and  has  an  oblong  parallelogram  of  buildings,  with  wings,  and  a  central  cliapel 
flanked  wiili  towers.  It  is  attended  by  Episcopal  nuns,  and  the  form  of  worship  is  Episcopalian  ; 
but  pLitients  aic  received   without   regard  to  sect. 

Orphan  Asylum,  at  Riverside  Park,  was  founded  about  1807,  in  a  small  hired  house  below 
City   Hall   Park.      It-;   prMperu-  is  now  worth  $1,000,000,   and  200  orphans  are  in  its  charge. 

^Mtiuiit  Sinai  Hospital,  at  Lexington  Avenue  and  East  Sixty-sixth  Street,  is  a  noble  Elizabethan  pile  of 
brick  ami  iiiarMc.  admirabl}-  cciuipped,  witli  nearly  200  free  beds.  It  cost  $340,000,  and  was  erected  by 
Jewish   New-Yorkers,  but    is  non-sectarian. 

Presbyterian  H()S[)ital,  at  MadiMiu  A\enue  and  East  Seventieth  Street,  founded  by  James  Lenox,  who 
also  established  the  magnificent  Lenox  Librarv,  is  a  handsome  gothic  building,  dating  from  1872. 

'Lhe  New  York  Cancer  lLi>i)ital  (tliLax-  is  but  one  other  in  the  world),  is  on  liighth  Avenue,  near 
One  Hundred  and  Fifth  Street.  It  was  founded  in  1884,  with  an  endowment  of  $200,000  from  John 
Jacob  Astor,  $50,000  from  ]\Irs.  Gen.  Cullom,  and  $25,000  each  from  Mrs.  Astor,  'Sirs.  R.  L.  Stuart, 
and  ]Mrs.  C.  H.  Rogers. 

OKI  Ladies'  Home,  of  the  Ba|)tist  Church,  on  Sixty-eighth  Street,  near  Fourth  Avenue,  is  a  spacious 
semi-gothic  buiUling  in  the  form  of  the   letter  II. 

Roosevelt  Hospital,  at  Ninth  Avenue  and  Fifty-ninth  Street,  richly  endowed  by  the  late  James  H. 
Roosevelt,  is  an  admirably  arranged  and  spacious  pavilion  hospital,  opened  in  1871,  and  accommodating 
180  patients. 

Bloomingdale  Asylum  for  the  Insane,  at  Boulevard  and  One  Hundred  and  Seventeenth  Street,  on 
Washington  Heights,  is  a  palatial  brown-stone  building,  erected  mainly  in  1821,  amid  charming 
grounds  of  45  acres.      Onl}'  pa^'ing  patients  are  received. 

Institution  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb,  at  Fanwood  (One  Hundred  and  Sixty-second  Street),  Wash- 
ington Heights,  is  richly  endowed,  and  has  37  acres  of  grounds.  It  was  founded  in  1816,  and 
educates  250  pupils,  the  course  being  eight  years.      Open  dail\',    1.30  to  4  p.  m. 

Institution  for  the  Blind,  at  Ninth  Avenue  and  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  has  a  granite  gothic 
building.  It  was  founded  in  1831.  Blind  children  are  educated  here,  in  letters  and  useful  arts. 
Open  to  visitors,    i   to  6  p.  m.  daily. 

Among  the  other  beneficent  institutions  of  New  York  are : 


Actors'  Fund,  12  Union  Square. 
American  Dramatic  Fund,  1267  Broadway. 
American    Veterinary    Hospital,    141    West  Fifty-fourth 
Street. 

Artists'  Fund  Society,  6  Astor  Place. 


Association  for  Befriending  Children  and  Young  Girls, 
136  Second  Avenue.    Catholic,  for  200  vagrants. 

Association  for  the  Improved  Instruction  of  Deaf-Mutes, 
Lexington  Avenue  and  Si.xty-seventh  Street. 

Association  for  the  Relief  of  Respectable  Aged  Indigent 


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Females,  Tenth  Avenue  and  One  Hundred  and  I'oiirth 
Street.    Founded  1814. 
Asylum    for    Lying-in    Women,     139    Second  Avenue. 
Founded  1823. 

Asylum  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul,  215  West  Thirty-ninth 
Street.    For  150  orphans. 

Baptist  Home  for  Aged  Persons,  Fourth  Avenue  and 
Sixty-eighth  Street. 

Bethany  Institute  for  Woman's  Christian  Work,  69  Sec- 
ond Avenue. 

Bible  and  Fruit  Mission,  East  Twenty -si.\th  Street. 
Bread  and  Beef  House,  139  West  Forty-eighth  Street. 
Catholic  Protectory,  at  Fordham. 
Chambers  Street  Hospital,   i()u  Chambers  Street. 
Chapin   Home  for  the  Aged  and  Infirm,  151  East  Si.xiy- 
sixth  Street. 

Charity  Organization  Society,  21  University  Place. 
Children's  Aid  Society,  24  St.  Mark's  Place. 
City  Mission  Society,  306  Mulberry  Street. 
Colored  Home  and  Hospital,  First  Avenue  and  Si.xty-fifth 
Street. 

Colored  Orphan  Asylum,  Tenth  Avenue  and  One  Hundred 
and  Forty-third  Street.    300  beneficiaries.    Founded  1837. 

Day  Nursery  and  Babies'  Shelter,  143  West  Twentieth 
Street. 

Emergency  Hospital,  223  East  Twenty-sixth  Street. 
Female  Assistance  Society,  2SS  Madison  Avenue. 
Five  Points  House  of  Industry,  155  Worth  Street. 
Five  Points  Mission,  61  Park  Street. 

Foundling  Asylum,  Sixty-eighth  Street,  near  Third  Avenue. 
Free  Home  for  Destitute  Young  Girls,  47  West  Eleventh 
Street. 

Friends'  Employment  Society,  Rutherford  Place. 

Grace  Memorial  House,  94  Fourth  Avenue. 

Hahnemann  Homoeopathic  Hospital,  F- urth  Avenue,  near 
East  Sixty-seventh  Street. 

Harlem  Hospital,  27  West  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fourth  Street. 

Hebrew  Benevolent  and  Orphan  Asylum  Society,  Tenth 

Avenue  and  West  One  Hundred  and  Thirty  si.xth  Street. 
Home  for  Aged  Hebrews,  One  Hundred  and  Fifth  Street, 

near  Tenth  Avenue. 
Home  for  Aged  Men  and  Women,  One   Hundred  and 

Sixth  Street,  near  Ninth  Avenue. 
Home  for  Colored  Aged,  foot  of  East  Sixty-Fifth  Street. 
Home  for  Convalescents,  433  East  One    Hundred  and 

Eighteenth  Street. 
Home  for  Deaf-Mutes.  220  East  Thirteenth  Street. 
Home  for  Fallen  and  Friendless  Girls,  49  West  Fourth 

Street. 

Home  for  Incurables,  54  West  Eleventh  Street. 
Home  for  Inebriates,  Madison  Avenue  and  Eighty-sixth 
Street. 

Home  for  Mothers  and  Infants,  Tenth  Avenue  and  West 

Sixty-first  Street. 
Home    for   Old    Men  and  Aged  Couples,   4S7  Hudson 

Street. 

Home  for  Sailors,  190  Cherry  Streej. 

Home  for  the  Aged  Poor,  231  West  Thirty  eighth  Street, 

and  179  East  Seventieth  Street. 
Home  for  the  Friendless,  32  East  Thirtieth  Street. 
Home  for  Women,  273  Water  Street,  260  Greene  Street. 


Home  of  huUistry  for  Reformed  Men,  40  E^st  Houston 
Street. 

Hospital  New  York  College  of  Veterinary  Surgeons,  East 

Fifty-eighth  Street,  near  Fifth  Avenue. 
Hospital   for  Ruptured  and  Crippled.  Lexington  Avenue 

and  Forty-second  Street. 
House  of  Industry,  120  West  Sixteenth  Street. 
House  of  Mercy,  West  Eighty-sixth  Street. 
House  of  Rest  for  Consumptives,  at  Fordham. 
House  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  East  Eighty-ninth  Street. 
Howard  Mission,  56  Rivington  Street. 
Infant  Asylum,  Tenth  Avenue  and  East  Sixty-first  Street. 
Institution  for  the  Blind,  Ninth  Avenue  and  Thirty-fourth 

Street. 

Institution  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb,  Tenth  Avenue  and 
One  Hundred  and  Sixty-second  Street. 

Institution  of  Mercy,  33  East  Houston  Street. 

Juvenile  Asylum,  Tenth  Avenue  and  One  Hundred  and 
Seventy  sixth  Street. 

Ladies'  llelpmg  Hand  Association,  160  West  Twenty- 
ninth  Street. 

Leake  and  Watts  Orphan  House,  Ninth  Avenue  and  One 

Hundred  and  Eleventh  Street. 
Magdalen  Asylum,  Eighty-eighth  Street,  near  Fifth  Avenue. 
Manhattan  Eye  and  Ear  Hospital,  103  Park  Avenue. 
Masonic  Board  of  Relief,  Masonic  Temple. 
Medical  Mission,  81  Roosevelt  Street. 
Methodist  Episcopal  Home,  255  West  Forty-second  Street. 

For  aged  and  infirm. 
Metropolitan    Throat    Hospital,   351   West  Thirty-fourth 

Street. 

Midnight  Mission,  260  Greene  Street.    For  fallen  women. 

New  York  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Second  Avenue  and 
Thirteenth  Street. 

New  York  Infirmary  for  Women  and  Children,  5  Living- 
ston Place.  4 

New  York  Ophthalmic  Hospital,  201  East  Twenty-third 
Street. 

Nursery  and  Child's  Hospital,    Lexington    Avenue  and 

Fifty-first  Street. 
Olivet  Helping  Hand,  63  Second  Street. 
Orphan  Asylum   (Catholic),    Fifth  Avenue  and  Madison 

Avenue,   between  Fifty-first  and  Fifty-second  Streets. 

1200  children. 

Orphans'  Home  (Episcopal),  Forty-ninth  Street,  near  Lex- 
ington Avenue. 

Peabody  Home  for  Aged  Women,  West  Farms. 

Presbyterian  Home  for  Aged  Women,  Seventy-third 
Street,  near  Madison  Avenue. 

St.  Barnabas  Home,  304  Mulberry  Street. 

St.  Elizabeth  Hospital,  225  West  Thirty-first  Street. 

St.  Francis  Hospital,  605  Fifth  Street. 

St.  John's  Guild,  S  University  Place. 

St.  Joseph's  Orphan  Asylum,  Avenue  A  and  Eighty-ninth 
Street. 

State  Charities  Aid  Association,  21  University  Place. 
Trinity  Hospital,  50  Varick  Street. 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  Home,  440  East  Fifty- 
seventh  Street. 

Women's  Hospital,  Fourth  Avenue  and  Forty-ninth 
Street. 

Young  Women's  Home.  27  Washington  Square. 


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EDUCATIONAL  FACILITIES. 

The  foremost  city  in  the  country  in  commerce,  New  York  is  also  foremost  in  proviamg  educational 
facilities  for  its  "rising  generation."  Over  300  free  pubic  schools,  with  about  4000  teachers,  and  upwards 
o(  300,000  scholars,  are  maintained  at  an  annual  cost  of  nearly  $4,000,000.  Besides  these  there  are  scores 
of  private  and  parochial  schools.  The  law  enjoins  all  children  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  fourteen 
to  attend  school,  and  to  hunt  out  absentees  twelve  truant  officers  are  employed. 

j       Columbia  College  is  peculiarly  a  metropolitan  institution,  and  on  April  13,  1887,  celebrated  its  cen- 


'  as  a  stronghold  of  Tories   (sympathizers  with 

the  English),  and  its  then  president.  Rev.  Miles  Cooper,  an  Oxford  graduate,  had  to  fly  from 
the  wrath  of  the  citizens.  He  sought  refuge  in  England,  and  the  college  buildings  were  afterwards 
used  as  barracks  and  military  hospital  by  the'  American  army.  The  college  remained  closed  until 
1787,  when  the  charter  was  renewed  by  the  legislature,  but  under  its  present  name  of  Columbia 
College.  For  over  a  century  the  college  buildings  were  on  College  Place,  between  Barclay  and 
Chambers  streets.  It  was  squeezed  out  of  this  locality  by  the  irresistible  pressure  of  an  incongruous 
business  environment.  It  then  took  u]i  its  location  on  the  square  between  Madison  and  Fourth  avenues, 
and  Forty-ninth  and  Fiftieth  streets,  where  it  has  a  permanent  seat.     The  college,   with  its   group  of 


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irregular  brick  buildings,  has  gradually  developed  into  a  university  which  New  York  has  reason  to  be 
proud  of,  and  which  has  an  assured  life  of  growing  inipoilancc.  It  is  the  city's  principal  educational 
institution,  and  its  alumni  include  nianv  ])n>iniiieiU  men.  The  instilulion  has  no  dormitories.  The 
chief  buildings  are  the  .'School  ol  .Mines,  along  l-'iliieth  Street  ( l<)ur-\ears'  course;  founded  in  1864),  and 
which  has  since  gaini:d  world-wide  fame;  the  Seliool  of  .\its,  along  IMadison  Avenue  (four-dears'  course; 
fee,  $150  a  year;  274  students);  the  Law  School,  iounded  in  1858,  and  probably  the  leading  one  in 
America  (two-years'  course;  $150  a  year;  3(^7  students)  ;  and  the  Library  (Melvil  Dewey,  librarian),  a 
handsome  building,  containing  70,000  volumes  (open  from  S  a.  .m.  to  10  i>..m.  )  in  a  hall  113  by  75  feet, 
and  58  feet  high.  The  School  of  I\jlitical  Science,  opened  in  1880  (three-years'  course;  fee,  $150),  is 
in  the  School  of  .\rts  huililing;  the  School  of  Medicine  is  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  at 
Fourth  Avenue  and  I'weniy-third  Street.  The  college  has  in  all  1600  students.  Frederick  A.  P.  Barnard 
is  president.  Among  its  jirofessors  are  Henry  Drislcr,  IL  H.  Boyesen,  C.  F".  Chandler,  J.  S.  Newberry, 
John  I).  (^)uackcnbos.  William  K.  Ware,  and  J.  Ordronau.\.  Among  its  early  students  were  John  )ay, 
Alexander  Hanrilton,  Robert  R.  Livingston,  and  Gouverneur  Morris.  The  woman's  department  now 
contains  nineteen  students.  'I"he  ancient  building  with  old-fashioned  columned  ])orlico,  in  the  centre 
<.if  the  college  grou]).  was  once  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  A.sylum,  and  was  bought  by  the  college  about  thirty 
)ears  aL;o,  as  a  nucleus  for  its 
new  estai>lishmeut.  The  Cv)llege 
of  Ph}sicians  anil  Surgeons  in 
connection  with  this  institution 
ranks  first  in  the  nation.  A 
new  college  building  is  being 
erected  near  Ninth  and  Tenth 
avenues  and  Fifty-ninth  and 
Si.xtieth  streets,  through  the 
munificence  of  the  Wuulerbilt 
family.  In  18S5  the  late  W. 
Id.  Vanilerbilt  gave  for  this 
purpose  $500,000.  His  four 
sons  afterwards  gave  $250,000 
for  the  establishment  of  a  free 
clinic  antl  disjjensary,  ami  his 
daughter,  jNLs.  A\'illiam  D. 
Sloane,  gave  $250,000  to  f.-)und 
the  Sloant>  Maternit}-  bL)spital.  Tiie  new  building  for  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  is  to  be 
completed  in  1S88.      The  college  has  600  students  and  20  ])rofessors. 

'I'he  Jk'llevue-Hospital  Medical  College  was  founded  in  1861,  and  has  500  students  and  a  high 
reputation.     It  is  on  the  grounds  of  Hellevue  ILispital. 

The  UniversUy  of  the  Cit\-  of  New  \\<rk  dates  its  origin  in  1830.  The  classical,  scientific,  and  law 
departments  are  located  in  a  (lothic  building  on  Washington  Street,  and  are  free.  The  medical  school 
is  near  Bellevue  Hospital.     'I"he  university  has  65  instructors  ami  800  students. 

On  Lexington  Avenue  antl  '{'wenty-third  Street  is  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  comprising 
spacious  brick  buildings,  which  contain  a  library  of  40,000  volumes.  It  was  founded  in  1847  as  the 
New  York  Free  Academy,  and  in  1866  was  raised  to  the  ranfc  of  college.  The  city  expends  $140,000 
a  year  upon  this  institution,  which  is  free  to  boys  living  in  New  York.  It  has  230  classical  students 
and  330  scientific  students,  and  36  instructors. 

Normal  College,  on  East  Sixty-ninth  Street,  near  Lexington  Avenue,  is  an  ecclesiastical-looking 
building,  with  30  recitation-rooms,  lecture-halls,  libraries,  gymnasia,  etc..  where  1600  girls  are  edu- 
cated to  be  school-teachers.  The  building  cost  nearly  $500,000,  and  its  annual  expense  to  the  city  is 
$Joo,  000. 

The  Christian  Brothers  have  nearly  a  score  of  great  schools  in  the  city,  including  Manhattan  Col- 
lege, at   Manhattanville  ;    the  Cathedral  School,   in   Fiftieth   Street,  with  800  pupils ;   the  Immaculate- 


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Conception  School,  in  East  Fourteenth  Street ;  the  De  la  Salle  Institute,  at  No.  48  Second  Street ;  and 
the  new  Catholic  high-school,  established  in  the  old  Charlier  Institute. 

The  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  No.  209  East  Twenty-third  Street,  has  5  professors,  300  students,  and 
a  two-years'  course. 

The  General  Theological  Semniary  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Ciiurch  is  situated  between  Ninth 
and  Tenth  avenues  and  Twentieth  and  Twenty-first  streets.  It  was  founded  ni  18 19,  and  has  6  pro- 
fessors and  ICQ  students,  a  three-years'  course,  a  library  of  20,000  volumes,  and  a  group  of  fine  buildings. 

The  Union  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  was  founded  in  1836,  and  comprises 
a  group  of  prominent  new  buildings  on  Lenox  Hill,  on  Park  Avenue,  between  Sixty-ninth  and  Seventieth 
streets.  Its  library  contains  50,000  volumes,  and  as  many  pamphlets,  including  many  rare  old  books. 
Dr.  Philip  Schaff  is  the  president.  The  property  of  the  seminar)'  is  valued  at  $2,000,000.  The  Chal- 
daic,  Aral)ic,  and  Assyrian  languages  are  taught  here. 

United  States  Medical  College,  eclectic,  is  at  No.  9  West  Twelfth  Street. 

St.  John's  College  (Jesuit)  is  at  Fordham,  and  has  200  students. 

St.  Francis  Xavier  College,  West  Fifteenth  Street,  near  Fifth  Avenue;  Jesuit;  450  students. 

The  Academy  of  the  Sacred  Heart  is  at  Manhattanville,  in  a  fine  wooded  park,  and  has  200  pupils. 

The  literary  quarter  of  the  city  is  near  Broadway,  well  up  towards  Uninn  Scpiare.  The  vicinity 
of  Bond  Street  has  of  late  years  become  the  Paternoster  Row  of  America,  and  there  many  large  pub- 
lishing firms  have  their  headquarters.  The  great  Astor  Library  is  in  this  quarter,  in  Lafayette  Place, 
and  it  is  the  gift  of  the  Astor  family,  who  have  spent  more  than  a  million  dollars  upon  it.  It  is  a 
fine  brown-stone  building,  200  feet  long,  and  contains  226,000  volumes.  It  is  open  to  all  from  9  a.m. 
to  5  P.M.  in  summer,  and  until  4  p.m.  in  winter.  The  Mercantile  Library,  in  Clinton  Hall,  in  the 
same  vicinity,  is  of  a  more  popular  order  than  the  Astor,  and  circulates  its  210,000  volumes  among 
its  5500  subscribers  of  $4  or  $5  a  year.  Tlie  Aj)prentices'  Library  in  Sixteentii  Street  contains  70,000 
volumes,  one  third  of  which  are  stories.  It  is  open  from  8  a.m.  to  9  p.m.  to  boys  under  eighteen, 
journeymen,  apprentices,  and  working-women,  is  conducted  by  the  General  Society  of  Mechanics  and 
Tradesmen,  and  was  founded  in  1820.  The  New  York  Society  Library,  in  University  Place,  pertains 
to  a  private  corporation.  It  dates  from  the  year  1754,  and  contains  about  70,000  volumes.  The 
Bible  House,  at  the  end  of  Astor  Place,  is  a  large  six-story  building  belonging  to  the  American  Bible 
Society,  and  serves  as  the  domicile  of  several  powerful  religious  organizations.  Over  600  operatives  are 
engaged  here,  and  more  than  a  dozen  religious  newspapers  are  published.  Over  40,000,000  Bibles, 
Testaments,  and  other  books,  in  no  less  than  thirty-five  languages,  have  been  printed  on  its  presses. 
Opposite  the  Bible  House  is  the  Cooper  Union,  containing  free  libraries,  reading-rooms,  lecture  foun- 
dations, evening  schools  of  design,  engraving,  telegraphy,  etc.  The  late  Peter  Cooper  erected  the 
building  in  1857,  at  a  cost  of  $630,000,  and  richly  endowed  the  group  of  free  schools  which  he  founded 
here.  The  library  contains  20,000  volumes.  The  American  Geographical  .'Society  and  the  American  Insti- 
tute are  also  quartered  in  this  building.  A  Free  Circulating  Library,  composed  of  different  branches  in 
various  parts  of  the  city,  has  been  established.  Andrew  Carnegie,  John  Jacob  Astor,  and  others  have 
given  considerable  sums  for  this  purpose.  The  branches  now  in  operation  are  at  No.  49  Bond  Street 
(13,000  volumes),  and  the  Ottendorfer  Library,  at  No.  135  Second  Avenue,  founded  by  Oswald  Otten- 
dorfer  in  1884  (12,000  volumes,  half  of  them  German).  The  Bruce  Library  (endowed  by  Miss  Catherine 
W.  Bruce  as  a  memorial  of  her  father)  is  being  built  on  West  Forty-second  Street,  west  of  .Seventh 
Avenue,  adjoining  the  Baptist  church.  Another  branch  is  to  be  built  down-town,  on  the  west  side. 
The  Lenox  Library  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Seventy-first  Street,  and  the  American  ^Museum  of  Natural 
History,  between  Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues  and  Seventy-seventh  and  Eighty-first  streets,  have  been  fully 
described  elsewhere  in  this  work.  The  Bar  Association  has  at  No.  7  West  Twenty-ninth  Street  a  library 
of  24,000  volumes;  open  to  members  and  the  judge.s.  The  so-called  City  Library  is  at  No.  12  City 
Hall,  and  the  hours  fixed  for  it  to  be  open  are  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  The  American  Institute,  at  No.  19 
Astor  Place,  is  open  from  9  to  9.  The  Masonic  Library  is .  on  Sixth  Avenue  and  Twenty-third  Street. 
The  Mott  Memorial  (medical).  No.  64  Madison  Avenue,  open  11  to  9.  The  New  York  Society,  No.  67 
University  Place,  8  to  6,  70,000  volumes;  founded  1754;  $15  a  year.  The  New  York  Law  Institute 
Library,  No.  116  Post-office  Building;  open  9  a.m.  to  5  p.m  ;  30,000  legal  works.  The  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  has  several  libraries  in'  different  localities. 


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The  city  has  numerous  art-gallcrios,  public  and  private,  llie  most  prominent  of  which  are  those  in 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  and  the  Lenox  Lilnary,  referred  to  elsewhere.  The  National  Academy  of 
l)esi<;n  at  rwcnty-third  Street  and  Fourth  Avenue  is  noted  for  its  annual  exhibitions  of  paintings,  and  the 
architeelural  peeuliarities  <,{'  its  building.  There  are,  too,  numerous  art-schools  in  different  parts  of  the 
city,  and  every  facility  is  afforded  for  attaining  a  thorough  knowledge  of  drawing,  painting,  etc. 

The  most  important  educational  agency  in  the  metropolis  is  the  press,  which  is  the  vigilant  guardian 
of  the  people's  right  and  privileges.  The  leading  important  ])apers  are  the  Herald,  World,  Tribune,  Times, 
Sun,  S/,ii ,  Evening  Post,  Morning  fournal.  Mail  and  Express,  Commercial  Advertiser,  Daily  A'ews,  Daily 
(Jraphic,  Slaats  Zeitung,  etc.,  and  they  are  severally  conducted  with  signal  ability  and  success.  Weekly 
papers,  periodicals,  magazines,  and  i)thcr  publications  of  interest  are  issued  in  great  numbers. 

THE  SANCTUARIES  OF  THE  METROPOLIS. 

If  the  sons  and  daughters  of  Gotham  are  not  as  moral  and  gotlly  as  they  can  be  made,  the  failing 
is  not  due  to  the  need  of  churches,  nor  of  divines  to  teach  them  to  shun  the  path  of  the  wicked  and 
cling  to  that  which  is  pure  and  undefiled,  but  to  causes  for  which  Dame  Nature  is  responsible.  There 
are  about  400  sanctuaries  in  the  city,  capable  of  seating  250,000  persons  at  one  time,  and  representing 
a  money  value  of  $60,000,000.  These  ecclesiastical  etlifices  are  worthy  of  the  greatness  of  the  citv,  not  only 
in  point  of  number,  but  also  in  i)oint  of  size  and  architectural  beauty.  The  various  denominations  .seem 
to  have  vieti  with  each  other  in  building 
churches  of  striking  architecture,  and  in  no 
direction  have  the  wealth  and  public  spirit 
of  the  citizens  manifested  thenisehes  more 
efficiently.  The  Episcopalians  have  the  largest 
number  of  churches — 76.  First  among  these 
temples  of  religion  is  Trinity,  the  principal 
church  of  the  extensive  and  rich  Trinity 
Parish,  a  corporation  closely  interwoven  with 
the  history  of  New  York,  and  remarkable 
for  the  extent  of  its  charities,  and  the  im- 
portant part  it  plays  in  the  denominational 
interest  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
of  America.  'I  his  cathedral-like  and  elegant 
structure  stands  on  Broadway,  at  the  head 
of  Wall  Street,  and  is  described  elsewhere  in 
this  work,  as  is  also  its  chapel-of-ease,  St. 
Pauls  Church,  located  on  Broadway,  at  the  head  of  Vesey  Street.  Trinity  Chapel,  on  Twenty-fifth 
Street,  close  to  Madison  Square;  St.  John's,  No.  46  Varick  Street;  St.  Augustine's,  in  Houston  Street, 
near  the  Bowery;  and  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  at  Madison  Avenue  and  Forty-second  Street, 
are  chapels  of  Trinity  Parish.  The  fiishionable  Grace  Church,  keeping  watch  over  Broadway  on  the 
corner  of  Tenth  Street,  and  the  quaint  old  Church  of  St.  Mark's,  on  Second  Avenue  and  Stuyvesant 
Place,  have  been  referred  to  elsewhere  in  these  pages.  Among  the  other  more  prominent  churches  of  the 
Episcopalians  are  St.  George's,  on  Stuyvesant  Place;  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  on  ;\Iadison  Avenue 
and  Sixty-ninth  Street;  St.  Bartholomew's,  on  Madison  Avenue  and  West  Forty-fourth  Street;  Church  01 
the  Heavenly  Rest,  at  No.  551  Fifth  Avenue;  St.  Ignatius',  No.  56  West  Fortieth  Street;  St.  Hilary  the 
Virgin's,  Xo.  228  West  Forty-fifth  Street;  Anthon  Memorial  Church,  No.  139  East  Forty-eighth  Street;  ami 
St.  Thomas',  on  Fifth  Avenue  and  West  Fifty-third  Street. 

The  Methodists  come  next  to  the  Episcopalians  in  numerical  strength.  They  have  in  the  city  66 
churches,  five  of  which  are  German,  six  African,  one  Swedish,  and  one  Welsh.  John  Street  Church  is  the 
cradle  of  American  Methodism,  which  began  in  1766,  when  Philip  Embury  preached  to  four  persons.  'I'wo 
years  later,  the  .society  bought  this  site,  and  built  the  Wesley  Chapel,  replaced  in  181 7  and  in  1841  by  larger 
churches.    The  clock  now  there  was  presented  by  John  Wesley,  and  the  society  has  other  precious  relics 


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of  the  early  days.  The  other  principal  churches  of  this  sect  are  :  St.  Paul's,  at  Fourth  Avenue  and  East 
Twenty-second  Street,  a  handsome  white-stone  structure,  in  Romanesque  architecture,  with  a  spire  210 
feet  high;  St.  Luke's,  No.  108  West  Forty-first  Street;  Asbury  Church,  No.  82  Washington  Square;  and 
Lexington  Avenue  Church,  East  Fifty-second  Street. 

The  Roman  Catholics  have  60  churches  in  the  metropolis,  and  these  represent  a  vast  population,  as 
each  has  several  diiTerent  congregations  on  each  day  of  worship.  Several  of  the  churches  are  German, 
Polish,  etc. 

The  finest  and  most  imposing  church-buijding,  not  only  in  New  York,  but  in  the  New  World,  is  the 
new  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  which,  although  the  spires  are  yet  unfinished,  is  a  magnificent  specimen  of 
gothic  architecture.  It  occupies  the  most  elevated  site  in  Fifth  Avenue,  e.xtending  the  entire  front  of 
the  block  on  the  east  side,  between  Fiftieth  and  Fifty-first  streets,  and  running  back  to  Madison  Avenue. 
When  the  Chapel  of  Our  Lady,  which  is  included  in  the  design,  is  completed,  the  building  will  cover 
the  whole  square.  The  Cathedral  was  projected  in  1850  by  Archbishop  Hughes,  and  the  plans  were 
drawn  by  James  Renwick.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  in  1858,  in  the  presence  of  100,000  persons,  and 
on  May  25,  1879,  the  cathedral  was  dedicated  by  Cardinal  ]\IcCloskey.  The  building,  though  not  finished, 
has  thus  far  cost  over  $2^000,000,  arid  it  is  estimated  that  at  least  half  a  million  more  will  be  needed 
to  complete  the  design.  It  is  in  thirteenth-century  decorated  gothic,  like  the  cathedrals  of  Amiens, 
Cologne,  York,  and  Exeter;  and  the  material  is  fine  white  marble.  It  is  a  Latin  cross,  306  feet  long, 
120  feet  witlc  (140  at  transei)ts),  and  108  feet  high,  with  a  noble  clerestory  upheld  on  long  lines  of  clustered 
marble  columns,  and  carr\ing  a  lofty  and  richly  ornamented  ceiling.  On  each  side  of  the  front  gable, 
which  is  156  feet  high,  carved  and  pinnacled  spires  are  to  be  raised  to  a  height  of  328  feet.  There  are 
70  windows  of  rich  stained  glass,  nKuic  at  Chartres,  France,  at  a  cost  of  $100,000.  Thirty-seven  of  these 
are  memorial  windows.  The  main  altar  is  40  feet  high,  of  Italian  marble,  inlaid  with  gems  and  has-  reliefs 
of  the  I'assidii  :  and  on  one  side  is  the  great  (Jothic  throne  of  the  archbishop.  The  altar  of  the  Holy 
Family,  of  Tennessee  marble  and  Caen  stone  :  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  of  curiously  carved  French  walnut;  of 
the  Sacred  Heart,  of  bronze;  of  St.  Joseph,  of  bronze  and  mosaic, — all  of  great  interest  and  artisdc  merit. 
High  mass  is  given  at  10.30  .\. m.,  on  Sunday,  and  vesjiers  at  4  p.m.  The  cathedral  is  open  every  day  of  the 
week.  This  building  is  m  such  perfect  proportion  that  one  does  not  realize  its  immense  size  until  he  descries 
the  priest  at  the  altar,  so  far  away  as  to  seem  a  mere  child.  Among  the  other  notable  churches  of  the 
Roman  Catholics  are  : 

St.  Paul  the  Apostle,  at  Sixtieth  Street  anil  Ninth  Avenue,  pertains  to  the  celebrated  preaching  Order 
of  Paulists,  whose  uDnastery  adjoins  it;  St.  Patrick's,  at  ?iIott  and  Prince  streets,  erected  in  1815,  and 
f  ormerly  the  cathedral:  Church  of  the  ^Most  Holy  Redeemer  ((.ierman),  at  Thirtieth  Street  and  Avenue  A; 
St.  Stephen's,  on  East  TwenlN -ei-hth  Street,  near  Third  A\<-nue  (the  church  of  the  famous  Dr.  INIcGlynn); 
St.  Francis  Xavier's,  on  ^\"est  Sixteendi  Street,  near  Sixili  A\rmie:  St.  Ann's,  No.  112  East  Twelfth  Street;  St. 
Mary's  is  at  No.  438  (irand  Street;    and  St.  X'iiicent  ile  Pauls  (French)  on  West  Twenty-third  Street. 

The  Presbyterians,  inclutling  the  Reformed  and  United  sections,  have  55  churches,  and  chief  among 
these  are:  First  Presbyterian  Church,  on  Fifth  Avenue,  near  Eleventh  Street;  INIadison  Square  Church; 
Brick  Church,  at  Fifth  Avenue  anil  Thirty-seventh  Street  ;  University  Place  Church,  at  Tenth  Street  ; 
Murray  Hill  Church,  No.  135  iurst  Fortieth  Street;  Church  of  the  Covenant,  at  Thirty-fourth  Street  and  Park 
Avenue  ;  and  Fifth  Avenue  Church,  at  708  Fifth  Avenue,  corner  of  West  Fifty-fifth  Street,  an  enormous 
Gothic  structure,  built  at  a  cost  of  $750,000. 

The  Baptist  churches,  including  those  for  the  French,  Germans,  Swedes,  Africans,  and  other  nation- 
alities, are  43  in  number,  and  the  most  noted  of  these  are  :  The  Fifth  Avenue  Church,  at  the  corner  of 
West  Forty-sixth  Street  ;  the  .Madison  Avenue  Church,  at  the  corner  of  East  Thirty-fifth  Street ;  the 
Epiphanw  at  Madison  Avenue  and  Sixty-fourth  Street;  the  Calvary  Church,  on  West  Enty-seventh  Street; 
and  the  First  l^aptist  Church,  at  Broome  and  Elizabeth  streets.  The  Tabernacle,  on  Second  Avenue, 
near  Tenth  Street,  is  an  attractive  gothic  edifice  belonging  to  the  Baptists.  Indeed,  it  was  once  the 
leading  Bajilist  church  in  America,  but  when  Dr.  E.  Lothrop's  ministrations  ceased,  the  congregation 
dwindled  away,  and  the  building  came  near  being  sold  for  a  Jewish  synagogue.  Rev.  Dr.  D.  G. 
Potter,  however,  teiok  the  sanctuary  in  hand,  and,  aided  by  liberal  contributors,  has  done  much  to 
restore  it  to  its  former  position  of  usefulness. 


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The  Hebrews  own  30  syiKiirogiies  luul  temples,  aiul  chief  amonij  tliese  is  the  Temple  Emanu-EI. 
at  Fifth  Avenue  and  West  Furty-third  Street,  a  picliiresciue  pile  of  Oriental  arcliitecture,  erected  at  a 
cost  uf  $650,000.  It  is  rich  iu  dcHcate  dctail-wurk,  carvings,  and  color,  and  the  nitcrior  is  daz- 
zling in  its  brilliancy. 

The  Relornieil  Dukh  have  24  places  cf  worshii),  and  tiie  Collegiate  Middle  Reformed  Church,  at 
Fourth  Street  and  Lafa\-ette  Place,  and  the  edilices  on  Fifth  Avenue,  and  Twenty-first,  Twenty-nuith, 
and   Fort_\-eightli  streets  are  line  Cothic  buildings,    with   handsome  interiors. 

Tiie  Congregationalists  have  eight  churches  in  which  to  worship.  The  T.d)ernacle,  at  .^i.\lh 
Avenue  and    I'lnrl) -fourth  Street,    and  the    two    churches    011    lower  .Madison  .Vvenue,    at  East  Forty- 


Central  Park— The  Terraue  and  Grand  Sl^ni way. 

fifth  and  East  Forty-seventh  streets,  arc  very  handsome  edifices,  and  have  wealthy  and  fashionsbK- 
congregations. 

The  Univcrsalists  maintain  four  churches, — the  Church  of  the  Divine  Paternity,  at  l-^iflh  Avenue  and 
Forty-fifth  Street,  being  the  most  noted  one  belonging  to  this  sect. 

The  Unitarians  own  two  churches,  both  of  which  have  accjuired  a  national  reputation  by  reason 
of  their  popular  pastors.  One  of  these  is  All  .Souls"  Church,  on  Fourth  .\venue  and  East  Twentieth 
Street,  in  which  the  late  Dr.  Bellows  preached  for  many  years,  and  of  which  Dr.  Williams  is  now 
pastor.  The  other  is  the  Church  of  the  Messiah,  at  Park  Avenue  and  East  Thirty-fourth  Street,  on 
Murray   Hill,    the  pastor  of  which  is  Robert  Collyer. 

Every   other   sect  of  religionists  has    its   meeting-house  and  shrine,  sc.ittered  over  all  parts  of  the 


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city.  Among  these  are:  Catholic  Apostohc,  128  West  Sixteenth  Street;  Christian  Israelites,  108  First 
Street;  Reformed  Episcopal,  Madison  Avenue  and  Fifty-fifth  Street;  New  Jerusalem,  114  East  Thirty- 
fifth  Street;  Reformed  Catholic,  79  West  Twenty-third  Street;  Moravian,  154  Lexington  Avenue; 
Friends,  124  East  Twentieth  Street,  43  West  Forty-seventh  Street,  and  East  Fifteenth  Sueet  and  Ruther- 
ford Place;  Lutheran,  216  East  Fifteenth  Street,  etc. 

THEATRES,  CONCERT-HALLS,  ETC. 

Neither  residents  in  nor  visitors  to  the  metropolis  need  let  time  hang  heavily  on  their  hands. 
Every  section  of  the  city  has  its  theatres,  its  gardens,  concert-  and  lecture-halls,  and  other  places  of 
amusement.  The  plays  presented  in  the  theatres  are  generally  of  a  high  order  of  merit,  and  the 
prices  of  admission  are  moderate.  Many  of  the  theatres  make  quite  an  architectural  display  ;  each  has  a 
history  of  success  or  failure  peculiarly  its  own  ;  and  upon  the  boards  of  these  houses  of  entertainment  the 
greatest  actors  of  the  past  and  present,  both  of  our  own  country  and  of  Europe,  have  delighted  thou- 
sands by  their  faithful  representations  of  the  different  phases  of  human  life.  The  newspapers  daily- 
announce  the  class  of  entertainment  to  be  offered  each  evening  in  the  leading  theatres,  concert- 
halls,  etc.,  and  these  announcements  are  as  keenly  watched  by  amusement-seekers  as  are  the  lists  of 
marriages  and  births  by  the  ladies.  There  are  also  social,  scientific,  sporting,  literary,,  and  other 
clubs  and  societies  located  in  all  parts  of  the  city,  and  many  of  the  buildings  occupied  by  these- 
clubs  and  societies  are  of  a  palatial  character  and  most  luxuriously  furnished.  In  the  aristocratic- 
clubs  the  initiation  fees  range  from  $100  to  $300,   and  the  annual  dues  from  $50  to  $75  a  year. 

EXCHANGES,  COMMERCIAL  BUILDINGS,  ETC. 

In  the  description  of  our  peregrinations  about  the  city  we  have  referred  in  detail  to  many  buildings 
of  great  architectural  beauty  devoted  to  residence,  amusement,  public  worship,  etc. ;  and  it  is  fitting  that 
we  should  make  at  least  a  brief  allusion  to  some  edifices  utilized  for  trade  and  commerce  that  possess 
characteristics  which  arrest  the  attention  of  visitors  and  which  cause  them  to  become  landmarks  with  resi- 
dents. The  practice  in  late  years  in  crowded  centres,  where  every  foot  of  land  is  valuable,  has  been  to 
erect  buildings  with  sky-kissing  roofs.  Time  was,  and  that  not  long  ago,  when  to  take  an  office  on  a 
fourth  story  was  to  make  a  hermit  of  one's  self;  but  the  bringing  into  use  of  the  passenger-elevator  has 
revolutionized  all  this  ;  for  now  an  office  upon  the  tenth  or  twelfth  story  of  a  building  is  as  easy  of 
access  as  if  nearer  the  ground,  and  the  higher  stories  are  in  some  instances  preferred  on  account  of 
being  light,  cool,  airy,  and  quiet.  The  Equitable  Building  on  Broadway,  between  Cedar  and  Pine 
streets,  is  a  notable  structure.  This  building,  which  is  of  Quincy  granite,  and  which  was  com- 
pleted in  1887,  cost  $5,000,000.  It  is  fireproof  throughout,  has  four  imposing  fagades,  aboundingr 
in  pillars  and  carvings,  and  the  frontage  on  Broadway  is  167^  feet.'  The  high-arched  Broad  waj^ 
entrance,  22  feet  wide,  leads  to  the  finest  courtyard  in  America,  100  by  44  feet  in  area,  with  a 
tessellated  pavement,  from  which  rise  lines  of  rose-colored  marble  columns  with  onyx  capitals,  up- 
holding an  entablature  of  polished  red  granite,  above  which  is  a  finely-arched  roof  of  stained  glass 
and  polished  marble.     On  top  of  the  building  is  the   United  States  Signal  Office. 

Near  to  the  above  structure  is  the  fireproof  building  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company. 
It  is  165  feet  high  and  cost  nearly  $2,000,000.  It  is  embellished  and  equipped  with  marble, 
wrought-iron  work,  mahogany.  Whittier  elevators,  and  other  modern  architectural  luxuries. — Washing- 
ton Building,  on  Broadway.  Battery  Place,  and  Greenwich  Street,  belongs  to  Cyrus  W.  Field,  and 
is  another  noted  edifice.  It  is  twelve  stories  high,  and  the  great  observatory-tower  reaches  an  alti- 
tude of  235  feet  from  the  pavement.  The  top  of  the  flagstaff  is  higher  than  Trinity  spire  or  the 
Liberty  statue.  The  view  from  the  tower  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  world. — United  Bank  Build- 
ing, at  Broadway  and  Wall  Street,  the  "Fort  Sherman"  of  the  financiers,  contains  the  offices  once 
occupied  by  Ceneral  Grant.  Here  Ferdinand  Ward  concocted  his  vast  and  historic  swindles.  Roscoe 
Conkling's  office  is  on  one  of  the  upper  floors.  Standard  Oil  Company's  building,  on  Broadway, 
is  the  largest  marble  structure  in  New    York.      Here    is   the  office  of  William  Rockafeller.  Trinity 


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Building,  on  one  of  tke  IJroadway  sides  of  Trinity  C'Iuir liyard,  is  a  vasl  hive  of  lawyers,  real-estate 
dealers,  etc. — liorcei  Ikiilding  is  an  immense  brick  slructnrc,  lilled  with  offices,  largely  of  famous 
and  powerful  insurance  ciim|)anies. — Western  Union  Telegrapii  UuiKling,  at  I)ey  Street  and  Broadway, 
is  of  brick,  granite,  and  marble,  eight  stories  iiigh,  with  a  tall  tower. — Stewart  Building,  at  Broad- 
way and  C'iiambers  Street,  of  while  marble,  occupies  the  site  of  the  ancient  negro  biirying-ground,  and 
.afterward  of  Washington  Hall.  It  was  erected  for  A.  T.  Stewart. — Morse  Building,  on  the  corner  of 
Nassau  and  Beekman  streets,  ii  stories  (165  feet)  high,  is  of  red  and  black  brick,  and  is  the  property 
of  the  son  and  nephew  of  the  late  Prol'essor  S.  I'".  B.  Morse. — ?klills  Building,  on  Broad  Street,  is  a  vast 
structure,  forming  three  sides  of  a  courtyard,  and  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $2,700,000. — Temple  Court  is 
160  feet  high,  erected  at  a  cost  of  $1,200,000,  and  belongs  to  Eugene  Kelly.  It  stands  on  the  corner 
of  Nassau  and  Beekman  streets. — Potter  Building,  on  the  opposite  corner,  fronts  on  Printing-house 
Square,  N.issau,  and  Beekman  streets,  and  is  of  iron  and  brick,  1S5  feet  high,  and  cost  $2,500,000. — 
X)rexel  Building,  at  Broad  and  Wail  streets,  is  of  white  marble,  in  Renaissance  architecture,  and  cost 


Central  Park— The  Lake. 


$700,000. — .-Mthich  Court,  on  T5roadway,  opposite  Exchange  Place,  was  fini.shed  in  1887,  and  contains 
300  offices.  It  i>  lighted  at  niu^ht  by  2''iod  Kdison  incandescent  lights,  and  is  reached  by  four  Otis  eleva- 
tors.     It  is  built  around  a  courtyard,  50  by  70  feet. 

Connected  with  various  branches  of  trade,  New  York  has  numerous  exchanges.  The  two  most 
prominent  are  the  Stock  ExchanLre  (referred  to  elsewhere),  and  the  Produce  Exchange.  The  latter  is  one 
of  New  York's  most  notable  buildings,  and  was  built  from  the  plans  of  George  B.  Post  in  the  years 
1881  to  1884.  The  l)uil(linLr,  which  is  located  at  the  foot  of  Broadway,  with  its  front  on  Bowling 
Green,  is  entirelv  fireproof,  and  it  stands  on  15,437  piles,  brought  from  the  forests  of  Maine  and 
Nova  Scotia.  The  building  is  in  rich  Italian  Renaissance  architecture,  of  brick,  with  a  copious  use 
of  terra-cotta,  in  medallions,  the  arms  and  names  of  the  States,  and  projecting  galley-prows.  Above 
its  uttermost  long  line  of  round    arches   rises   an    immense  campanile,   covering  40  by  70  feet,  and 


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225  feet  high,  richly  decorated,  and  nobly  dominating  lower  New  York  and  the  bay.  The  building 
is  307  by  150  feet  in  area,  and  116  feet  high;  and  tiie  main  hail  has  an  area  of  220  by  144 
feet,  and  60  feet  high.  From  the  visitors'  gallery  one  may  look  down  on  the  3000  members  of 
the  exchange  (organized  in  1861,  and  the  largest  in  the  world),  and  see  and  hear  their  fierce  bargaining. 
From  the  tower,  which  is  reached  by  an  elevator,  a  magnificent  and  unrivalled  bird's-eve  view  of  lower 
New  York,  the  bay,  Staten  Island,  the  shores  and  blue  mountains  of  New  Jersey,  Brooklyn,  and  Long 
Island  is  to  be  had.  The  flag  flying  from  the  tower  is  the  largest  ever  made,  covering  50  by  20 
feet.  There  are  nine  passenger-elevators.  The  money-vault  contains  1300  safes,  and  is  defended- 
by  seven  alternate  layers  of  iron  and  steel.     The  building  cost  $3,179,000. 

The  ]Mercantile  Exchange,  a  new  brick  and  granite  building,  at  Hudson  and  Harrison  streets,  has 
a  tall  tower,  and  800  members,  who  deal  in  butter,  cheese,  eggs,  and  groceries. — The  Cotton  Exchange, 
a  new  and  imposing  seven-story  building  of  yellow  brick,  on  Hanover  Square,  south  of  Wall  Street,  was 
built  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,000. — The  Coal  and  Iron  Exchange  is  a  vast  and  massive  building  at  ihe  corner 
of  Cortlandt  and  New  Church  streets. — The  ("onsolidated  Petroleum  Exchange  and  Stock  Board,  at  No.  62 
Broadway,  has  a  membership  of  3000,  and  is  erecting  a  large,  handsome  new  uuilding. — The  American  Horse 
Exchange  is  at  Broailway  and  Fiftieth  Street. — The  Building  Exchange  is  at  No.  12  Dey  Street. — -The 
Coffee  Exchange,  at  Nn.  141  Pearl  Street,  has  over  300  members,  and  sometimes  100,000  bags  of  coffee  are 
sold  here  in  a  day. — At  the  Grocers"  Exchange,  on  Wall  and  Water  streets,  tea  and  sugar  are  the  chief 
commodities  sold. — The  ^Maritime  Exchange  is  in  the  Produce  Exchange  building.  Open  from  8  to 
5  (exchange  hours,  11  to  3)  o'clock.  Marine  and  commercial  news,  reading-room,  library,  etc. — The 
Metal  Exchange  is  at  Pearl  Street  and  Burling  Slip;  Real-estate  Exchange,  No.  57  Liberty  Street;  American 
Exchange,  No.  309  Greenwich  Street;  American  Exchange  and  Travellers'  Bureau,  No.  162  Broadway; 
American  Real-estate  ICxchange,  No.  i  Broadway;  Brewers'  Exchange,  corner  of  Worth  and  Chatham  streets; 
Building  Material  P^xchange,  No.  12  Dey  Street;  Cattle  Exchange,  Broadway  and  Thirty-eighth  Street;  Distil- 
lers' Wine  and  Spirit  Exchange,  No.  19  South  William  Street;  Electric  ^Manufacturing  F'xchange,  Duncan 
Building,  corner  Nassau  and  Prince  streets;  Foreign  Fruit  Exchange,  No.  64  Broad  Street  ;  Hardware  Board 
of  Trade,  Nos.  6  and  S  Warren  Street;  ^Manhattan  Stock  Exchange,  No.  69  New  Street;  Mechanics  and 
Traders'  Exchange,  N<  >.  14  \'cscy  Street,  near  Broadway:  Milk  Exchange,  No.  22  North  Moore  Street;  New 
York  Naval  Store  and  Tobacco  ]\xchange,  No.  113  Pearl  Street;  New  York  Board  of  Trade  and  Transporta- 
tion, Bryant  liuiliiiii^,  X' 1.  55  Liberty  Street;  New  York  Furniture  Board  of  Trade,  Bowerv  and  No.  150 
Canal  Street:  New  Voik  Petroleum  l-'-xcliaiige  and  Stock  Board,  No.  18  Broadway:  New  York  Real  Estate 
and  Traders'  Ivxchange,  Nos.  76  and  78  Bnjad  Street;  Stationers'  Board  of  Trade,  Nos.  97  and  99  Nassau 
Street;  Sugar  Plxchangc,  No.  87  Front  Street. 

THE  GOVERNMENT  OF  THE  CITY. 

The  city's  powers  of  self-government  are  derived  under  a  legislative  charter,  which  is  amended  as  causes 
arise  therefor.  The  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  with  the  heatls  of  the  various  departments,  formed  under  Boards 
of  Commissioners,  are  the  governing  bodies.  The  departments  are  as  f  )llow5  :  Finance,  Public  Works 
(inclusive  of  Water-works),  Parks,  Docks,  Police,  Charities  and  Correction,  Fire,  Health,  Buildings,  F^duca- 
tion,  FIxcise  (licensers  of  liquor  dealers),  and  Taxes  and  Assessments.  The  Aldermen  are  twenty-two 
in  number,  and  have  power  to  pass,  enforce,  and  rejjeal  civic  ordinances  subject  to  the  ma\'or's  approval,  and 
to  pass  resolutions  over  his  veto  by  a  two-thirds  vote.  Besides  the  departments  named  there  is  the  Board 
of  Estimate  and  Apportionment,  ])resi(led  over  by  the  Mayor,  and  which  finally  decides  as  to  the  amount 
of  money  that  is  to  be  annually  expended  in  carrying  on  the  work  of  the  city  government;  also,  the  Sinking 
Fund  Commissioners,  five  in  number,  who  have  charge  of  the  method  devised  for  extinguishing  the  civic 
debt.    At  this  writing,  Hon.  Abram  .S.  Hewitt  is  Mayor. 

The  city  has  24  Assembly  districts,  7  State  Senatorial  districts,  and  9  Congressional  districts.  There  are 
812  polling-places  and  registries. 

The  Fire  Department  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  in  the  country,  and  consists  of  84  steam  fire-engines, 
2  water-towers,  32  hook-and-ladder  trucks,  a  life-saving  corps,  1080  miles  of  fire-alarm  telegraph,  980  alarm- 
boxes,  260  horses,  and  1000  men.  It  costs  $1,700,000  a  year.  There  are  73  companies,  making  12 
battalions,  each  under  a  chief  of  battalion. 


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The  peace  is  preser\  e(l  by  a  stalV  of  3200  police  officers,  whose  headquarters  are  at  No.  300  Mulberrj- 
Street,  where  the  Rogues"  (lallery  is  Icept.  There  are  35  poHce  precincts  and  station-houses,  75  patrol 
wagons,  and  6  courts. 

There  are  5250  disciplined  militia  in  the  city,  and  these  form  eight  regiments  of  infantry  and  two 
batteries  of  artillery  and  gatling-guns.  Each  regiment  has  a  separate  armory,  containing  company  rooms, 
drill-halls,  reception  rooms,  libraries,  etc.  The  Seventh  Regiment  (Colonel,  Emmons  Clark)  Armor_v,  built 
in  1879  at  a  cost  of  $300,000,  is  boundctl  by  Sixty-sixth  and  Si.xt}'-seventh  streets  and  Fourth  and  Lexington 
avenues.  The  Eighth  Regiment  (Colonel,  ( Icorge  D.  Scott)  has  its  armory  on  Ninth  Avenue  and  Twenty- 
seventh  Street;  antl  the  arnior\-  of  the  Ninth  Regiment  (Colonel,  William  Seward)  is  at  No.  221  West  Twenly- 
sixih  Street.  Tlie  I'.levenili  Regiment  isaderuian  organization,  and  its  colonel  is  Alfred  P.  Stewart.  The 
armory  is  on  (iiand  and  L.s>ex  streets.  The  Twelfth  Regiment  (of  whigh  James  H.  Jones  is  colonel)  has  its 
Armory  on  l-'.ighili  Avenue,  Irom  Sixiv-liist  to  Si.xty-second  street.  The  Twenty-second  Regiment  Armory  is 
located  on  Fourteenth  Street,  near  Sixth  Avenue.  The  Sixty-ninth  is  the  famous  Irish  regiment  of  the  Civil 
War.  Its  colonel  is  fames  Cavanagli,  and  its  armory  is  over  Tompkins  .Market,  on  Third  Avenue,  between 
Sixth  and  Seventh  streets.  The  Seveiity-lirst  Regiment  Armory  is  at  Broadway  and  Thirty-fifth  Street.  One 
of  its  quaintest  trophies  is  a  cannon,  "captured  from  the 
Bowery  boys"  in  the  famous  Dead-Rabbit  war,  in  1S57. 
This  was  one  of  the  bravest  commands  in  the  battle  of  Bull  I 
Run.    I^.  .\.  McAlpin  is  the  colonel.    The  militia  are  enlist-  1  1;  1  1  | 

ened  for  five  years,  anil  they  are  e(iuipi)ed  by  the  .State  with 
arms  and  other  munitions,  ami  partly  with  uniforms.  In 
winter,  there  are  continual  compam-tlrills;   ami  in  summer,  ^ 

several  days  of  camp-duty  under  canvas,  at  the  State  camp-  i^' •  '     *  i  It 

ground  near  Peekskill.  Tlie\-  are  a  jxiwer  behind  the  police 
on  occasions  of  ric  it.  Tlie\-  have  swept  the  tumultuous  streets 
with  tieadly  vollews  more  than  once,  antl  were  equally  efficient  llv'i  i 

in  line  of  battle  before  Gen.  Lee's  ragged  but  heroic  Southern  ''  'Ik''^ 

infantry.  ~  - 

The  cit\'  draws  its  water  supplv  from  the  Croton  Ri\'er,  jSS^'^-'^'\  -  ^""'^'^  !  I 

and  it  is  carried  to  the  city  a  distance  of  40  miles  through 
an  a(pieduet  constructed  at  an  en'>rmous  cost.  The  High 
Britlge,  1)\'  which  the  Cr^i^.n  A(iueiluct  is  cari'ied  across  the 
Harlem  River,  at  One  liuinheil  and  Seventy-tifth  Street,  in 
cast-iron  ])ipes  j'-X'^'s  feet  in  size,  is  a  \ery  pieluresque  and 
neible  ste)ne  structure  of  13  arches,  o\'er  too  leet  abei\'e  the 
river,  and  1400  feet  long.  There  is  a  footjiath  over  the 
bridge,  and  a  loft}'  stand-pipe  at  one  end.  .See  illustration 
of  the  bridge  in  these  pages.  The  water  is  distributed  in 
the  city  through  over  400  miles  of  main  jiipes. 


1  r. 
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TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES. 

In  this  progressive  age  the  prospects  of  a  city  for  the  future  are  largely  due  to  its  transportation 
facilities.  In  this  respect  New  York  has  everything  that  can  be  ilesired.  Railroads  from  almost  all  points 
of  the  compass  are  constantly  pouring  in  and  taking  out  of  the  city  a  vast  itinerant  population,  and 
ships  from  every  port  in  the  world  discharge  land  i)assengers  and  merchandise  upon  our  wharves.  As 
e.xplained  elsewhere,^  most  of  the  great  railroad  corporations  have  their  depots  on  the  opposite  sides  of 
■  the  rivers,  and  these  are  reached  by  ferries. 

The  fleet  of  transatlantic  steamers  running  between  New  York  and  European  ports  has  no  jiarallel 
in  history,  and  these  monarchs  of  the  ocean  are  at  all  times  objects  of  curiosity,  whether  hiiig  at 
their  wharves  taking  in  or  discharging  freight,  or  in  steaming  up  or  down  the  river,  going  to  or 
coming  from  the  Old  World. 


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The  River  and  Sound  steamers  amaze  by  their  grandeur  foreigners  who  sail  in  them  for  the  first 
time.     Nearly  all  are  side-wheelers,  usually  painted  white,  and  many  are  of  great  size  and  speed. 

SUMMER  RESORTS. 

Dickens,  the  inimitable  novelist,  wrote  that  "the  country  around  New  York  is  surpassingly  and 
exquisitely  picturesque,"  and  this  wealth  of  suburban  beauty  is,  in  the  eminent  domain  of  the  eye,  the 
property  of  all  the  citizens,  and  the  said  citizens  make  this  manifest  during  the  fierce  heats  of  the  sum- 
mer solstice.  The  environs  of  the  city  abound  in  summer  resorts  and  places  of  recreation.  The  city 
has  peculiar  advantages  as  a  centre  lor  summer  journeys,  being  within  two  hours'  travel  of  the  pictu- 
resque spurs  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains  in  New  Jersey,  or  of  the  bold  highlands  of  the  Hudson,  with 
all  varieties  of  lake,  ri\er,  and  rural  scenery,  rapid  and  sure  routes  of  access,  and  multitudes  of 
hotels  of  all  classes.  The  marine  resorts  within  a  limited  radius  are  numerous,  and  include  scores  of 
hamlets,  hotels,  and  beaches  on  Stat.en  Island,  Long  Island,  the  Connecticut  shore,  and  the  coast  of 
New  Jersey.  But  New  York  itself,  swept  and  fanned  on  every  side  by  ocean  breezes,  is  about  as  cool 
and  delightful  a  spot  as  one  can  find  when  the  mercury  is  dancing  in  the  '"nineties."  There  are 
numerous  aquatic  excursions  daily,  leaving  the  city  in  the  morning  and  returning  at  dusk.  In  the  sum- 
mer, too,  the  hotels  are  not  full,  and  travellers  can  be  made  more  comfortable  than  in  crowded  sea- 
side resorts,  and  at  much  less  cost. 

The  Hudson,  the  "American  Rhine,"  is  unsurpassed  in  natural  beauty  by  Germany's  famous  river, 
and  a  sail  up  the  Hudsmi  is  al\va\s  lirst  and  foremost  among  the  pleasure-excursions  of  the  residents  in 
the  metropolis.  Nature  has  been  lavish  in  the  bestowal  of  lier  charms  upon  this  magnificent  waterway. 
These  charms  have  been  represented  on  innumerable  cmvascs  by  painters  of  world-wide  celebrity,  and 
their  praises  have  been  sung  in  prose  and  verse  b\-  lo\ers  of  the  jiicturesque.  Swift  and  splendid 
steamers  run  during  the  day  and  night  at  appointed  hours  between  the  city  and  Albany,  touching  at 
intermediate  cities  and  towns  on  the  way,  and  in  addition  to  these  excursion-boats  are  run  to  dif- 
ferent points  upon  the  river.  As  the  boat  skims  along  the  surface  of  the  river,  the  passenger's 
attention  is  arrested  by  the  tall,  rock}-  west  bank  at  Hoboken  and  W'eeliawken,  where  Alexander 
Hamilton  and  Aaron  Burr  fought  their  fatal  duel.  Then  he  soon  has  pointed  out  to  him,  on  the 
east  bank.  Riverside  Park  and  the  tomb  of  General  Grant.  Ten  miles  u])  the  stream  are  Forts 
Washington  and  Lee,  and  from  this  point  forward  the  route  is  rich  in  historical  associations,  while 
scenes  of  fascinating  beauty  crowd  ([uickly  upon  each  other.  At  Fort  Lee,  on  the  west  bank, 
begin  the  far-famed  Palisades,  which  extend  up  the  river  for  fifteen  or  twenty  miles,  and  which  are 
bare,  ])recipitous  walls  of  rock,  rising  abruptly  from  the  river  to  a  height  of  from  250  to  600  feet. 
On  the  undulating  east  bank  is  the  handsome  town  of  Yonkers,  and  a  short  distance  beyond  is  Grey- 
stone,  the  residence  of  the  late  Samuel  J.  Tilden.  Between  this  point  and  Tarrytown  the  east  bank  is  dotted 
here  and  there  with  palatial  residences.  Reaching  Irvington,  the  tourist  has  pointed  out  to  him  Sunn}'- 
side,  the  home  of  Washington  Irving.  A  few  miles  above,  on  the  west  bank,  is  Tappan,  where  Major 
Andr6  was  put  to  death.  On  the  opposite  bank  is  Lyndehurst,  the  summer  abode  of  the  great  finan- 
cier. Jay  Gould,  and  a  little  farther  up  the  stream  lies  Tarrytown,  where  the  capture  of  Andre  was  made. 
A  mile  to  the  north  of  Tarrytown  is  the  Old  Dutch  Church,  where,  among  the  bones  of  the  forefathers 
of  the  hamlet,  lie  the  bones  of  Washington  Irving.  Thirty-two  miles  from  New  York  is  Sing  Sing,  on 
the  east  bank,  and  here  is  located  the  State  Prison.  Farther  on,  the  river  broadens  into  a  bay  five 
miles  wide,  at  the  northern  end  of  which,  on  the  west  point,  is  Stony  Point,  known  also  as  "  Mad 
Anthony's  Charge."  After  the  British  had  captured  the  fort  at  this  place,  Gen.  Anthony  Wavne,  with 
a  handful  of  men,  surpris;d  the  English  in  the  dead  of  night,  and  recaptured  the  fort.  The  thrilling 
story  of  the  fight  is  told  in  Thackeray's  "Virginians."  The  river  at  this  part  is  only  half  a  mile 
wide.  On  the  east  bank  is  Verplanck's  Point,  the  site  of  Fort  Lafayette,  where  Baron  Steuben  drilled 
soldiers  for  the  Revolutionary  Army.  As  the  vessel  approaches  this  spot  the  tourist  supposes  that  here 
is  the  end  of  the  river,  and  this  impression  is  gained  through  the  presence  of  an  island  in  the  middle 
of  the  stream  and  the  height  of  the  bank  on  each  side.  On  the  west  bank  lies  the  Dunderberg  Moun- 
tain, rendered   famous  by  Irving.;   and  on    the   east  bank    is  Anthony's   Nose,  1200  feet    high;  and 


TlUi    MliTIU)|M)L!S    OF  TO-UAY 


07 


lliL-  ri\ci-.  lies  I.>ii;i  Island,  wliich  is  a  very  popular  cxtiir- 
is  Cuskill  .Mounlains  coinc  wiiliiu  full  view.  A  sIkjii  dis- 
>iiil,  and  licrc  visitors  may  visit  tiie  .'\Iililary  Academy,  fori, 
lip  tiie  river,  (larrison's  and  Storm  Kiii<,^  the  hif,'hest  peaks 


between  the  two,  and  api)arcnil\-  sliuttin--  in 
sion-resort.  Roundin.L,^  this  island  ilie  faniM 
tance  bej-ond,  on  the  west  bani<,  is  West  V 
and   historic  sjjots.    Continuing  the  passage 

of  the  Higlilands.  arc  brought  within  view,  and  presently  Newlnirg,  where  Washington  read  his  farewell 
address  to  the  American  Army,  is  icachcd.  'I'licn  the  boat  touches  at  Poughkeepsie  on  the  right,  next 
at  Kmgston  on  tlic  left,  anil,  p.issing  numerous  pleasant  villages  on  both  banks,  the  vessel  reaches  the 
heart  ()f  the  Calskill  region,  and  then  the  cities  of  Athens  and  Hudson,  located  on  opposite  sides  of 
the  river.  1-rom  this  point  up  to  Albany  the  river  is  dch  in  charming  scenery.  In  fact,  the  entire 
trip  is  a  beautiful  and  interesting  one.  Here  and  there  on  the  banks  are  groves,  belonging  to  steam- 
ship excursion-companies,  and  these  are  equipped  with  tents,  sheds,  tables,  seats,  etc.,  for  the  accommo- 
tlation  of  picnic  jxirties. 

Coney  Island  is  the  great  excursion-])oint  of  the  millions,   and   its  beach 
than  any  other  in  America.      It  is  about  ten  miles  from  New  York    a  low 
and  sandy  island,   live   miles    long,   and  affording  good  opportunities  for 
in^,  and  observing  human  nature.     For  many 


.'isited  by  more  people 


boating,  bathing,  fisliing. 


years  Coney  Islainl 
it  two  small  inns. 


,hicl 


t  ol'  the  lower  classes  onlv.  ami  hail  ui)on 
sulficient  to  supply  the  wants  ol  visitors  on 


Central  Park-Boat  Landing  and  Fountain 

holidays  and  gala-days.  In  1874  a  steam  railwav  was  built  there  from  Brooklvn,  and  a  restaurant  and 
pavihon  were  set  up.  .Since  then  Conev  Island  has  been  yearly  growing  in -popular  favor,  until  now 
It  ,s  connected  with  the  city  by  nine  railways  and  several  lines  of  steamboats,  capable  of  iandin.  Z 
wards  of  rscooo  persons  on  the  island  every  day.  The  island  is  divided  into  four  points-^We't 
Brighton,  Brighton,  Manhattan  Beach  and  Norton's  Point 

Norton's  Point,  or  West  end,  is  not  verv  popular,  though  it  is  occupied  bv  pavilions,  saloons  and 
tion  a^d    '-         1  "  "'"^  P'easure-seekers  do  most  congregate,  and  'for  their  accommoda- 

tion  and  enjoyment  there  is  a  motley  crowd  of  hotels,  big  and  little,  ccmcert-.stands,  beer-^ardcns 
variety-shows,  skating-nnks.  wooden  toboggan-slides,  shooting-galleries,  bathing-houses,  merrv-go-munds' 
inchned  railways,  inuseums,  aquariums,  brass  bands,  pop-corn  and  hot-sausage  venders  ;  inVact  everv- 
thing  that  can  be  thought  of  in  connection  with  a  country  fair  for  the  amusement  of  the  voun<^  and  Uie 


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enjoyment  of  the  elders  is  represented  here.  Among  the  attractions  is  an  iron  observatory,  300  feet 
high,  with  elevators  running  to  the  top  ;  a  camera  obscura  ;  two  iron  piers  upwards  of  a  thousand  feet 
long,  with  bathing-houses  beneath  ;  and  a  builduig  in  the  form  of  a  colossal  elephant,  with  restaurants, 
dancin^-ii " Jiiis  and  various  olijects  of  interest  in  the  interior,  and  on  the  lop  an  observatory,  from 
M-hich  a  line  view  of  the  island  is  obtained.  Three  or  four  of  the  wealthy  clubs  of  New  York  have 
rooms  in  the  chief  hotels,  which  are  owned,  with  all  their  ajjpurtenances,  by  two  stock  companies.  From 
early  morning  until  almost  midnight,  Suntlay  and  week-day,  the  place  is  crowded  with  people  of  all 
stations  in  life  in  que^t  of  fun  and  frolic,  and   here  for  money  they  can  have  them  without  stint. 

Brighton  Beach,  half  a  mile  ilistanl,  can  he  reached  from  here  by  stages  and  an  elevated  road  for 
a  fare  of  five  cents.  Brighton  lieach  is  connected  with  Prospect  Park,  Brooklyn,  by  a  magnificent 
boulevard,  and  is  jjatronized  mainly  by  families  from  the  "City  of  Churches."  Here  is  a  hotel  of  large 
proportions  with  a  ca|)acity  f  tr  dining  20,000  persons  in  a  day.  It  is  a  tenth  e)f  a '  mile  in  length,  and 
three  stones  high,  with  numerous  towers  and  flagstaff's,  and  with  wide  i)ia/.zas  running  along  its  entire 
front.     The  grounds  are  beautifully  laid  (.>ut,  and  concerts  are  given  twice  dailv  in  a  pavilion. 

Manhattan  Beach,  2^  miles  away,  is  connected  with  Brighton  Beach  by  a  small  railway,  and  the 
fare  for  travel  is  five  cents.  The  better-to-do  classes  are  the  principal  patrons  of  .Manhattan  Beach, 
and  here  is  one  of  the  largest  hotels  in  the  world.  This  is  the  Manhattan  Hotel,  which  is  four  stories 
high  and  nearly  700  feet  long.  It  has  a  capacity  to  feed  8500  persons  at  once,  and  30,000  in  a  dav. 
The  grounds  are  tastefuMy  laid  out,  and  there  are  concerts  in  a  pavilion  in  front  of  the  hotel,  in  the 
afternoi  )ns  ami  eveiungs.  I  here  is  a  Ijathing  establishment  with  2700  rooms,  and  a  sea-fronting  am])hi- 
theatie,  seating  2000  jjeople,  overlooking  the  bathing-beach,  wdiere  bathing  is  perfectly  safe.  Near  the 
.Alanhattan  Hotel  stands  the  Oriental  Hotel,  highly  picturesque  in  form,  478  feet  long,  seven  stories 
liigli,  and  crowned  by  eight  circular  towers  surmounted  by  minarets  60  feet  higher  than  the  rocjf-line. 
It  has  4S0  rooms,  which  are  occupied  chiefly  by  permanent  guests.  During  the  summer  there  are 
frequent  displays  of  fireworks  at  Manhattan.  The  Coney  Island  Jockey  Club  has  a  club-house  at  Man- 
hattan Peach,  and  a  fine  race-course  at  Sheepshead  Ba_\',  just  in  rear  of  the  beach,  wdiere  race  meetings 
are  held  in  June  and  September. 

Another  popular  resort  is  Rockaway  Beach,  located  on  the  Long  Island  shore,  twenty  miles  distant 
from  New  \  01  k.  The  sail  thereto  is  a  fine  one,  and  occupies  an  hour  and  a  half  'Phe  beach  has 
most  of  the  characteristics  of  Cone\'  Island,  but  the  surf  is  finer.  I'here  is  a  wide  iron  pier  running 
1200  feet  into  the  sea.  'Phe  main  hotel  has  a  frontage  on  the  ocean  of  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  mile, 
and  contains  1200  rooms.  It  is  seven  and  eight  stories  high,  with  a  dining-room  where  6000  persons 
can  sit  down  at  once,  antl  1200  rooms  for  guests. 

Still  farther  eastward,  and  on  the  Long  Island  coast,  is  Long  Beach.  It  has  a  new  hotel,  a  fifth  of 
a  mile  in  length,  a  large  number  of  handsome  cottages,  bathing-houses,  music-pavilions,  and  other 
sources  of  inlinite  entertainment  for  the  thousands  who  find  their  way  thither  from  the  "  madding  crowd  " 
in  the  hot  months. 

Long  Island  Sound  is  full  of  beautiful  and  picturesque  summer-resorts  for  excursionists.  The  most 
noted  of  ilic^e  is  (ileii  Islaiul,  near  New  Rochelle.  The  sail  thereto  is  a  pleasant  and  interesting  one,  and 
the  island  abounds  with  attractions  and  the  means  of  enjoyment  for  pleasure-seekers,  wdio  can  find  e.xcel- 
lent  entertainment  in  a  well-contlucted  hotel. 

Long  Branch,  on  the  New  jersey  coast,  and  about  thirty  miles  from  New  York,  is  the  most  hishion- 
able  resort  near  New  York.  It  is  reached  by  railway  or  steamboat  in  about  an  hour  and  a  half.  It 
has  a  magnificent  sandy  beach,  beaten  unceasingly  by  the  surf;  and  above  it  is  a  bluft',  which  for  a  length 
of  three  miles  is  crowned  with  hotels  and  cottages,  rich  in  architecture  and  surroundings.  Long  Branch 
has  come  to  be  regarded  as  the  summer  capital  of  the  Republic,  as  it  is  a  famous  resort  of  statesmen 
and  politicians,  actors  and  actresses,  and  persons  of  wealth  and  leisure.  The  hotels  ar^  full  of  gayety, 
and  the  displav  of  horses  and  etpiii^ages  on  an  afternoon  on  the  thoroughfares  is  one  worth  seeing. 
A  little  to  the  north  of  Long  Branch  are  the  picturesque  ocean-fronting  hills,  visible  for  many  leagues 
at  sea,  and  crowned  with  the  costliest  lighthouses  and  the  most  brilliant  Fresnel  lights  on  the  coast. 
Southward  from  Long  Branch  is  Elberon,  a  fashionable  summer  hamlet,  where  President  Garfield  breathed 
his  last.  Elberon  has  a  large  hotel  and  many  picturesquely-arranged  cottages  in  the  Elizabethan  style 
of  architecture. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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Atlantic  Higlilands,  Atlantic  Cily,  Ashury  I'ark,  etc.,  are  also  among  the  most  attractive  of  tlie 
summer-resorts  lor  New  \'orkcrs.  Sialen  Island,  forty  minutes'  sail  d<j\\n  tiie  harbor,  has  become  a 
great  centre  l\>v  the  amusement-loving  public.  It  is  a  hilly  and  picturesque  island,  dotted  with  fine 
houses  and  v  illas.  Ii  is  13  miles  long,  covers  nearly  60  square  miles,  and  has  40,000  inhabitants,  two 
railroads,  the  Sailors'  Snug  Harbor,  near  New  lirighton  ;  the  summer-resorts  at  St.  (icorge,  and  the  great 
I'ortilications  overK)oking  the  Narrows.  On  account  of  the  beaut\-  of  its  scenery  of  hill  and  sea  it  has 
been  named  "The  American  Isle  of  Wight.'' 

It  is  but  a  few  years  ago  that  the  upper  parts  of  Manhattan  Island  itself  were  popular  resorts  for 
the  people,  but  real-estate  men  and  builders  have  marred  the  rusticity  of  these  sections,  which  include 
the  large  suburb  of  Harlem,  beyond  the  picturescpie,  rocky  heights  of  ]\Iount  Morris   Park  ;  ^lanhattan- 


Hicrh  Bridge. 

ville.  where  are  the  convent  and  schools  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  and  also  Manhattan  College,  superin- 
tended by  the  Christian  Brothers  ;  Carmansville,  where  are  several  old-fashioned  mansions  ;  .\udubon  Park, 
once  a  ])art  of  the  estate  of  Audubon,  the  naturalist ;  Fort  'Washington,  standing  on  heights  towering 
238  feet  above  the  sea,  and  where,  in  1776,  2600  American  troops  were  captured  by  the  British  :  and 
Inwood.  at  the  mouth  of  the  Spuyten  Duyvil,  which,  with  Harlem  River,  separates  Manhattan  Island 
from  the  mainland.  On  these  breezy  heights  there  are  still  several  summer-hotels  and  asylums ;  but 
in  these  parts  houses  are  multiplying,  and  dwellers  increasing,  and  the  aspect  is  rapidly  becoming  more 
urban  and  less  rustic.  The  rolling  ridges  of  the  "annexed  district,"  Westchester  County,  where  Jerome 
Park  and  various  well-known  Roman  Catholic  institutions  are  located,  arc  being  covered  with  buildings, 
and  ere  long  the  valleys  and  high  plains  of  this  region  will  lose  their  verdure. 


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THE  METROPOLIS  IN  THE  FUTURE. 

We  have  said  much  in  the  foregoing  pages  of  the  past  and  present  of  New  York.  What  of  its 
future  ?  It  is  pregnant  with  problems  whose  solution  will  tax  the  master-minds  of  the  next,  if  not  of 
the  present,  generation.  Now  the  "third  cit\-  in  the  wide  realms  of  the  Caucasian  race,  the  P^mpire 
C'it\'  iif  America,"  its  population  is  ever  multipl}'ing,  its  manufactures  increasing,  and  its  commerce 
extending.  But  a  few  years  ago  the  b<)undar\-lines  of  the  metropolis  were  stretched  so  as  to  give 
more  "  elbow-rui  nn. "  Then  the  city's  belt  was  made  to  enclose  4ii  square  miles,  or  26,500  acres; 
an'd  already  there  is  a  demand  for  another  slackening  of  the  swaddling-bands  of  this  infant  city  that 
it  may  have  room  in  which  to  develop  into  the  greatest  of  city  giants.  Its  growth  thus  far  has  been 
marvellous.  Less  than  two  and  a  half  centuries  ago — in  1656— the  entire  population  numbered  only 
1000.  The  greatest  growth  has  been  during  the  present  century.  In  1800  the  inhabitants  numbered 
60,489  :  forty  years  afterwards  the  populadon  had  increased  to  312,710  :  and  in  the  next  forty  years — 
in  1880 — to  1,206,500.  and  to-day  it  is  estimated  that  New  York  has  within  its  limits  1,400,000  souls. 
The  future  growth  will  be  on  a  scale  even  greater  dian  this,  for,  in  addition  to  the  natural  increase,, 
die  overcrowded  nations  of  Europe  will  continue  to  pour  into  the  Empire  City  their  surplus  popu- 
lations. Then  the  time  is  coming  quickly  when  the  sister  city  of  Brooklyn — now  for  the  most  part 
the  mere  sleej)ing-quarters  of  tens  of  thousands  who  toil  and  feed  in  the  greater  citv — will  fall  into 
the  vortex  of  metropolitan  life  and  activity.  Forces  are  silently  at  work  for  making  the  twain  one 
judicially  and  municipally,  as  they  are  now  practically  in  manufacturing  and  commercial  relationship. 
That    great    engineering    prodigy,    the    East    River    Bridge,    has   established  a  vital  artery  and   a  bond 

between  the  twin  cities  that  are  of  greater  strength 
than  cables  and  trussed  beams  of  steel.  This  span- 
ning of  the  restless  boundary-river  has  created  a' 
unity  between  the  opposite  banks  of  the  stream  that 
time  will  strengthen  and  no  force  can  break.  Its 
success  has  paved  the  way  for  other  enterprises  of  a 
*-^:<.^v^.:»_;.-..-.^;c^^^»^f ■  "  lilvc  nature  f..r  linking  New  York  with  the  opposite 
-'-'iC'ji^f^ll^^^j:^-'  -  shores  of  it'-  ri\ers.  and  the  day  is  not  far  distant 
when  the   f.ast   Ri\cr  will    be  spanned    bv  another 

Riverside  Drive. 

bridge  at  Blackwell  s  Island,  and  when  that  island 
will  be  reached  on  foot  from  either  bank  of  the  stream.  Railway  communication  will  also  be  established 
between  the  twin  cities  b\-  means  of  a  tunnel  under  the  bed  of  the  river;  and  when  Brooklyn,  with 
its  700,000  of  population,  shall  have  become  part  and  parcel  of  the  metropolis,  the  latter  will  be 
not  the  third,   but  at  least  the   second,    "citv  in  the  wide  realms  of  the  Caucasian  race." 

The  Hudson  River,  too,  is  to  be  tunnelled,  and  railroad  trains  that  now  halt  on  the  shores  of  Jersey 
City  are  to  be  run  into  New  York  and  probably  have  their  termini  near  Washington  Square.  It  is  also  within 
the  range  of  [>robability,  as  well  as  that  of  possibility,  that  the  Hudson  will  have  its  suspension  bridge  like 
the  East  River. 

While  the  populadon  of  the  metropolis  continues  to  increase,  manufactures  and  commerce  will  go  on- 
expanding,  and  demanding  more  space  in  which  to  expand.  The  lower  part  of  Manhattan  Island  is  what 
it  will  continue  to  be — the  great  centre  of  finance  and  foreign  commerce.  From  this  point  commerce  will 
keep  stretching  itself  out  northerly,  but  every  foot  of  land  in  the  lower  part  of  the  city  will  grow  in  value  as 
the  demand  for  warehouse  accommodation  increases.  By  being  as  near  to  the  harbor  as  possible  with  their 
warehouses,  merchants  secure  advantages  which  they  are  not  slow  to  realize,  and  ere  many  j'ears  are  past 
the  verdant  slopes  of  Staten  Island  will  be  dotted  not  only  with  villas,  but  with  huge  warehouses  for  the 
storage  of  the  world's  produce.  Trade  is  persistent  in  its  amplification,  and  is  unceasingly  fastening  its  grip 
upon  the  domain  of  aristocracy  in  street  and  avenue,  and,  as  it  does  this,  "exclusive  society"  in  New  York 
is  periodically  changing  its  habitat  to  preserve  its  surroundings  from  plebeianism. 

New  York's  "court  quarter"  of  the  aristocracy  is  consequently  gradually  drifting  more  and  more  to  the 
northern  end  of  the  island,  and  here  it  may  find  a  resting-place.      Here,  at  Riverside  Park,  which  is  a 


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•wide  ridge  with  abrupt  sides  ami  a  hioad  top,  overlookini;^  at  once,  on  either  hand,  die  magnificence  of  the 
Hudson,  beneath  the  Palisades,  and  the  romantic  nooks  ol'  the  Harlem  River  and  Spuyten  Duyvil  Creek, 
with  the  glittering  reaches  of  Long  Island  Sound.  This  is  a  spot  diat  has,  as  yet,  been  inaccessible  to  the 
heavy  wheels  of  commerce,  to  the  enterprise  of  speculative  builders,  and  to  the  odors  of  the  common  world. 
Then  the  opj)osiie  shores  on  every  hand  are  all  of  the  same  sort,  and  these  are  waiting  to  be  united 
in  one  by  suspension  bridges  from  height  to  height,  anchored  in  the  ready-built  rocks.  One  of  the  finest 
bridges  in  the  world — the  famous  "High  Bridge' of  the  Croton  Aqueduct — spans  the  Harlem  from  bluff 
to  bluff;  and,  whenever  desired,  an  upper  story  can  be  built  upon  this  massive  bridge,  and  roofed  with 
a  fine  level  roadway  from  Washington  Heights  to  the  summits  of  the  hills  of  the  Twenty-fourth  Ward. 
Already  a  suspension  bridge  across  the  Hudson,  from  Washington  Heights  to  the  Palisades,  has  been 
chartered,  and  this  will  connect  the  magnificent  boulevards  now  building  on  each  of  the  opposite  heights 
in  a  continuous  drive  of  fifteen  miles,  which  for  eminence  of  prospect,  luxurious  convenience,  and  [jicturescjue 
variety  can  never  be  equalled  in  the  neighborhood  of  any  other  great  city  in  the  world. 

By  degrees  the  aristocratic  clement  will  make  these  sightly  heights  residential  quarters,  the  jobbing  trade 
will  continue  to  advance  upon  the  domain  of  the  present  retail  trade,  and  llie  latter  will  follow  fashion 
in  its  movement  northward.  The  increasing  numbers  of  hard-handed  and  grimy-faced  si)ns  of  toil  will, 
with  their  families,  locate — well,  where  they  can,  but  certainly  somewhere.  In  the  future  the  city  will 
make  even  more  prodigious  strides  than  in  the  past  in  the  growth  of  populaiiMU,  nianulactures,  and  com- 
merce, and  provision  for  this  j^rnwtli  must  be  made.  The  civic  girdle  ..f  tin-  kumi  metropolis,  now 
•extending  on  the  north  in  a  straii^ht  line  from  Mount  St.  \'incent  to  the  IJroux  Kui  r  aliove  Woodlawn, 
will  be  pushed  forward  until  the  city  of  Yonkers  is  swallowed  up  on  the  Hudson  Ri\rr  side,  and  the 
town  of  New  Rochelle  on  the  Sound.  On  the  east  the  boundary  line  of  the  metropolis  will  be  lifted  over  the 
East  River  ami  encircle  Flushing,  Jamaica,  and  populous  Brooklyn.  This  done.  New  York,  half  a  century 
hence,  will  contain  a  larger  population  than  London,  and  it  will  have  acquired  the  distinction  of  being 
the  unrivalled  centre  of  finance  and  commerce,  of  luxury  and  fashion,  and  of  art  and  literature. 

As  the  city  expands,  increased  travelling  facilities  must  of  necessity  be  provided.  The  existing 
elevated  railways  have  solved  the  problem  of  facilitating  urban  travel;  but  even  these  are  daily  becoming 
more  and  more  inadequate  to  cope  with  the  increased  service  demanded,  and  something  more  will  have 
to  be  done.  Underground  as  well  as  clc\atcd  railways  are  within  the  po.ssibilities  of  the  future,  and  a 
few  years  hence  busy  Broadway  and  nthcr  ilion  )ughfares  will  be  arcaded.  Active  minds  and  strong  hands 
will  grai»ple  with  the  j)rohlems  of  die  ciu  's  future,  and  these  problems  concern  the  occupation,  housing. 
accomuiodaiiMii,  convenience,  comfort,  and  enjovment  of  the  jieople  of  what  will  assuredly  be  the  principal 
city  of  the  world,  and  the  metropolis  of  the  mightiest  country  on  earth. 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


The  pages  that  follow  contain  many  of  the  rejiresentative  houses  of  the  metroiiolis,  and 
in  connection  with  the  illustrated  portion  of  the  work  will  be  found  profitable  and  in- 
teresting. 


SYPHER  &  CO.,  Dealers  in  Antique  and  ^Modern  Fui-niture, 
China,  Bric-a-brac.  Old  Silver  a  Sperialty,  Xn  860  Broadway, 
comer  Seventeenth  Street.  Braiirli.  No.  .'>  Casino  Building, 
Newport.— The  iirm  name  of  Syphcr  &  Co.  is  redolent  of 
the  memories  of  the  antique  ;  of  the  rare  and  precious  in  art  ;  of  the 
most  skilful  work  of  the  silversmitli  ;  of  the  gems  of  production  in 
the  line  of  fine  china,  porcelain,  and  glass  ;  the  finest  achievements 
of  the  cabinet-maker  and  wood  carver,  of  the  armorer  and  tlie  gun- 
smith ;  of  the  choicest  exhibits  of  every  age  and  every  clime  in  the 
line  of  the  rare,  curious,  and  beautiful.  It  was  away  back  in  iS28 
that  an  Englishman  named  Daniel  Marley  founded  this  business, 
bringing  to  bear  a  very  accurate  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of 
the  antique  and  what  was  rare  and  valuable  in  old  silver,  old  furni- 
ture, etc.  He  had  but  $100  capital  and  started  in  a  small  way.  but 
fr»m  its  inception  the  business  grew  rapidly  ;  the  pubUc  found  that 
Mr.  Marley  was  above  all  things  a  reliable  man,  and  that  purchases 
effected  of  him  were  excellent  investments  ;  with  him  came  Kir.  O. 
L.  Sypher,  then  a  boy,  a  native  of  Long  Island,  and  who  manifested 
marked  aptitude  in  obtaining  a  thorough  knowledge  of  every  detail 
of  the  business.  The  concern  did  an  ever-increasing  trade  until  it 
was  removed  to  better  accommodations  at  No.  ."iO?  Broadway.  In  1866, 
Mr.  Sypher  became  sole  proprietor.  He  had  become  by  this  time  the 
recognized  leading  expert  in  the  field  of  the  antique,  costly  and  curi- 
ous. Eventually  he  removed  from  the  old  Broadway  stand  to  a 
beautiful  site  opposite  Astor  Place.  Here  the  firm  of  Sypher  &  Co. 
continued  in  business  for  a  number  of  years,  and  early  achieved  an 
enviable  reputation  of  dealing  strictly  in  the  most  prized  treasures 
of  the  Old  World,  largely  purchased  for  the  firm  at  the  sales  of 
famous  collections  in  Europe.  The  up  town  movement  of  trade  was 
noted  by  the  firm,  which  in  188.3  finally  removed  to  the  splendid 
location,  No.  860  Broadway,  corner  of  Seventeenth  Street.  Here 
they  occupy  one  of  the  largest  and  most  grandly  fitted-up  stores  in 
New  York,  being  50x200  feet  in  dimensions,  and  thoroughly  well 
lit  throughout.  Here  Mes.srs.  Sypher  &  Co.  carry  the  mo.st  ex- 
tensive stock  of  rare  and  choice  antique  and  modern  furniture, 
china,  porcelains,  statuary,  arms  and  armor,  with  old  silver  a 
prominent  specialty.  The  attention  of  the  public  is  directed  to  this 
magnificent  display,  which  includes  the  most  elegant  drawing-room 
appointments  in  suites  and  odd  pieces  of  rosewood,  walnut,  mahogany 
and  ebonized.  many  upholstered  in  fine  silks  and  tapestries  ;  ormulu- 
mounted  buhl  cabinets,  Louis  XV.  cabinets,  escritoires,  old  carved 
oak  furniture,  handsome  sideboards  :  marquetrie  centre  and  cards 
table  mantel  ornaments,  in  alabaster  and  ormulu,  Dresden  and  other 
fine  china  and  porcelain  vases  ;  paintings,  etc.  The  stock  of  antique 
and  modern  silver  carried  here  cannot  be  duplicated  elsewhere,  much 
of  it  being  of  great  value  to  those  who  appreciate  the  achievements  in 
the  silversmith's  ai-t.  As  direct  importers,  the  firm  is  constantly  show- 
ing antique  fm-niture.  etc..  that  is  of  exceptional  rarity,  many  of  the 
piec*s  coming  from  the  homes  of  the  various  royal  families  and 
members  of  the  aristocracy.  The  firm  are  also  extensive  manu- 
facturers of  modern  art  furniture,  having  a  fine  factory  at  Avenue 


A  and  Twentieth  Street.  It  is  a  foiu-  story  structure,  ,'jOxlOO  in  size., 
where  a  large  force  of  hands,  averaging  one  hundred,  are  em- 
ployed. In  no  business  has  there  been  a  greater  change,  possi- 
bly, than  in  the  sale  of  antique  furniture.  Notwithstanding  that 
Sypher  &  Co.  had  scrutinized  not  only  the  older  portions  of  this 
country,  but  extended  their  search  throughout  all  Europe  for  the 
choicest  and  most  unique  specimens  of  the  antique  in  furniture,  and 
had  secured  a  grand  assortment,  they  were  met  with  little  or  no  en 
courEigeraent  from  their  patrons.  In  fact,  there  was  apparently  no 
demand  for  antique  furniture  as  an  article  of  sale,  and  those  who 
were  beheved  to  be  would-be  purchasers  were  not  interested. 
Through  the  firm' s  great  judgment  and  weU-known  Uberality  in 
securing  the  most  valuable  at  any  cost,  the  beauty  of  the  antique 
was  soon  appreciated,  and  has  now  grown  to  a  trade  of  remarkable 
proportions,  and  to  meet  the  demand  the  house  have  their  repre- 
sentatives in  all  countries  continually  on  the  alert  for  the  finest  spec- 
imens in  this  branch  of  household  furnitm-e  and  decorations.  The 
firm  is  composed  of  Mr.  O.  L.  Sypher,  who  has  had  thirty-two  years' 
experience  in  the  business,  and  Mr.  H.  R.  Tredwell,  a  native  of  Con- 
necticut, and  who  is  very  widely  and  favorably  known  in  this  branch  of 
trade.  The  firm  number  among  their  permanent  customers  the  best 
classes  of  the  pubUc,  and  are  constantly  on  the  alert  to  add  to  their 
varied  and  deeply  interesting  stock.  They  are  prompt,  energetic 
business  men,  noted  for  sterling  and  sound  judgment,  and  are  the 
recognized  leading  representatives  in  this  branch  of  trade. 

LIBERTY  SILK  WORKS.  Van  Lieu  &  De  Forest,  Manufacturers 
of  Dress  and  other  Silks,  Factory  No.  615  West  Fifty -second 
Street,  J.  Nightingale,  Manager;  Salesroom,  No.  1  Greene 
Street.— Among  the  most  prosperous  and  progressive  manu- 
facturers of  fine  dress  silks,  etc..  in  the  United  States,  are  Messrs. 
Van  Lieu  &  De  Forest.  Their  factory  is  imusually  spacious,  being 
50x125  feet,  with  an  "  L"  extension,  giving  vast  floor  space,  and  every 
inch  required,  as  the  firm  are  running  200  of  the  finest  looms  known 
to  the  trade,  and  employ  on  an  average  upwards  of  250  hands.  The 
work  of  manufacturing  is  directly  supervised  by  Mr.  J.  Nightingale, 
the  manager,  renowned  as  a  successful  silk  manufacturer,  who  en- 
forces a  thorough  system  of  organization,  and  looks  carefully  to 
maintenance  of  highest  standard  of  excellence  in  quality.  The  firm 
devote  themselves  to  the  production  of  broad  silk  goods,  and  their 
splendid  lines  of  ladies'  dress  silks  have  deservedly  become  popular 
favorites,  being  celebrated  for  the  beauty  of  shades,  perfection  of, 
textvu-e,  and  beautiful  finish,  quite  the  equal,  and  in  several  ways  the 
superior,  of  imported  sUks  of  the  same  grade.  The  firm's  salesroom 
is  located  centrally  at  No.  1  Greene  Street,  where  they  always 
carry  fuU  lines  of  their  goods,  offered  at  prices  which,  quality  con- 
sidered, cannot  be  duplicated  elsewhere.  They  are  favorites  with  the 
trade,  and  are  carried  in  stock  by  the  great  dry-goods  emporiums  of 
this  city,  and  by  jobbers  and  dealers  all  over  the  United  States.  The 
proprietors,  Mr.  H.  A.  Van  Lieu  and  Mr.  O.  De  Forest,  are  natives  of 
the  States,  and  experts  as  to  silk  goods. 


T  H  l£    M  b'  T  R  O  P  C)  I.  I  S    O  F    T  O  -  D  A  Y 


BUEHLER  &  BATEJIAX,  Contractors  for  Electric  Liglit  Wir- 
ing, etc  ,  Authorized  by  the  Edison  Electric  Light  Company, 
etc..  No.  2  West  Fourteenth  Street  — A  representative  and 
widely  known  house  in  the  metropolis,  actively  engaged  con- 
tracting for  all  kinds  of  electric  wiring,  etc.,  is  that  of  Messrs. 
Buehler  &  Bat<?mati,  whose  office  is  ccutrally  located  at  No.  2  West 
Fourteenth  Street.  This  business  was  cst.iblisln  il  in  iss,-,  i,v  Huehler 
it  Co.,  who  were  succeeded  in  iss;  i,\  tlir  liim  luichler 
&  Bateman.  The  individual  nu  inb.  i  s  d  iliis  copari i  ship  are 
Messrs.  Joseph  Bueliler  and  Clias.  K,  liatiMiian.  bi'lli  nf  ulioiu  are 
experienced  and  able  electricians,  and  for  many  years  have  been  en- 
gaged with  the  famous  Edison  Electric  Light  Company.  They  con- 
tract for  all  kinds  of  electric  wiring,  making  however,  a  specialty  of 
marine  wiring.  Messrs.  Buehler  &  Bateman  are  duly  authorized 
by  the  Edison  Electric  Light  for  the  equipment  and  wiring  of  build- 
ings according  to  the  rules  and  ref,'iilatiiins(il'  the  Board  of  Fire  Under- 
writers and  the  system  of  Ihi-  IMisnn  (  nmpauy.  Ttiey  furnish 
promptly  estimates  for  an  hit.  c  is  and  IhmI  I  i  s.  and  give  careful  at- 
teutioiii..  rriKiii  sand  alterations.  The  firm 
are  sole  agents  lor  the  Bedfoi  d  Dynamo  Oil, 
and  constantly  employ  forty  experienced 
workmen.  They  are  likewise  agents  for  the 
Edison  ( 'dinpaiiy  fur  ( 'onni'ctieut  and  Rhode 
Islaiiil  (ni-  .•|.-clric  [:-!it  wiring.  Messrs 
\  (•■'.  hav,-  latterly  fitted 
liuil.iiiiu's.  .-tc.  witli  elec- 
liraii.l  Viru  H.,|,-1,  Buck- 
:A.  Hiickiii-liaiii  Aiiartment 
ay  Hill  II..t.l,  Kklridge  T. 
IS  \-  Son,  (ioiliaui  JIfg.  Co., 
\  ( 'o..  Ainoi  jean  Express  Co., 
il,  Cai-ltoii  t'lub,  Hawley  & 
.ani  Xatioiial  Bank,  Barnng- 
[.t  House,  Nrw  York  Herald 
II  Musec,  Dui  land's  Riding 
luiiibia  College,  Stern  Bros, 
rk;  .\lbany  Press  and  Knick- 
any  Hinvess  Corps.  National 
iVostian  rni.m  Trlou'raph  Co,. 
Y  :  I).-!awaio,>;-  Hudson  ranal 
s  Depot.  Hinkel  s  Brewery, 
of  Albany,  X.  Y. :  Sagamore 


Hotel,  Lake  George  ;  A. 
Son.  Montrose.  N.  Y':  State  House,  Indian- 
Ind  ;  New  Orleans  Cold  Storage 
Warehouse, New  Orleans.  La.;  Fall  River  Bleaehery.  Kin-  I'liilip  MiUs, 
Laurel  Lake  Mills,  of  Fall  River,  Mass  ;  I,oekwood  Mills,  WaterviUe. 
Me,;  Woroniho  Mills,  Lisbon  Kails,  Me.;  York  iMills,  Saco,  Me.;  En- 
terprise Mills  an^l  .I.ilin  I'  Kin„' Mills,  of  An;,'usta,  Ga. ;  Exposition 
Mills,  Atlanta,  (ia,;  Ma.l  i-on  Wo.  .lien  :Mills,  Madison,  Ind. :  Providence 
Worsted  Mills,  Ti-.n  i.l..n.  .-,  i;,  I  ;  N.iitbeni  Insan."  Asylum.  Tra\-erse 
City.  Mieh  ;  N.ati..iial  Transit  I  '...  e.'l  st.iti.msi.  New  Y..rk.  r.'nnsyl- 
vania  ami  iHii.i.  St.-ainslnp,  ('ity  ..f  .Vu^'ust;i,  Naeo..eli,-..,  Citr  of 
Savannah,  Chattaho.H-bee,  Tallabas,see  ami  (_)livetti- ;  V  S.  steain- 
ships  Trenton  and  Chicago  ;  yachts  Stranger,  Fra  Diavolo,  and 
Electra  ;  steamships  Bristol,  Providence,  and  St.  John  ;  ferry-boat 
Elizabeth.  Mr.  Buehler  is  a  native  of  New  Y'^ork  City,  while  Mr,  Bate- 
man was  born  in  Albany,  N,  Y.  Both  patrons  give  close  personal 
attention  to  the  execution  of  all  contracts,  and  occupy  a  leading  posi- 
tion as  contractors  for  electric-light  wiring. 

EBEN  PEEK,  Yellow  Pine  Flooring,  Ceiling,  Wainscoting,  etc., 
Twenty-fourth  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.— The  lumber 
and  kindred  interests  of  New  York  an. I  its  environs  con- 
stitute, as  it  need  scarcely  be  state.  1.  a  .lepaii  ni.'ni  ol'  indus- 
trial and  commercial  activity  of  .surpassiiitr  inip..i  t.ine.-.  Th..  large 
amount  of  capital  invested,  the  extent  of  operations,  and  the  num- 
ber engaged  in  the  trade,  place  it  among  the  chief  industries  of  the 
city.  A  leading  house  in  this  line  of  enterprise  is  that  of  31r.  Eben 
Peek,  located  on  Eleventh  and  Thirteenth  avenues  between  Twen- 
ty-fourth and  Twenty-fifth  streets.  This  gentleman  was  formerly  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Peek  &  Bogert.  on  same  premises,  and  suc- 
ceeded that  firm  when  Mr.  Bogert  retired  in  1879.  Jlr.  Peek,  who 
has  been  established  in  the  business  upwards  of  twenty  years,  and 
has  a  deservedly  high  commercial  standing,  is  a  prominent  and  ex- 
tensive dealer  in  yellow  pine  flooring,  ceiling,  wainscoting,  and  step 


plank,  and  makes  a  specialty  o(  comb  grain  flooring  and  high  grade 
yellow  pine  fur  trim  and  mouldings.  The  Eleventh  Avenue  premises 
cover  fourteen  city  lots,  and  include  the  office  building.s,  a  lumber 
yard  having  a  frontage  of  200  feet,  and  a  three-story  brick  planing, 
sawing,  and  re-sawing  mill,  with  adjoining  sheds  (75x100  feet).  The 
Thirteenth  Avenue  premises  consist  in  a  lumber  yard  covering 
eight  lots.  All  the  lumber  handled  by  this  concern  is  Georgia 
or  Florida  long-leaf  yellow  pine,  which  is  received  in  the  rough 
(sawn)  state  direct  from  the  best  sources  in  the  South  and  manufac- 
tured in  Mr.  Peek's  mill  on  the  premises.  The  mill  itself  is  the  best 
of  its  kind  in  the  city,  being  equipped  with  the  most  improved  ma- 
chinery and  appurtenances,  comprising  eight  planing  and  moulding 
machines,  and  six  saws  for  ripping,  cross-cutting,  and  re-sawing.  A 
force  of  sixty  men  is  employed  in  the  yards  and  mill.  These  facili- 
ties together  with  the  large  and  excellent  stock  which  is  constantly 
carried  enable  this  house  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers  with 
qualities  of  yellow  pine  which  are  safe  from  successful  competition. 
Among  the  many  prominent  buildings  of  this  city  having  yellow 
pine  floors  furnished  by  this  establishment  are  the  following:  New 
York  Stock  K.xehan-.-,  Wall  Street;  Equitable  Building,  Broadway 
and  Pine  Sii  .  .  i  ;  .^liii  ual  Life  Building,  Nassau  and  Liberty  Streets; 
College  of  rii.N  su  ians  and  Surgeons,  Fifty-ninth  Street  and  Tenth 
Aveime;  Y'oung  Men  s  Christian  Association  Building,  (Jne  Htmdred 
and  Twenty-fifth  Street  and  Third  Avenue;  Cotton  Exchange,  Soiuh 
William  and  Beaver  streets;  Astor  Building,  No.  10  Wall  Street; 
Potter  Building,  Park  Row  and  Beekman  Street. 

THE  BARTLETT  STREET-LAMP  MANUFACTURING  CO. 
Manufacturers  of  Reflecting  Street  and  Park  Lamps,  Nos.  40 
and  42  College  Place,  G  S,  Cook,  President,— This  company 
was  duly  incorporated  in  1S(!0,  under  the  laws  of  New  York, 
with  ample  capital,  and  since  organization  has  secured  a  liberal  and 
influential  patronage  in  all  sections  of  the  country.  The  following 
gentlemen  are  the  officers:  G.  S,  Cook,  President;  Thomas  Davenport, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  The  company  .s  (ilass  Works  are  situated 
on  North  Eleventh  and  Second  streets,  Bro..klyn,  and  ihe  metal  fac- 
tory at  Nos.  a48  and  :350  West  Forty-first  Sti.  .  i.  Ne\s  Y  .i  k  :  foundry 
Bay  Street,  Jersey  City.  These  works  aie  liilly  suiipli.  .1  with  all  the 
latest  improved  machinery,  tools,  and  appliances  necessary  for  the 
siieeessful  prosecution  of  the  business,  while  employment  is  given  in 
the  various  departments  to  150  skilled  workmen.  The  company  man- 
ufacture largely,  and  are  owners  of  Bartlett's  pat«nt  reflecting  bou- 
levard, street,  and  park  laiujis.  A  .specialty  is  made  of  the  produc- 
tion of  lamp  posts,  brackets  of  all  sizes  and  styles,  also  reflectors  for 
churches,  haUs,  stores,  etc.,  and  the  prices  quoted  by  the  company 
for  all  its  goods  and  specialities  are  exceedingly  moderate.  The 
company  has  already  supplied  20,000  lamps  for  New  York,  5C00  for 
Chicago,  1000  for  Brooklyn,  and  numbers  in  all  the  principal  cities 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  Mr,  Davenport,  the  secretary  and 
treasiu-er,  has  full  control  of  the  business.  The  company's  office  in 
College  Place  is  likewise  the  depot  for  Thompson's  Bromine-arsenic 
■Water,  which  is  obtained  from  springs  in  Ashe  County,  N.  C. 


B. 


WESTERMANN  &  CO. 
No.  ,'^:?s  Broadway,  bet 


pr.  imineiit  I 

is  one  of  the  oldest  houses 
lished  under  its  jiresent  fit 
Westermann  and  A.  Hue( 
native  of  Germany,  and  h; 


Foreign  Booksellers  and  Importers, 
.veen  Twelfth  and  Thirteenth  Streets. 

ent,'a;;ed  in  dealing  in  ancient  and 

.Messrs.  B.  Westermann  &  Co.  This 
:  line  in  the  city,  having  been  estab- 

1S47.   The  founders  were  Messrs.  B. 

In  1S75  Mr.  E.  Lemcke,  who  is  a 
ided  in  this  city  for  the  past  eighteen 


.years,  was  a<lmitted  a  member  of  the  firm.  For  some  years  before 
he  had  been  employed  by  the  firm  as  a  clerk.  In  1885  Mr.  A  Buech- 
ner  died,  and  he  was  succeeded  in  the  business  by  his  son,  Mr.  O. 
Buechner,  who  was  brought  up  in  the  business,  and  who  is  a  native 
of  New  York.  The  principal  of  the  firm,  Mr.  Westermann,  was  born 
in  Germany,  and  has  resided  in  this  city  for  forty  years.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  for  the  business  consist  of  salesroom  and  basement, 
each  25x100  feet  in  dimensions,  and  are  handsomely  and  appropri- 
ately fitted  up  throughout.  The  firm  are  extensive  importers  of 
foreign  books,  and  while  making  a  six>eialty  of  Old  World  literatun\ 
they  keep  on  hand  all  the  latest  American  publications  at  the  lowest 
prices.  The  firm  deal  in  scientific  works  mostly,  and  their  distribut- 
ing trade,  which  is  both  wholesale  and  retail  in  its  character,  extends 
to  all  parts  of  the  country.  From  eight  to  ten  clerks  atv  employed, 
and  the  Arm  is  a  most  responsible  and  substantial  one. 


104 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


THE  BItADLEY  &  CURRIER  CO.  (Limited),  Jlanufacturei-s  of 
Doors,  Windows,  Blinds,  etc.,  corner  Hudson  &  Spring  Streets. 
—A  representative  and  progi-essive  house  in  New  York,  active- 
ly engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  doors,  windows.liiantels  and 
interior  house  furnishings  of  every  description  is  that  of  the  Bradley 
&  Currier  Co.,  whose  ofBce  and  salesrooms  are  ehgibly  located  at  the 
corner  of  Hudson  and  Spring  Streets.  The  company  have  extensive 
factories  in  and  out  of  the  city.  This  well-known  business  was  es- 
tablished in  1867  by  Bradley  &  Currier,  who  conducted  it  till  1.SR5, 
\.  hen  'it  was  duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  New  York,  and 
since  its  organization  the  company  has  built  up  an  extensive  and 
inthiential  patronage  with  builders,  contractors,  etc.,  in  all  sections 
of  the  country.  The  warehouse  corner  of  Hudson  and  Spring  streets 
is  one  of  the  finest  buildings  of  its  kind  in  the  city;  it  is  seven  stories 
high,  built  of  bric  k  and  equipped  with  every  possible  appliance  and 
facility  necessary  for  the  successful  prosecution  of  the  business.  The 
company  manufactures  and  deals  largely  in  doors,  windows,  blinds, 
mouldings,  hand-rails,  newels  and  balusters,  wood  mantels,  marble- 


ized  slate  mantels,  grates,  feiidfrs.  frames  and  summer  pieces,  open 
lire  pl  ic.-s.  tile  hi-artlis  ami  fac-iii^'s.  . .iuaiiii-ntal  glass,  plaster  centres 
anil  Iji-a.-lc.'t-.  rtc.  .\  >i  if'iall  \-  is  mad.'  .  .f  tin.-  cabinet  work  of  every 
descriptnai.  They  have  latterly  aildnl  t,,  their  splendid  display  in 
their  show-rooms  over  a  hundred  entiri'ly  new  desigiis  of  wood  man- 
tels, for  iiarlor,  library,  dining  rooms,  cbanibers.  etc..  in  mahogany, 
walnut,  oak,  cherry,  ash,  etc.,  all  ujade  of  the  best  materials  in  the 
most  tliiirougli  anilran'fid  manner;  in  fact,  all  the  house-furnishings 
nianufaii  uii-d  by  tliis  successful  company  are  unequalled  for  quality, 
finisli,  rcliabilil.N  ,  and  excellence,  and  are  the  embodiments  of  me- 
oliaiiical  \v(irkiiiaiisl]i])  of  the  highest  order  of  perfection.  All  orders 
are  promptly  tilled  at  the  lowest  possible  prices,  and  all  inquiries  for 
prices  or  iufoi  iuatiou  receive  careful  attention.  The  trade  of  the 
house  extends  throughout  all  sections  of  the  United  States  and  large- 
ly in  foreign  coimtries.  and  is  steadily  increasing,  owing  to  the  supe- 
riority and  reliability  of  its  various  productions.  In  conclusion  it 
may  be  stated  that  the  affairs  of  the  Bradley  &  Currier  Co.  are  placed 
in  enterprising  and  able  hands,  and  it  worthily  maintains  its  lead  in 
this  important  field  of  industry,  reflecting  the  greatest  credit  on  all 
concei'ned. 


The  Bradley  and  Currier  Co.  Biiildhif).  Cor.  Hiirlxoii  rind  ftpring  Stx. 


BANNING,  BISSELL  &  CO.,  Importer  of  Dye-stuffs,  Aniline 
Colors,  etc..  No.  96  Reade  Street.  —  A  representative  and 
wadely  known  New  York  house  is  that  of  Messrs.  Banning, 
Bissell  &  Co.,  importers  and  wholesale  dealers  in  dye-stuffs, 
aniline  colors,  etc.  This  house  was  foimded  in  187:^,  and  from  its  in- 
ception the  business  has  been  characterized  by  a  substantial  and 
rapid  growth  indicative  of  a  thoroughly  active  and  able  manage- 
ment. The  headquarters  at  the  above  address  occupy  a  commodious 
and  finely  appointed  salesroom  25x60  feet  in  dimensions,  with  a  base- 
ment beneath  of  equal  size,  and  conveniently  and  attractively  ar- 
ranged about  the  apartment  is  a  full  and  complete  sanijile  stock 
of  the  commodities  handled  by  the  firm,  and  of  which  they  are 
among  the  largest  iinjiorters.  In  addition  to  the  New  York  estab- 
lishment, the  firm  liave  hianch  tititices  at  No.  29  North  Front  Street, 
Philadelphia,  and  Xns  1  and  147  Pearl  Street,  Boston;  and  the 
general  business  extending  throughout  the  country  is  of  eminently 
prosperous  annual  aggregate.  Messrs.  Banning  &  Bissell  are  gentle- 
men long  prominent  and  highly  e.steemed  in  metropolitan  trade 
circles,  and  generally  regarded  as  amcng  New  York's  ablest  and 
representative  merchants. 

HAIMMMND  &  IIl'XTKR,  Wholesale  Commission  Dealers  in 
Ciir  \].,:y,-rs  ;iri,l  l-|oi  i^ts'  Supplies,  No.  51  West  Thirtieth 
Sti-.  •  I  snpi'lini^j  ciit  tlowers  to  the  comiuimity  is  a  busi- 
ness lit  ever cx  jiantling  dinieiisioiis,  and  is  conducted  on  quite 
an  extensive  scale  \>y  Messrs.  Hammond  &  Hunter,  who  as  commis- 
sion merchants  are  doing  a  large  business  and  receive  fiesh  every- 
day a  great  variety  of  all  kinds  from  the  leading  tlorisls  tlirough- 
out  Comiectiiait,  Long  Island,  and  New  Jersey.  The  firm  can  sup- 
ply all  demands,  and  make  a  specialty  of  the  popular  and  fashion- 
alile  flowers  and  florists'  sujiiilies.  and  number  among  their  customers 
all  the  pi  oniinent  <lealei-s  in  the  city,  and  also  make  shipments  to 
Boston.  Washington,  and  other  cities.  Jlr.  .James  A.  Hammond  and 
Jlr.  Frank  D.  Hunter  are  lelialjle,  active,  wide-awake  business  men, 
and  are  among  the  most  jirominent  and  best-known  dealers  in  cut 
flowers  in  New  Yoi'k.  Mr.  Hammond  is  from  Newport.  R.  I.,  and 
Mr.  Hunter  is  from  Passaic,  X.  .1.  They  have  had  many  years' 
experience  in  the  business,  and  since  1S81  have  been  associated  as 
copartners.  Orders  for  any  (juantity  of  special  kinds  of  cut-flowers 
are  filled  at  short  notice,  and  the  trade  will  find  Messrs.  Hammond 
&  Hunter  thoroughly  reliable  in  all  transactions. 


THE    M  H  T  R  O  P  O  L  1  S    OF     I  O  -  D  A  Y  . 


105 


WILSONIA  MAGNETIC  APPLIANCE  CO.,  Office,  No.  836 
lii  oiuUvay.— ProKiv.ss  in  the  healing  art  has  fortunately 
of  recent  years  found  a  royal  highway,  that  lias  proved 
an  untold  blessing  to  suffering  humanity.  The  curses 
entailed  by  the  various  systems  of  ilr  iiggiug  and  medication  intro- 
duced into  the  stomach  would  appal  the  bravest  lieart  if  revealed 
in  all  their  phases  of  agony,  misery,  and  death;  that  nature  can  be 
aided  to  a  cure  of  disease  by  the  old  schools  of  medicine  will  be  ail 
niitted,  but  when  a  far  better,  safer,  and  surer  way  of  cure  is  pi  e- 
sented.  the  public  tiladly  tiii'iis  to  it,  and  in  spite  of  unreasoniiiK  op- 
position from  iIh'  niHilical  I'laii  i  nil  \-  based  largely  on  a  fear  of 
"losing  their  liior.alive  Joi)."  i'lie  liii;lic-st  discoveries  in  science, 
the  laws  govern  inn  the  boiiy,  ami  i  lie  |auri  iral  rcsiiils  acliicvid  dem- 
onstrate that  the  appliances  of  ilie  \v..rl.l  la  us  W  ils  a  M  i-iietic 

Co.  can  and  do  cure  disea.se  in  ils  vai  ieil  jilias.->,  r.niiiiiea  s.  and 

tendencies.  It  was  in  ISSOtlia  lie  cui-ative.  s. ii  inn;:,  liea  iin„' elTei-is 
of  the  magnetic  (not  electric)  current  were  first,  made  ]iei  inaneni  Iv 
applicable  to  the  body.  The  grand  piinciple  cm  e  e^tal.li-lied  tliar 
this  pcitent,  mysterious  ciwrent  or  llliid  wiiieh  eiieirele^  i  lie  earth, 
and  plays  in  lambent  clouds  aliout  llie  niaKHelie  poles  nl  i  .iir  ;,dobe, 
could  by  continuous  action  on  the  pcies  and  m-mes  ,,l  ihe  lio.ly  cure 
disease,  more  and  more  improved  nietliods  for  its  a|iplical inn  were 
devised,  and  in  18S1  they  were  duly  patented  and  the  "  Wilsonia 
Magnetic  Api>liance  Co."  organized  under  New  York  State  laws,  to 
control  the  same  and  manufacture  upon  a  scale  of  magnitude  befit- 
ting the  grandeur  of  tliis  new  departure  in  the  healingart.  The  com- 
pany has  a  capital  stuck  of  SlOti.OOii  held  l>y  iirominent  citizens,  and  is 
under  the  e.^ecutive  control  of  tlie  fallowing  able  officers:  A.  B. 
Clialniers.  Ksc|  ,  President  and  .\t toriu-y ;  F.  "SI.  Brooks,  Vice-presi- 
ilenl  :  and  H<Hleriek  liiii  t.  Ksip,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  com- 
pany is  doni;,'  an  iniinense  liiisiness,  rajiidly  enlarging,  and  with  con- 
nections all  over  the  I'liiti-d  States.  The  main  ollices  and  salei-rooms 
are  very  centrally  located  at  No.  SCO  Broadway,  where  a  large  stock 
of  appliances  is  always  carried,  while  the  factory  is  conveniently 
situated  in  Twelfth  Street,  where  a  large  force  of  hands  are  em- 
ployed in  producing  the  long  list;  of  varied  appliances,  of  which  the 
principal  ones  are  :  Ladies  and  gents  vests,  nerve  and  lung  invigo- 
rators,  gents'  and  ladies'  belts,  corsets,  sleeping  caps,  oflice  cap.s, 
sciatic  appliance,  leg  ami  shonhler  apiilianees,  cliest  protect,  .i  s,  auk- 
lets,  wristlets,  iiis.iles,  teething  i.e. -1. la.--,  liead.ii-he  I. an. Is,  ui.igiietic 
porous  jdasters,  eto.  When  .lesiiv.l  s|..  .-ial  appliances  are  made  to 
or.ler.  The  Wilsonia  aiipliaiiees  have  n..w  after  over  si.x  years'  test 
been  pi  ..\  ed  to  curi' el  .-ry  lei  in  of  disease  that  is  curable,  tlie  pro- 
]i..rli.)n  of  cures  b.-iiig  ab.,ul  s,",  in  each  KM)  eases.    This  n-ina rkable 

brainan.l  n.'rv..us  .sNsieui.  Th.'  in  xsl  eri.  .us  iierv..iis  llui.l  .  .r  f..rce 
is  the  iiup.-lliii-.  hre-siisi.iiiiiii-  ui.-.liuin,  and  thus  ulieii  ih.- mag- 
netic inlliii-n.'.-s  ar.'  ap|.lie.l  wiihsKill  ..v.'r  t  li.'  .lis.  .^i^.-.l  p.  .ii  ion  or 
the  surface  ..f  ih."   I y -.-n.-i  allv.  ih..  ii.-rv.-sat  .  .m.-.m-.  .i,-,  .-y  I  he  heal- 
ing current  throii-h  an. I  l  hr..ugli  int..  every  iiiiiiiite  jiore,  atom,  and 
blood-vessel;  into  the  tissues,  libies,  and  muscles,  thus  proving  a 
direct  medium,  in  contra  ilistim-ti.ni  to  the  action  of  drugs  through 
the  blood  circulation.  The  w..rl;  ..f  c'lire  w  ill  aKo  pr..ve,  as  a  rule,  a 
work  of  tiiii.-;  the  Wilsonia  appliam-es,  bv  li.  ing  pi-riiianeutly  worn, 
exert  their  c..iituiii.. us  magii..n.-  intlii.Mi.  i  ih.-  .Ijs.-ased  part,  re- 
storing the  \  i-or  an. I  lost  vitality  of  the  syst.  iii  tin  .. ugh  the  nerves, 
and  e.\-|ielliiig  the  dis.'ase  byre-awakening  the  t..ne  ..f  the  s.ystem, 
renewiiiu'  ihe  appeiii.-,  circulation,  and  energy  .i;eii.  i  ally.  The  won- 
derful (aires  elTecte.l  are  prOTed  by  thousands  of  t.-sl  iinonials  from 
grateful  patients,  many  of  whose  l.  tters  are  publish. -.1  iu  the  ('..m 
pany's  interesting  descriptive  treatise,  whicli  will  be  inaile.l  i..  any 
address.  Dr.  A.  Thompson  rep.. its  the  womlerliil  .  ll.-.  t  ..1  \Vils.,nia 
in  relieving  asthma;  others  speal;  ..f  being  cur.  . 1  ..f  rheuiuatisui, 
malaria,  catarrh,  paralysis,  neuralgia  ..I'  ih.'  le  iiit.  ehr..iiic  periton- 
itis, kidney  troubles,  bronchitis,  d.\  s].ejisia,  nei  voiis  .leljility,  erysip- 
elas, diabetes,  etc.  The  oflicers  of  the  company  are  gentlemen  of 
th^  highest  standing  in  business  circles,  and  in  the  development  of 
the  use  of  Wilsonia  have  now  300  agents  throughout  the  United 
States. 

DEMAREST  &  JORALEMON,  Importers  of  fiilling  Threads, 
and  Manufacturers  of  Seine  Twines,  and  Netting,  Seines,  etc.. 
No.  10.?  Barclay  Street.— The  trade  in  seine  twines,  seines, 
and  other  nets  with  their  outfits  is  one  of  great  magnitude 
and  vital  ini|)ortance,  and  is  ably  represented  by  Messrs.  Demarest 


&  Joralemon,  the  olde.st  and  most  important  concern  of  the  kind  ni 
the  United  States.  The  inception  of  this  busine.ss  dates  back  to  INW. 
when  the  firm  of  Van  Orden  &  Co.  was  formed,  and  which  dealt 
generally  in  groceries  and  provisions,  with  a  department  devoted  to 
gllling  and  seine  twines  and  fishermen's  supplies.  In  1817.  the  busi- 
ness passed  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  Hartman  Vreeland,  who  carried  it 
on  for  upwards  of  twenty-one  years.  Eventually  in  liXiS  he  formed 
a  copartnership  with  Mr.  D.  M.  Demarest,  under  Ihe  name  and  style 
of  "  Vreeland  &  Co."  The  next  change  was  iu  1847,  when  Jlr.  Dema- 
rest formed  the  existing  copartnership  with  Mr.  N.  H.  Joralemon, 
and  which  has  continued  with  an  honored  record  of  successful  en- 
deavor during  the  long  intervening  period  of  forty -one  years.  Mr. 
Demarest  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  and  in  1830  became  clerk  for  the 
old  firm,  with  which  he  became  permanently  identified  and  materially 
aided  in  building  up  the  trade,  which  has  now  become  the  leading  fac- 
tor in  its  line  in  this  city  and  country  at  large.  It  i.s  an  interesting 
historical  fact  tiiat  his  great-great-grandfather  came  to  America  in 
1i;.m;.  having  been  obliged  for  his  religion's  sake  as  a  persecuted  Hu- 
guenot to  leave  his  native  land.  He  first  located  in  New  York  City 
but  in  1B78  finally  removed  into  Bergen  Co.,  N.  J.,  where  the  old 
homestead  stands,  one  of  the  landmarks  of  the  early  seltlenjent  of 
that  section.  Mr.  Joralemon  was  also  born  in  New  Jersey,  and  is  a 
member  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  influential  families  of  the 
State.  For  fully  half  a  century  the  house  has  devoted  itself  wholly 
to  the  trade  in  twines,  and  is  not  only  the  oldest  in  the  line  in  the 
United  States,  but  the  leader  as  regards  high  and  uniform  quality 
and  complete  variety  of  sizes  for  all  seine,  net,  and  other  pm-poses. 
The  works  are  situated  at  Moodus,  Conn.,  known  as  those  of  the 
New  Y'ork  Net  and  Twme  ('<>.  Tln  v  are  sjiaci.ais  and  fitted  up  vrith 
the  latest  improved  macliiner,\-  and  appliane.  s,  affording  employ- 
ment to  from  eighty  to  one  huii.|r.-.l  hamis,  aii.l  turning  out  an  im- 
mense quantity  annually  ..f  pal.-nt  and  soft-laid  seine  twines,  and 
netting,  seines,  pounils  r\  k.  s,  ....i  Ks.  .  le.  The  firm  are  also  the  im- 
porters of  the  celebrai..!  1  isli  I.I  an. I  ..1  gilling  tlireads,  also  "Star" 
and  Knox's  liest  twim  s.  These  goods  have  ever  been  recognized  as 
the  best,  giving  thai  universal  satisfaction  which  insures  their  use 
all  over  the  «  .  1 1.1.  I  h.-  firm's  trade  is  strictly  wholesale  ana  has  at- 
tained proportions  of  the  greatest  magnitude,  covering  the  entire 
United  States,  with  an  export  demand  covering  South  America,  the 
■West  Indies.  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  etc.,  etc.  The  firm's  warehouse  is 
a  fine  four-story  and  basement  stnicture,  -'.">x!)it  in  size,  and  where  by 
far  the  largest  and  finest  St.. .1;  ..f  s.  iii..  t\\  iu.  s  in  the  city  is  carried. 
Ever  exercising  the  sound,  st  biisiu.  ss  prm.  ipl.  s,  .^l.  -si-s,  Demarest 
&  Joralemon  rank  among  New  Y.n  k's  most  conservative  merchants. 

BOUGHTON  &  TER'WILLIGER,  Wood  Carpet,  'Wainscots,  Or- 
namental Floors,  Twenty-third  Street  under  Fifth  Avenue 
Hotel  — There  lias  been  a  c..ntiiiiial  change  during  the  last 
few  years  in  interi..i'  li.  .iis..h.  .1.1  .l  ai  i.. us.  .  It  is  now  gen- 
erally admitted  that  no  r.i..iiis  ar.'  an  ist  u-.iUy  c.implete  without  a 
polished,  inlaiil,  ornamental  floor,  partially  covered  by  rugs,  and 
highly  ]i  .lish.  .l.  giving  back  reflections  of  the  objects  above  and 
ar..uu.l  it  Th.-  beauty  of  ornamental  floors  is  universally  admitted 
on  hygienic  pi  inciiiles,  and  economy  is  not  the  least  advantage,  as 
once  laid  they  last  f..r  ,i  hi.  time  and  do  away  largely  with  the  ex- 
pense of  carjii  is.  A  pi..iiiiiient  and  successful  house  in  New  Y'ork, 
actively  engaged  in  the  production  of  ornamental  floors  of  every  de- 
scription is  that  of  Messrs.  Boughton  &  Terwilliger,  whose  office 
and  salesrooms  are  situated  on  Twenty-third  Street  under  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Hotel.  The  factory  of  the  firm,  which  is  fully  suppUed  with 
all  tlie  lat.  st  iuipr.>\ .  .1  t.iols,  machinery,  and  appliances,  is  in  Philadel- 
j.hia.  II.  r..  I.".iiskilli..l  and  experienced  workmen  are  employed,  who 
inaniif'actuie  to  order  or  otherwise  wood  caiiJets,  wainscots,  orna- 
mental floors,  %  inch,  tongued  and  grooved,  and  handsome  wood 
borders  for  rugs,  etc.  Designs  and  estimates  are  promptly  fur- 
nished, and  the  firm  likewise  send  when  required  experienced  work- 
men to  lay  floors  in  any  part  of  the  coimtry.  For  offices,  kitchens, 
halls  and  rooms  generally,  where  less  expense  is  desired,  the  wood 
carpeting  manufactured  by  this  popular  firm  is  very  suitable  and 
desirable.  All  orders  are  promptly  and  carefully  attended  to  at  very 
reasonable  prices,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  now  extends  throughout 
all  sections  of  the  United  States.  Messrs.  John  'W.  Bought.™  & 
Lorenzo  Terwilliger  established  this  business  in  18C9.  Both  jiartners 
are  highly  regarded  by  the  comumnity,  and  customers  can  always 
implicitly  rely  on  the  .  materials  and  workmanship  of  this  noted 
establishment. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


^1 


EDEN  MUSftE  AMERICAN  CO.  )  l,iirii(r,l  i.  No  .r. 
West  Twenty-third  Street.— The  Jiiosi  jM.inilar 
place  ot  amusement  in  New  York  is  unqupstion- 
ably  the  famous  Eden  Musee  so  centrally  located 
at  Nos.53and  55  West  Twenty-third  Street.  This  mag- 
nificent establishment  owes  its  origin  to  the  enterprise  of  gentlemen 
who  bad  previously  demonstrated  the  successful  nature  of  the  under- 
taking in  Europe,  and  who  were  thus  not  embarking  upon  an  experi- 
ment when  a  company  was  duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  New  York  to  erect  a  suitable  building  and  bring  into  it  collec- 
tions of  life-like  wax-works,  and  other  curiosities,  and  provide  for  a 
perpetual  exhibition.  The  stock  was  promptly  taken  by  leading  busi- 
ne.ss  men,  and  work  vigorously  begun  upon  the  erection  of  one  of  the 
most  ornate  buildings  in  the  city.  It  was  completed  and  thrown 
open  to  the  public  in  18S4,  and  the  company  has  ever  since  met  with 


remarkable  success,  reflecting  the  highest  credit  upon  the  executive 
officers,  who  are  as  follows:  President.  Theodore  Hellman.  Esq.:  sec- 
retary, T.  Vieweg,  Esq. :  treasurer,  A.  Pagenstecher,  Esq.  They 
promptly  put  in  force  a  thorough  system  of  organization,  and  engaged 
some  of  the  best  artists  in  Europe  for  the  production  of  hundreds  of 
life-size  figures  in  wax  of  the  famous  public  men  of  the  age;  of  kings, 
queens,  and  empresses;  notabilities  of  the  day,  including  those  of  the 
United  States;  noted  criminals,  etc.  Fromitsveiy  inception  the  public 
thronged  to  the  Eden,  where  they  were  charmed  and  instructed  by  the 
grand  display,  to  which  Mr.  Vieweg,  the  enterprising  and  popular  man- 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


107 


ager,  has  ever  since  been  csnliimully  adiliiij,-  It  is  not  alone  the  wax- 
works, but  the  other  features  nf  inli'i  rst,  wliieh  di  uw  such  large  au- 
dience^ there  ai'e  daily  couccils  I'l-inn  ;i  to  ">  and  from  H  to 
11  P.M.,  at  the  present  tinir  tlic  fanioiis  lOrdcIyi  Naczi  and  his 
orchestra  performiuK  in  the  mosl  masterly  manner,  eheitin^,'  tlie 
warmest  eueomlutns  from  tlic  press  and  the  ]iul)lic.  The  New  Yorl< 
Society  for  the  Promotion  of  An  li;i\e  ncenily  added  a  large  and 
weil-linhted  Kallery  for  the  exhil)iiioii  'il  iih ideru paintings.  Artists 
are  invited  to  submit  one  or  mnir  ol  iln  ir  clinicest  pictures  for  exhi- 
bition and  sale  under-  the  t'oll,,wlnK  .(.ndil  ic  ,iis:  -The  iiielnres  U<  h,- 
called  for  and  iiisnivd,  ulien  exhihiled.al  valuation  ;;-iveH  ci„„,Ts 

tlie  soeiely  li\  e  days'  nuliee,  l';\ci  \  elVort  w  ill  bi- made  to  elTect  sales, 
and  Ihe  ec in 1 1 n issi^ii  tee  will  be  live  ]iei'  e.  iii  Any  damage  to  pic- 
tures or  fi  anies  » liile  in  I  lie  society  s  pc  isse^siou  will  be  made  good. 
Art  dealers  arc  invited  to  scud  representative  examples  of  modern 
painters  for  exhibition  and  sale.  Over  forty  thousand  people  visited 
the  gallery  in  the  month  of  October,  and  the  advantage  of  exhibition 
is  apparent  when  this  statement  is  made.  The  society  have  ap- 
pointed a  Conunittcc  of  Selection  and  have  placed  the  management  of 
the  exhibition  under  their  control.  A  permanent  exhibition  is  prom- 
ised, and  the  f,'allery  will  be  oi)en  every  Sunday  to  visitors.  The  in- 
aui^ural  e.xliibiliou  midcr  the  newly  aiipointed  (  oinriiittee  was  held 
tlie  lirst  week  of  Decenibia-.  Contribntnrs  are  furnished  with  a  sea- 
son ticket,  and  special  cards  will  be  given  to  local  art  schools,  upon 
appUcation.  to  the  committee  by  letter.  T.  A.  Wihuurt,  of  .54  East 
Thirteenth  Street,  is  engaged  to  collect  and  return  paintings  in  this 
city."  This  particular  department  is  in  charge  of  Henry  T.  Chapman, 
Thos.  B.  Clarke,  and  R.  H.  Hakt<;d.  The  recent  Fine  Arts  Exhibition 
was  also  noteworthy:  some  of  the  grandest  chef  dVp«i'i-c.s-  of  cele- 
brated painters  «  ere  here  displayed,  while  the  company  is  the  posses- 
sor of  a  very  large  and  beautiful  collection  of  paintings  besides. 
Among  other  attractions  are  Ajeeb,  the  mystifying  chess  automaton, 
which  generally  succeeds  in  defeating  the  most  skilful  chess- 
players. The  interior  of  the  Eden  is  extremely  beautiful  and  attrac- 
tive. It  is  very  spacious,  being  three  stories  in  height  and  30x150  feet 
in  dimensions,  so  that  the  largest  audiences  can  be  adequately  ac- 
connuodated.  The  prices  of  admission  are  so  low  as  to  place  the 
beauties  of  the  Eden  within  the  reach  of  everybody.  The  prices  are 
fifty  cents  on  week-days,  and  twenty -five  cents  on  Sundays.  Attend- 
ance averages  about  2000  people  a  day.  Every  family  should  be  taken 
to  see  the  exhibition  here.  No  stranger  in  the  city  should  fail  to  pay 
it  a  visit.  It  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  sights  in  New  York. 
Much  credit  is  due  Mr.  Hellman,  the  president,  under  whose  able 
guidance  the  company  has  proved  so  prosperous.  Mr.  Vieweg,  the 
secretary,  is  an  accomplished  business  man,  universally  popular  and 
respected,  and  who  faithfully  discharges  the  onerous  duties  devolv- 
ing upon  him.  The  great  success  of  the  Eden  Mtisee  is  largely  at- 
tributable to  his  able  and  indefatigable  efforts.  The  treasurer,  Mr. 
Pagenstecher,  is  likewise  a  reliable  and  talented  official.  The  com- 
pany is  to  be  very  warmly  congratulated  upon  the  beneficial  out- 
come of  its  novel  and  unique  enterprise. 

GW.  DILLINfiHAJI,  Publislier,  No.  3.3  West  Twenty-third 
Street. -The  imprint  of  (i.  W  Carleton  A  ( Vi.  has  been  as 
,  familiar  to  thousands  of  readers  throut^hi mt  this  country  as 
that  of  any  publishing'  bouse  extant.  For  nearly  thirty 
years  it  lived  and  thrived  under  the  original  tirm  name  of  its  found- 
ers. In  1888  Mr.  G.  W.  Dillingham  succeeded  to  the  business,  and  is 
steadily  maintaining  the  prestige  of  this  old  and  hon<pred  house  The 
establishment,  at  No.  .33  West  Twenty-third  Street,  is  surrounded  by 
|>li>asanl  historic  assoei.ati(.ns.  ami  under  its  luaiia^renient  some  of 
the  leading  publishers  in  the  country  be-,in  lit,'  and  lei'eived  their 
first  lessons  in  the  business.  Here  men  e. in^pieu. lus  in  literature, 
and  of  wide  fame  in  the  world  of  Amerieati  li  liei  ^,  lia\e  been  wont 
to  gather  for  the  interchange  of  good  felloH  slup  and  art  Fncler  the 
enterprise  and  intelligence  of  its  mauageuieiii .  the  bouse  has  long 
been  kno\Mi  as  ,,iie  the  best  hook -publishinu eoneems  inthecoim- 
try,  anil  trmn  its  history  and  literary  attraeliveiiess,  a  place  of 
special  interest  ti.  si taii'.'ers  as  well  as  to  the  literary  residents  of  the 
city.  As  a  imblislier  of  standard  novels,  Mr.  Dillingham's  bulletin  of 
new  books  is  eagerly  looked  for  and  carefully  scanned,  as  furnishing 
at  all  times  excellent  reading  for  both  old  and  young.  Dealers  are 
supplied  with  the  latest  novels  of  the  present  day  and  standard 
works  of  the  most  salable  character  at  the  lowest  prices.  The  pub- 
lications of  this  house  are  always  in  great  demand,  and  its  name  is  in 


itself  a  guarantee  of  good  faith,  a  high  standard  of  literature,  and 
fair  and  honorable  dealing.  The  best  possible  facilities  are  pos.sessed 
for  the  prompt  and  perfect  fulfilment  of  all  orders.  Mr.  Dillingham, 
the  enterprising  publisher  and  proprietor,  is  a  native  of  Bangor, 
Me.,  and  a  resident  of  this  city  for  many  years.  He  is  well  known 
and  highly  respected  in  literary  and  business  circles,  for  his  execu- 
tive ability  and  personal  worth,  and  many  of  the  most  pf)pular 
works  of  the  present  day  bear  the  publishing  imprint  of  his  bouse. 
A  great  many  people  have  wondered  what  this  curious  little  trade- 
mark means.  If  you  look  on  the  title-pages  of  many  of  the  best 
bo.,k,  published  you  will  see  it.  Every  book,  every  circtdar,  every 
adM  i  iiseiiieiit  published  for  the  past  twenty  five  years  by  G.  W. 
Carleton  cV.  (i.  W.  Dillingham,  bears  it  as  an  imprint.  It  has  a  mean- 
ing and  a  history.  The  following  is  a  partial  list  of  authors  whose 
books  are  issued  by  Mr.  Dillinghain:  Augusta  J.  Evans  Wilson,  JIary 
J.  Holmes,  .■\hiy  .\gnes  Fleming,  IMarjon  Harland.  Charles  Dickens, 
JuUe  P.  Smith.  Allan  I'inkerton.  IVrtlia  Cl.iy.  77e  \.  Vnrk  Weekli/ 
Series,  Miriam  ( 'nles  Harris.  (  eli.i  i:.  (I.inin.r.  Viet,.r  Hugo,  A.  S. 
Roe.  Mayiie  lleid  .\niiie  I'.dw.ird  -s.  .^1 .  M.  iliri.'ki  IN niier. .y.  Artemus 
Ward,  .bish  I '.illiuu's.  (  irjiheiis  ( '.  Kerr,  i;  .1.  I'.urdeite  {Hawkeyc 
Man  .  Km. -SI  Kenan.  Mi.-hel.-t.  Klla  Wh-el-r  \Vile.,x.  K.  T.  Barnum, 
Violet  I'ane.  Frank  Lee  B.-nediet,  .loaipiin  Miller,  .bilin  Fsten  Cooke, 
Mansfield  T.  Walworth,  R.  B.  Kimball,  Robert  Dale  Owen,  Algernon 
Charles  Swinburne,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Walworth,  Henry  Guy  Carleton. 

SVROMAN  &  CO.,  Commission  Merchants,  and  Wholesale 
Dealers  in  Hay,  Straw,  and  Grain,  N.  Y.  C.  &  Hudson  Riv.  R. 
,  R.  Hay  Depot,  and  West  Shore  R.  R.  Hay  Depot ;  Office 
Thirty-third  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.  .\  prominent  and 
popular  headquarters  in  this  city  for  hay  ami  straw  is  the  estab- 
lishment of  Messrs.  S.  Vroman  &  Co.  at  Tliii  t.\-  third  Street  and 
Eleventh  Avenue,  near  the  N.  Y.  Central  &  Hudsou  River  R.  R.  and 
the  West  Shore  R.  R.  hay  depots.  This  firm  have  been  estabUshed 
in  the  business  here  upwards  of  twenty-five  years,  and  have  de- 
veloped a  connection  and  a  trade  that  place  them  in  the  front  rank 
of  enterprise  and  success.  Commanding  the  best  possible  oppor- 
tunities for  procuring  supplies  of  the  best  quality  direct  from  the 
hands  of  the  producer,  the  firm  are  enabled  to  offer  indueemeuts  to 
piu-chasers  in  the  way  of  first-class  goods  and  low  prices,  that 
challenge  comparison  and  defy  successful  competition.  The  house 
has  long  been  known  as  one  of  the  most  reliable  in  New  York  en- 
gaged in  this  line  of  trade,  and  none  possesses  a  better  representa- 
tion for  the  promptness  with  which  all  orders  are  filled,  or  the  re- 
liability that  may  be  placed  in  all  its  representations.  Consign- 
ments are  daily  arriving  from  the  most  reputable  sources  of  supply, 
and  find  a  ready  sale  among  the  munerous  customers  of  this  re- 
sponsible house.  The  firm  make  liberal  advances  to  shippers,  and 
are  in  a  pcsition  to  guarantee  quick  sales  and  prompt  returns.  The 
members  of  the  fu-m  are  Messrs.  S.  Vroman.  K.  \"niiiian.  and  A.  Mc- 
Intyre,  all  natives  of  New  York  State,  and  hii^hly  esteemed  in  busi- 
ness circles  for  mercantile  abihty  and  sterling  integrity,  to  which 
characteristics  is  largely  due  the  great  success  which  they  enjoy. 

THE  PERSIAN  RUG  AND  CARPET  WORKS,  No.  61.5-fi2.5  West 
Fifty-second  Street.  -  .\  mo^t  iiiriorbint  and  beneficial  branch 
of  manufacturin.g  eiiterpi  i-e  was  .-lal.lished  m  this  city  in 
January,  ISSr.  viz:  '  The  K.  rsiaii  Ku;r  :iiid  Carpet  Works." 
The  industry  had  its  inceptiou  in  Milwaukee.  Wis,,  in  iss:j.  having  a 
factory  on  Lake  Street,  in  that  city,  known  as  the  ■  Kersian  Carpet 
Works."  The  iiro)irietors.  Mr.  llobert  Stimtz  and  Mr.  A.  Bollentui, 
are  the  leadiii-  experts  in  the  ab.  .no  lieantiful  hnes  of  carpetings, 
and  brin^  to  hear \  ;ist  jiraeti.-al  experience,  coupled  with  influential 
connections  and  pei  te.  t  d  l;e  ilities.  They  have  now  in  operation 
large  works  at  Xos  ni.",  to  r,j.-,  West  Fifty-second  Street.  .50x120  feet 
in  deiith,  with  .111  "I,"  e\ien-i-n  of  25  feet  breadth,  and  where  they 
have  in  opi  l  aiion  the  most  iiiiia-oved  make  of  looms,  employing  up- 
wai-ds  lit  titty  hands  and  turning  out  the  most  beautiful  Persian  and 
Oriental  nigs  and  carpets,  that  prove  the  most  salable  goods  known 
to  the  tni  le.  The  proprietors  have  developed  a  trade  extending  all 
over  the  L^ited  States,  selling  direct  to  leading  jobbers  and  whole- 
salers, and  making  a  specialty  of  carpets  manufactured  in  styles  and 
of  sizes  direct  to  order.  Me.ssrs.  Stuntz  <S:  BoUentin  are  acliiev- 
ing  a  permanent  succe.ss  due  solely  to  their  business  ability,  perse- 
verance, and  honorable  methods,  and  justly  enjoy  the  confidence  and 
good  wishes  of  the  community  as  enterprLsing  and  responsible  manu- 
facturers. 


108 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


THE  HENRY-BONNAUD  BRONZE  CO.,  Artistic  and  Aiclii- 
teotural  Bronze  Work.  Office  and  Works,  Nos.  430-436  West 
Sixteenth  Street;  Henry  J.  Newton,  President  and  Treasurer. 
—A  careful  examination  of  tlie  industries  of  New  York 
t-eveals  the  fact  that  many  enterprises  are  carried  on  in  the  metrop- 
olis that  demand  special  mention  in  an  historical  work  of  this 
permanent  character,  and  will  arouse  the  interest  of  the  reader  by 
the  prominence  they  have  achieved.  In  this  connection,  special 
reference  is  made  to  the  Heury-B.jnnard  Bronze  Co.,  which  was 
establislied  as  recently  as  18S3,  but  has  already  given  New  York  a 
national  reputation  for  tlie  founding  of  colossal  statuary,  artistic  and 
aicliitectural  bronze  work,  and  repo.'wse  tiiat  is  quite  equal  to  the 
productions  of  the  famous  foundries  of  Paris,  Munich,  and  Rome. 
The  employees  of  tliis  progressive  company  have  all  graduated  from 
celebrated  Euroiieau  bronze  foundries,  and  are  skilled  artisans  of  long 
experience.  Tlie  advantajres  aff<jrded  our  home  sculptors,  architects, 
and  designers  of  superiMtending  the  casting  and  tinishing  of  their 
woi  ks  have  been  greatly  appreciated  by  such  artists  as  Augustus 
Saint  Gaudeiis,  Launt  Tlionipson,  J.  A.  Ward,  Rupert  Schmid, 
Prof.  J.jlm  F.  Weir,  D.  C.  French.  Fi  iedricli  Kohlhagen.  L.  Amateis, 
Kobert  Cusliirig,  R.  de  La  Cova,  and  Alexander  Doyle,  who  have 
intrusted  tht-ir  works  to  the  Henry-Bonnard  Co.,  with  the  most 
satisfactory  artistic  results.  Casting  in  bronze  does  not  consist 
solely  in  simply  taking  a  pattern,  making  a  mold,  and  running  in 
the  metal.  It  is  an  art  only  to  be  acquired  by  long  and  patient  toil, 
close  study,  and  that  essential  and  spurring  incentive,  a  fascination 
for  the  woik.  (.)ne  of  the  most  requisite  qualifications  in  the  training^ 
of  the  bronze-founder  is 
the  ability  to  obey  orders. 
He  receives  from  the  sculp- 
tor a  model  in  plaster, 
which  he  is  expected  to 
reproduce  in  bronze:  it  he 
produces  an  exact  counter- 
part he  has  performed 
his  whi.le  dutv.  and  has 
sti  ictlv  abided  by  liisorders 
■which  ma>'  he  concisely  ex- 
jiiessed  as  •'follow  copy. 
It  does  not  come  within  liis 

]irc)ve  u|ioii  the  pattern 
set  l)i-l(.i'e  him.  but  to  I'e. 


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eyebrows  and  saln-ni 
of  kindness  of  he.'u  t 
on  one  side,  as  Al^'^ 
attitude  perhaps  iiat 
reading  of  the  prese 


t.  Boll,  those  rancaliires  and  Frank 
ons  atraiiist  sin'li  a  statement.  llis 
of  hard:  his  f.-atiir.'S  strong,  but  not 
e  blue  eyes,  linch-  set  in  overhanging 

mutable  will.  His  head  sliglitly  bent 
(iieat  s.  according  to  Plutarch— an 
captains  who  strain  their  eves  in  the 
gect  their  thoughts  m  a  near  future 


fraught  \vith  stupendous  i-esults— his  head  did  not  invite  scrutiny, 
but  did  not  repel  sympathy.  In  fact,  there  was  in  his  countenance 
that  admixture  of  the  milder  expressions  of  cliaracter,  irreconcilable 
with  the  idea  generally  entertained  of  a  cast-iron  face,  wiiich,  tliougli 
but  too  faitlif  ul  a  reproduction  to  the  stupid  e.xclusiou  of  his  stronger 
characteristics,  came  at  last  to  represent  a  quiet,  benevolent  gentle- 
man, ■without  impairing  so  much  his  likeness  as  to  make  him 
unrecognizable.  Rupert  Schmid's  bust  has  caught  that  duality  in 
the  physiognomy  of  tiie  great  soldier,  and  it  is  the  highest  praise  for 
the  artist  to  have  immortalized  it  in  bronze,  as  it  was  the  greatest 
merit  of  I  rank  Leslie's  print  to  hint  at  it.  Besides  being  an  historical 
portrait,  the  bust  of  Gen.  Grant  is  a  superior  work  of  art.  The  eagle 
on  which  it  reposes,  the  sword,  cannon,  tlag.  and  military  mantle, are 
impressive  witliout  being  tlieatrical;  truly  emblamatic  attributes,  no 
idle  ornaments.  The  sculptor,  by  tlie  way.  was  well  inspired,  who 
did  not  place,  in  the  fashion  of  the  Ctesars,  a  wreath  on  the  brow  of 
our  beloved  commander,  but  near  to  his  heart  a  little  twig  of  laurel, 
expressive  of  a  nation's  gratitude,  and  quite  sufficient  to  his  repub- 
lican simplicity  and  personal  modesty.  The  following  are  some  of 
the  important  heroic  pieces  cast  by  the  company:  On  Sept.  19,  1883, 
a  statue  of  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  16  ft.  high  and  weighing  4000  pounds, 
was  cast  for  New  Orleans,  where  it  now  stands  in  Lee  Circle.  It 
represents  the  Confederate  general  in  a  reviewing  position,  witli  his 
arms  folded  and  his  sword  hooked  to  his  belt.  The  heroic  bronze 
equestrian  statue  of  Gen.  Simon  Bolivar,  presented  by  the  Venezu- 
elan government  to  this  city  and  erected  in  Central  Park,  is  the 
design  and  modelling  of  the  young  Venezuelan  sculptor,  B.  de  La 
Cova.  at  present  a  resident 
of  New  York.  The  statue 
is  artistic  in  intention  and 
vigorous  in  action.  On 
April  26, 1884,  two  immense 
lions,  modelled  by  Louis 
Amateis,  were  cast,  one 
for  Tiffany  and  one  for 
Pottier  &  Stymus.  They 
are  remarkatile  for  artistic 
beauty,  and  are  said  to  be 
the  only  ones  of  bronze 
which  have  yet  been  cast 
in  a  single  piece.  These 
metal  kings  of  the  forest 
are  of  the  African  type, 
and  are  posed  as  if  on  the 
alert  for  jirey.  Their  length 
is  4  feet,  and  height  2i  feet. 
In  November,  1883,  J.  Q.  A. 
Ward's  bronze  statue  of 
Wa.shington  was  cast,  the 
one  now  placed  on  tlie  steps 
Its  weight  is  3.500  pounds,  and  its 
1,  now  in  Harvard  College,  was 
e  ever  cast  in  one  jiiece  in  this  or  any  other 
ivas  about  0  feet  in  heiglit  It  represents  the 
,_ollege  as  a  young  man  in  Puritan  costume, 
air.  with  an  open  book  which  rests  upon  his 
Inch  is  a  conception  of  the  sculptor,  as  no 
s  known  to  exist,  is  very  fine,  esppcially  in  the 
s  careworn  lines  and  sadly  pensive  expression 
the  disease  which  carried  him  off  in  his  prime. 
•  bronze  statue  of  Admiral  Dii  Pont,  liy  Launt 
.'d  in  Washington,  The  adniii  al  is  re|)resented 
ii  Tei-deck  mariiie-glass  in  hand,  whicli  he  has 
1  inspection  ot  a  distant  object,  leaving  his 
an  expression  ot  alert  interest.  He  is  repre- 
of  the  period  and  liis  rank  in  the  naval  service, 
-lage  IS  extremely  graceful  and  natural.  The 
Doiige-  liy  J.  Q.  A.  Ward,  was 
and 


■Wall  Street, 
.lolm  Harva 


shows  the  1 
December 
Tliompscni, 


just  lowered  after  a 
countenance  lit  with 
sented  111  tlie  nnifoi'iii 
The  attitude  and  cai 
bronze  statue  of  the  late  William 

unveiled  in  this  city,  at  the  lunction  of  Broadway ,  Sixth  A 
Thirty-fifth  Street.  The  statue  is  9  teet  6  inches  liigh,  and  weighs 
2200  |ionnils.  The  figure  stands  upriglit,  with  the  right  arm  resting 
upon  two  volumes  lying  upon  the  top  of  a  column  rising  from  the 
pedestal.  In  the  pedestal  is  sculptured  a  lion  s  head,  forming  a 
drinking  fountain.  In  addition  to  the  above  the  Bonnard  Co  cast 
the  statue  of  Professor  Silliman  for  Yale  College,  by  Prof.  John  F. 


THH    MHTROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


Weir,  artist.  Statue  of  St.  Joseph  and  bust  of  Cardinal  McCloske.v, 
by  Robert  Ousliing,  New  York.  Statue  of  General  Bolivar  for  tlie 
government  of  Venezuela;  R.  de  la  Cova,  artist.  New  York,  Bust 
and  incJnument  of  General  McAlpine,  by  Me.ssis  Moilit  .v;  Doyle, 
New  York.  Medallions  of  President  Garfield,  Mi  si  i  ..mkIimis, 
artist;  executed  for  Mrs.  Garfield.  Anionpr  ili.n  ;n .  hn.  .  i unil 
pieces  are:  A  bronze  ceiling  (27x:50  feet),  b 
and  doors,  by  Messrs.  Herter  Bros.;  execu 
bilt's  Fifth  Avenue  residence.  Bannister  ? 
U.  $.•  State,  War,  and  Naval  deparl im  ii 
Bronze  ceiling,  chandelier,  and  all  \)vt<u/j' 
D.  O.  Mills,  Esq.  Bronze  doors  ami  wiiiilo 
of  Mr.  Marshall  O,  Knlicrts,  W.  .1.  s,|in.. 
doors  for  WinsL.iv  I.ak.-  \ 

Bronze  gate  for  vanii  of  Mi .  .\.  liowdnrx .  ( 
work  for  the  rc^i.lcm-c  of  Krcd.  Ames. 
Messrs.  Herter  l;;os..  designers.  New  Yt 
Sinclair's  \  auli.  W  ..o.llawn  Cemetery.  Equestrian  statue  of  General 
Meade  il'oi-  I'liiladelpliial,  13  feet  (i  inches  liiiili.  by  .\.  M.  ('.alder, 
sculptor;  also  eciuesi  l  iaii  slatiie  of  (i 
Brooklyn.  Coiin..  by  Kai  l  ( ;ei'liar>ll .  sriili 
Bronze  woi  k  icrtlie  resi,l,-iie,'  of  Mr,  W, 


i,iiliii^-,,  ehaiiileliers 
r  Mv  W  H.  Vander- 
,laM  r.nliiigs  for  the 

Wa-hiii-ioii.   D.  C. 

l-oi'  the  r.-M,lenre  of 

iMs  foi-  the  ivsl.lence 

tery,  Cleveland,  O. 
>•  Cemetery.  Bronze 
of  Boston.  Mass.; 
Bronze  gate  for  F. 


nil  for 
.  hi^'h. 

.,u-,l  M. 


Hunt,  an  hii 
H.  Cook,  Ks, 
doors  for  .1  1 
Four  doiilil. 
railings  for  1 
.lohn  Me  All 


C,;  and  all  the  bronze  wo 
Stateu  Island,  N,V  The  eon 
for  the  Kiiuital.le  Life  In-i 
long  and  fe.-i  lii,;-h-  iiihI< 
bronze,  'l  lie  modeller  . .f  t 
tectural  sculplure  was  Friei 
reputation  by  work  on  the  1 
in  charge  of  the  ilepartn- 
Hecker  Art  School  of  this  e 
■widely  known  for  then-  skill 
pany's  officers,  viz  ;  Hem 
Arthiu-  Merritt.  S.-eretai,\  : 
tendeut.  The  olliee  an. I  >v. 
Street,  where  all  orders  ar. 


Messrs  II, 


_-,,ns  lor  111.'  iesi,l,.,i.'e  of 
•r  Kr.is  ,  .i.-^i-iieis  llronze 
;  Ileri-  r  i;r..s  ,  Ne«  York, 
,  win.l.  .w-;,'iiar.ls  atiil  stair- 
ly  of  I'liila.lelpliia,  Penn.; 
now  cistiii;;  an  e<iuestrian 
f.irllie  cuy  of  Proviilence, 
urhel.l.  f..r  \Vasliii.„-l.,n,  D. 
imb  of  W  II  V,ii..lerbilt, 
en-nt;e,loiilhet.'ieal  gable 
1-,  l;.iston.  which  is  ^'9  feet 
ai^'.  st  gable  ever  cast  in 
piece  of  archi- 
1.  of  Berlin,  who  won  his 
House,  and  who  is  now 
■  in  the  celebrated  Carl 
men,  \\  ho  are 


ers,  or  those  desirous  of  avoiding  the  worry  inseparable  to  the  ac  tive 
landlord,  good  responsible  t^'nants,  prompt  collection  and  trans- 
mission of  rents,  the  keeping  up  of  policies  of  insurance,  pay  taxes, 
and  effect  repairs  in  the  most  judicious  manner.  He  negotiates 
loans  on  bond  and  mortgage;  attends  to  the  division  and  sales  of 
estates  and  effects.  Insurance  at  the  lowest  raU-s  of  premium  in  the 
best  companies  only.  Mr.  Disbrovv  is  a  notary  public,  enjpowered  to 
draw  and  attest  all  deeds,  liens,  contracts,  lea-ses,  power  of  attorney, 
etc.,  and  is  as  active,  energetic,  and  enterprising  as  he  is  responsible 
and  reliable,  and  it  will  be  to  our  reader  s  advantage  to  secure  his 
services  in  the  way  of  real  estate.  His  telephone  address  is  "  780, 
Twenty-first  Street." 

COLIJNS  NUTTALL,  Workers  in  Artistic  Brass  Goods,  Sole 
Mamifaeturers  of  Collins'  Patent  "Excelsior"  Woven  Wire 
Spark  Guards  and  Folding  Fenders,  Nos.  418  and  420  West 

Twenty  seventh  Sti  t  -  Am.m^'  the   many  manufacturing 

enterprises  of  the  West  si.l.  ,  il.  u  .  ..u  lueted  by  Messrs.  Collins  and 
Nuttall  at  Nos.  418  and  4','n  W  •  m  l  u  . m  v  seventh  Street,  near  Ninth 
Avenue,  is  well  worthy  of  sj..-.  1  il  m.  nti  ii  in  this  volume.  This  firm 
carry  on  extensive  operaii  ns  ..^  iv..il;ers  in  artistic  brass  goods, 
and  are  the  sole  mamif  1.  1  m  .  r.  .  f  (  ollins'  Patent  "  Excelsior- 
Woven  Wire  Spark  Guards  and  K..l,lin-  I-Vnders,  and  have  been 
established  in  this  line  since  lSS-,i.    Since  ihat  date  they  have  won  a 


RIFFIX  B.  DISBROW  (Notary  Public),  Real  Estate  and  Insur- 

'         ~        ^To.  ."ifj  East  Twenty-third  Street.— An  important  addi- 

the  facilities  extended  to  the  putUc  in  the  real-estate 
was  the  opening  of  an  office  by  Mr.  Griffin  B.  Dis- 
brow  in  l^sr,  rh.MiL'h  a  young  man,  Mr.  Disbrow  embarked  in  busi- 
ness possessed  .if  til.'  highest  possible  qualifications  and  an  experi- 
ence of  foin  t.  en  yi  ars'  duration  -unrivalled  by  many  men  of  mature 
years,  Ih-  ha.l  b.-i'ii  for  a  lengthy  period  connected  with  the  man- 
agement of  the  great  Rhinelander  Estate,  which  includes  all  classes 
of  property  and  constant  supervision  of  selling,  rentals,  insurance, 
building  operations,  and  repairing  He  thus  embarked  upon  his  own 
account  under  most  favorable  auspices,  and  has  met  with  a  corres- 
pondingly large  measure  of  success.  Mr.  Disbrow's  main  offlce  is 
most  centrally  located  in  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
Building,  No.  East  Twenty-third  Street,  while  to  accommodate  his 
numerous  up  town  enstomers  h,-  ha-  ..jiened  a  hi  aiich  at  No.  2,5.5  East 
Eighty-sLxthSlre..|,  lb-  1 1  mh-j.  i s  a  -.  ii.  ral  bii-iness,  andhascharge 
of  aboutS300.iH)(i  vv.irtli  ..I  ])!■.. p. -fly  .,f  the  Rliinel;iiiil,.r  Estate  at  his 
up-town  offlce,  and  has  carried  through  to  a  siirr.  ssfiil  issue  many 
important  transactions.  Those  relying  upon  bis  -..im.l  iiiib.,'ment 
and  judicious  advice  can  rely  on  securing  reiuuiu  rai  n  e  im  .  st  merits 
in  lots,  houses,  flat  and  store  property,  etc.  Mr.  Disbrow  is  per- 
sonally acquainted  with  the  relative  nieiits  of  the  various  sections  of 
the  city,  where  there  is  the  great<'st  activity  and  improvement,  both 
on  the  East  and  West  sides,  in  the  Twelfth  Ward  and  across  the 
Harlem,  and  those  seeking  bargains  in  stores  or  dwellings,  or  de- 
sirous of  renting,  should  make  known  their  wants  to  him,  as  he  is 
prepared  to  offer  the  widest  range  to  choose  from  at  the  lowest  ask- 
ing prices.  He  has  charge  of  several  large  flat  properties,  and  is 
the  agent  of  the  estate  of  Benjamin  Disbrow,  deceased  ;  and  will 
take  the  care  and  management  of  estates  and  insure  to  absent  own- 


positiop  of  proniiiieiic-  m  tbe  tia.l.-,  1 
t  heir  |ii-oductions,  and  have  developed  <a 
.ds  throughout  the  entire  United  St.- 
area  of  .""lO.vOO  feet,  and  are  fitted  up  in  I 
with  all  re.|iiisite  maclimer.w  ()p..rate.l 

artistic  elT.-.-ts  ar.'  b.-re  w.  .rk.'.l  111  bi  a^ 
•'Excelsior'  S|.arU  ( iiiards  ami  F..l.liii^' 
are  unrivalled  for  beauty.  iis..fiilness,  ai 
goods  now  in  tlie  marlc.-I  :  .b-alers  tin. I  t 


o  tbe  superior  nature  of 
m.and  for-  their  excellent 
i.  The  works  cover  an 
most  a|iproved  maimer 
steam  )M .«  er.  and  em- 
l.-.l  ;iriiv.ns.    The  n'O-l 

 Is  ..1  ,ill  kinds.  The 

i.b-is  ni.i.le  by  this  firm 
lurabiliiy  b\'  any  similar 
n  a  ]ir..iiiable  article  to 


handle,  and  the  house  is  i)iepared  to  till  all  orders  on  tiie  most 
favorable  terins.  The  members  of  the  firm,  Messrs.  Arthur  Collins 
and  John  Nuttall,  are  business  men  of  push  and  enterprise  and 
expert  exponents  of  their  vocation,  and  are  in  every  way  responsi- 
ble, reliable  manufacturers. 

B FLANAGAN  &  SON,  Real-estate  Brokers,  Union  Dime  Sav- 
ings Bank  Building,  Sixth  Avenu?  and  Thirty-second  Street.— 
^  One  of  the  most  prominent  firms  in  the  city  dealing  in  real- 
estate,  in  this  line  of  enterprise,  for  many  years,  has  been 
that  of  Messrs.  B.  Flanagan  &  Son.  The  business  was  inaugurated 
twenty-five  years  ago,  by  Mr.  B.  Flanagan,  and  in  1881  his  son.  Mr.  J. 
Eminet  Flanagan,  was  admitted  to  partnership.  Mr.  B.  Flanagan 
died  in  September.  l>*Kr.  and  the  business  has  since  been  conducted 
b\  Mr  .1  1:  I  lan  i^MTi.  under  the  old  firm  name.  He  gives  his  atten- 
tion to  ever\  braiieb  of  the  real-estate  business,  making  sales,  rent- 
ing and  leasing  projierty,  collecting  rents,  managing  estates,  examin- 
ing titles,  and  loaning  money  on  bond  and  mortgage.  He  has  houses 
and  lots  of  all  descriptions  for  sale  in  every  section  of  the  city,  and 
carries  a  valuable  list  of  farm  property,  all  of  which  is  offered  to 
customers  on  the  most  reasonable  terms.  Capitalists  and  investors 
can  obtain  from  him  bargains  that  cannot  possibly  be  duplicate<l  by 
agents  who  are  less  favorably  situated.  The  patronage  is  large, 
first-class,  and  steadily  increasing.  Mr.  Flanagan  has  a  foundation 
imderstaniiing  of  all  the  details  and  requirements  of  the  real-estate 
market,  a  keen  appreciation  of  values,  and  is  eminently  popular. 


110 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  \'ORK, 


THE  MOST  KXTRA(  H! 
N(  \  \  k  C  \  I  ill  1 
place  in  New  \ork  Citv  where  au  hour  cau  be  spent  inoie 
profiiaDly  than  at  the  liattle  of  (iettysburg.  pamted  hv  the 
celebrated  !•  lench  artist,  I'aul  Piiiupputeanx.  and  exhibited  in  the 
circular  building,  Union  Square,  Fourth  Avenue,  Eighteenth  and 
Nineteenth  streets.  From  early  morning  until  nearly  midnight  visit- 
ors go  in  and  linger  as  they  gaze  at  the  landscape  spread  around 
before  tliein,  and  then  examine  the  details  of  "  battle's  magnificent- 
ly slern  array"  portrayed  with  marvellous  fidelity.  There  is 
no  ]iicturH  in  the  world  like  this  of  Gettysburg.  No  other 
panorama  presents  such  a  sweep  of  country,  and  no  other  pre- 
sents nature  arrayed  in  the  garb  of  summer,  with  the  summer  sun 
producing  the  innumerable  tints  and  the  light  and  shade  that  lend 
to  till'  scene  a  eliaiin  that  is  wanting  in  other  paintings  of  this  kind. 
And  what  a  scene  it  is.  to  be  sure!— tlie  distant  hills  covered  with 
forests,  rijiened  grain  ready  for-  the  sickle,  highways  and  houses 
which  have  been  hajipy  homes,  and  the  contending  hosts  of  gallant 
men  struggling  for  victory;  the  artilleiy.  which  can  be  almost  heard 
to  thunder,  the  fierce  charge  of  cavah  v.  the  masses  of  infantry,  the 
hand-to-hand  encounters,  the  dying  and  the  dead,  and  all  the  horrors 
of  war,  are  before  the  spectator.  It  is  not  surprising  that  the  scene 
fascinates,  and  that  people  go  again  and  again. 
The  poet  Keats  wrote: 

A  thing  of  beauty  is  a  joy  forever; 
Its  loveliness  increases;  it  will  never 
Pass  into  nothingness. 

Keats  did  not  write  these  lines  on  account  of  the  Gettysburg  Pano- 


l.e  "a  joy  forever."  The  Batil 
teanx,  is  the  grandest  dramatic 
triumph  of  painting  that  must  1" 
ingly  realistic  effect.    The  sped 


nuses  to 
.'hilippo- 


of  iiiiMlei  ii  times.  It  is  a 
.  liav  any  idea  of  its  strik- 
II  aliniist  hear  the  rattle  of 
musketry,  and  see  the  brave  regiments  as  they  charge  amid  the 
smoke  aii.l  carriaf;>'.  ( )ld  soldiers  are  spellbound  as  they  gaze  upon 
the  mightiest  str  uggle  of  modern  times.  The  most  superb  and  real- 
istic battle-scene  ever  shown. 

VAN  TASSELL  &  KE.i^RNEY,  General  Auctioneers  and  Com- 
mi.ssion  Merchants.  Hoi-se  and  Oarriasre  Auction  Mart.  Nos. 
no  and  na  East  Thirteenth  Street.-The  auctioneer's  calling 
is  one  of  the  greatest  importance  in  a  large  city  like  New 
York,  where  property  of  all  kinds  is  continually  changing  hands. 
The  leaders  in  this  line  of  business  here  are  Messrs.  Van  Tassell  & 
Kearney,  wliose  extensive  and  popular  establishment  is  located  at 


Nos.  110  and  112  East  Thirteenth  Street,  near 
Fourth  Avenue.   This  is  the  largest  mart  in 
[f-^^Sv  the  city  for  the  sale  of  horses,  carriages,  real 

t^V'  estate,  and  household  effects  of  all  kinds  at 

auction,  and  does  all  this  class  of  business 
for  the  city  departments.  The  business  was 
first  established  in  1862,  by  Messrs.  Johnson  & 
Van  Tassell,  who  were  succeeded  by  the  pres- 
ent firm  in  1874.  The  building  now  occupied 
by  the  business  is  a  three-story  structure, 
50x100  feet  in  dimensions,  and  the  fli  ni  are 
now  engaged  in  the  er  ection  of  a  new  building 
in  the  same  block,  which  is  to  contain  five 
stories  and  a  basement,  (j.")xCOT  feet,  niiiuing 
through  from  Thirteenth  to  Twelfth  Street, 
provided  with  elevators  and  every  modern 
convenience  for  facilitating  the  extensive 
business  of  the  firm,  and  which  they  will  open 
during  the  coming  spring.  They  now  have 
regular  sales  every  Tuesdaj-  and  Friday  at  10 
o'clock,  and  average  to  handle  10,000  horses 
and  from  13,000  to  15,000  wagons  and  carriages 
ever}-  year,  besides  a  large  numljer  of  horses, 
carriages,  harnesses,  etc  ,  at  jirivate  sale. 
Employment  is  furnished  to  from  forty  to  fifty 
hands,  and  all  transactions  are  conducted 
with  the  utmost  promptness  and  under  the 
most  favorable  auspices.  The  patronage  is  large  and  influerrtial  at 
all  times  and  its  charges  are  eminently  fair  and  satisfactory  to  all 
coriceriieil  The  house  may  be  justly  considered  as  thoroughly  trust- 
wor  tbv  and  patrons  can  rest  assured  that  their  commissions  will  be 
effectively  and  faithfully  carried  out.  The  members  of  the  firm, 
Messrs.  William  Van  Tassell  and  E.  W.  Kearney,  are  both  natives  of 
New  York,  trained  and  experienced  in  this  line  of  business,  possess- 
ing all  the  methods,  enterprise,  and  qualifications  of  first-class  auc- 
tioneers and  successful  salesmen  and  business  men  of  ripe  experience 
and  thorough  reliability. 

CHARLES  A.  DEAN,  Confectioner,  No.  854  Broadway.— A  house 
whose  reputation  is  established  for  making  none  but  the 
purest  and  best  goods  in  the  confectionery  line  is  that  of  Mr. 
Charles  A.  Dean,  which  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  reputable,  and 
also  one  of  the  best  known,  in  the  city.  The  establishment  is  nearly 
half  a  century  old,  having  been  founded  in  18.39  by  Mr.  Henry  Dean, 
uncle  of  the  present  proprietor,  Mr.  Charles  A.  Dean,  who  succeeded 
to  the  control  of  the  business  in  18.57.  He  was  brought  up  in  the 
trade,  and  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  its  minutest  details.  The 
premises  occupied  for  the  business  consist  of  salesroom  and  base- 
ment, each  25x80  feet  in  dimensions.  The  basement  is  utilized  for 
manufacturing  purposes,  and  the  salesroom  is  very  tastefully  fitted 
up  and  is  provided  with  a  full  assortment  of  fine  cakes,  candies, 
and  confectionery  goods  of  all  kinds,  at  all  times  fresh  and  choice, 
specialties  being  made  for  suj.pUes  of  confections  for  receptions 
and  private  families.  lu  the  past  year  Mr.  Dean  has  supplied  cable 
orders  for  cake  in  all  jiarts  of  the  world,  China.  India,  and  the 
Pacific  coast,  for  wedding  parties.  Jlr.  Dean  is  a  general  caterer 
for  weddings  and  parties.  The  aim  of  the  house  has  always  been 
not  only  to  obtain  custom,  but  to  retain  it.  From  twelve  to  fifteen 
hands  are  employed,  and  the  productions  of  this  house  are  esteemed 
by  buyers  generally. 

ASCHULTHEI3,  Furrier,  No.  870  Broadway.— A  leading  fur- 
rier in  the  city  is  Mr.  A.  Schultheis,  who  has  been  estab- 
J  lished  since  1878.  and  has  won  a  representative  position  in 
the  trade.  Mr.  Schultheis,  though  a  native  of  Germany, 
has  lived  in  New  York  since  childhood.  He  is  thoroughly  exper- 
ienced in  the  handling  and  manufacture  of  furs,  and  the  goods 
which  leave  his  establishment  have  no  superior  in  the  city  for  fine- 
ness of  quality  and  reliability.  He  car-ries  an  extensive  stock  at  all 
seasons  to  meet  the  demands  of  his  patrons,  and  his  trade  extends 
to  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  being  particularly  heavy  in  New 
York  and  its  vicinity.  The  premises  occupied  are  spacious  and  well 
adapted  for  the  business,  and  are  fitted  up  in  the  most  approved 
style  for  all  the  pui-poses  required,  while  employment  is  afforded  a 
force  of  from  ten  to  twenty  hands.  Mr.  Schultheis  is  honorable  and 
straightforward  in  all  his  representations. 


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Ill 


JX.  COLLIN'S  >t  V(1..  Cloaks,  Siiiis.  rt,-..  No.  32  West  Four- 
ti-cntli  siiTri  -  I'lii-  iiiaiMii  a.i  nr.-  oi  sealskin  sacques.  dol- 
^  Miaiis,  anil  otli.  i  liii  i^.l,,'^  ha-  iiia. ]c  i)rogress  among  the 
indiislries  of  ,N\>\v  York.  A  iTincsi-ntative  and  old-estab- 
lished firm  actively  eugiiged  in  this  important  enterprise  in  this 
metropolis  is  that  of  Messrs  J.N.  Colhus&Co.,  whose  office  and  sales- 
rooms are  centrally  located  at  No. -i-'West  FdiM  tcc  ulh  Street.  This 
business  was  established  in  18m;  In  Mi-., I.  N.  r.illin-,  who  conducted 
it  till  1886,  when  he  admitted  his  s(. II.  ^[i-  I  'lvdmrk  i  .liliiis,  into  part- 
nership, under  the  firm  name  of  "  .).  N.  C<>lliiis\  lo.  ■  The  premises 
OLVupird  comprise  a  spacious  five-story  and  busenieut  building, 
)  led  111  dimeusions.  admirably  equipped  with  ever3' appliance 
aucl  fac  ility  for  the  accommodation  and  display  of  the  choice  and  val- 
uable stock  and  the  comfort  of  cu-stomers  In  Iffifl  Mr.  J.  N.  Collins 
commenced  the  manufacture  of  fur  garments,  and  in  1878  added 
cloaks  and  suits,  and  a  little  later  a  full  line  of  dry-goods.  With  these 
departments  the  linn's  force  of  salesmen  are  eniployeil  dnrinu'  s|iriiiLr 
and  summer,  tlierehy  diviilin'.;  exjienses  .iiid  enalilin,:^  the  j ■  ij n  li  toi  s 
in  the  fall  and  winter  to  (|iioie  prices  ror  luis  ami  l  iif  :,'ai  iiieiii>. 
robes,  rugs,  etc.,  from  ten  to  liffi-n  jlt  edit  lower  tlum  iJ'  they  dealt 
in  furs  exeliisiv.'ly.  At  tli.-  -am-  iiiii-',  llr.  .1.  N.  Collins'  jiraelieal 
experieiiee  of  iipwanN  of  thiil\  \-ears  iiiaki-s  it  an  I  iii]).  .ssiliihl  y  loi 
thepartii-Ts  to  he  .le,- 'ived  m  111.-  M'lalilv  of  their  Alaska  sealskins, 
which  rei|iiire  more  ear.-  iii  s.-l.-etioii  ami  maiiuraetin.-  ilian  any  other 
article  of  .Ir.-ss,  Th.-  iie,-.-s-it\  ..f  lia\ in,'  s,m1  -ai-m.-nts  made  to 
order  has  r.-iln.-.-.l  t..  a  mininunn.  as  the  tiriii  make  ample  pro- 

visions for  i-\tri  im-  ,is  wi  ll  as  iinifonn  (i^'ures,  ami  ean  iiearl.\-  always 
fit  perfeell\  til.-  mo, t  erit  ie;il  customers  from  their  spleiuliil  stock. 
Messrs.  ,T.  N.  Collins  t'o,  likewise  make  fur  garments  of  all  kinds 
to  measure,  and  employ  a  force  of  highly  skilled  workmen  for  this 
particular  branch.  The  lirm's  departments  are  as  follows:  seal  gar- 
ments and  fancy  furs,  robes,  rugs,  etc.;  cloaks,  suits,  and  wraps; 
silks  and  dress  goods;  luillineiy  and  trimmed  hats  ;  laces,  ribbons, 
and  notions;  gloves  and  hamlkercliiefs;  corsets,  bustles,  and  skirts; 
embroidered  table  covers,  scarfs,  lanihrequins.  etc.;  dress  and  cloak 
trimmings;  umbrellas  and  parasols;  rulilier  gossamers  and  shoes; 
hosiery  and  underwear;  lace,  chenille,  ami  tui  eoman  curtains;  wiu- 
■dow-shades,  poles,  etc.  Only  the  best  goods  that  are  manufactiu-ed 
in  the  United  States  or  Europe  are  handled,  and  these  are  sold  at 
the  smallest  margin  of  profit.  The  suit  and  cloak  department  of 
this  reliable  house  is  a  great  attraction  to  ladies,  and  is  famous  far 
and  wide.  All  the  suits  shown  here  are  made  up  after  the  latest  Paris 
fashions,  many  being  especially  imported  for  the  New  York  trade,  and 
in  elegance,  style,  and  excellence  of  workmanship  are  really  peerless. 
The  latest  novelties  in  ladies'  walking-jackets,  jerseys,  etc.,  are  found 
here  in  vast  variety,  all  quoted  at  the  firm's  usual  low  prk-es.  Messrs. 
J.  N.  Collins  A-  Co.  also  keej)  constantly  on  hand  full  supplies  of 
Dr.  Warner's  Health  underwear,  made  in  two  qualities  from  selected 
camels'  hair  and  natural  wool.  One  hundred  and  fifty  salesmen, 
assistants,  salesladies,  etc..  are  employed  in  the  various  departments, 
and  the  trade  of  the  house  extends  throughout  all  sections  of  New- 
York,  Brooklyn,  Jersey  City,  etc.,  while  the  mail  order  department 
attords  a  ready  means  for  the  pcojile  throughout  the  cotmtry  at 
large  to  satisfy  their  wants,  Mr.  .T.  N.  Collins  was  born  in  Vermont, 
but  has  resided  in  New  York  for  the  last  thirty-two  years,  while  :Mr. 
Frederick  Collins  is  a  native  of  N<'W  Ilaveu.  Conn.  Both  jiartners  are 
highly  esteemed  Ijy  the  commimitv.  for  their  enterpi-ise.  business  ca- 
pacity and  integrity.  In  conclusion,  we  would  oIisitm'  that  this 
popular  firm  use  in  the  mamifaeture  of  their  saci|m-s.  dolmans,  .  t.- 
only  the  finest  Alaska  sealsifius,  London  dyed:  coiis.-ipieiitly  custo- 
mers can  be  absolutely  certain  of  obtaining  at  this  establishment 
truly  fii-stclass  garments  that  will  last  for  years,  at  prices  much 
lower  than  those  quoted  by  other  noted  establishments. 

PJ.  ilORAN,  House  and  Decorative  Painter,  etc.,  No.  4;-)(j 
Fourth  Avenue.— The  establishment  of  5Ir.  P.  J.  Aloran, 
,  house  and  decorative  painter  and  paper-hanger,  has  been 
prominentlyidentified  with  this  inilii-lrv  for  the  just  tiM-nty- 
two  years,  or  since  its  inception  in  IRC..".  Ah  31  .lan  ha-  l..  .  n  e,.n- 
nected  with  his  present  vocation  since  his  \  ..iiili.  ami  comliincs  long 
and  ripe  experience  with  studious  and  intelligent  apjilication.  The 
premises  occupied  comprise  a  store  and  basement,  each  20x70  feet  in 
dimensions,  excellently  fitted  up  for  all  required  purposes,  and  in  the 
salesroom  a  superior  stock  of  select  wall-papers  is  kept.  Employ- 
ment is  given  a  corps  of  expert  workmen,  estimates  are  furnished, 
and  contracts  entered  into  for  painting  aud  decoratingof  every  de- 


scription, the  work  being  done  in  exact  accordance  with  the  terms  of 
agreement  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  patrons.  The  house  is 
one  which  can  in  every  way  be  recoinniended  as  being  prompt,  tho- 
rough, and  reliable,  while  the  prices  which  the  proprietor  quotes  are  in 
moderation. 

EK.  CONANT,  Agent  for  The  Adams  &  Westlake  Oil  and  Gas 
Stoves,  No.  5  East  Fourteenth  Street.— In  the  invention  and 
^  construction  of  useful  and  ingenious  mechanical  devices 
Yankee  genius  is  proverbial  the  world  over;  and  perhaps  in 
no  feature  of  progress  are  native  skill  and  ingenuity  displayed  to 
moi  e  purpose  than  in  the  production  of  artificial  cooking  and  heat- 
ing appliances.  What  with  invention,  improvement,  and  discovery, 
a  degree  of  excellence  closely  akin  to  perfection  has  been  attained 
of  recent  years  by  some  of  our  manufacturers  of  stoves  and  kindred 
articles.  This  is  specially  true  with  regard  to  the  products  of  the  wide- 
ly-known Adams  ,t  Westlake  Mannf.ictnring  Co.,  of  Chicago,  -n-hose 
.  il,  _',isi  .line,  ami  u'  l-  -1. . ,  ha\ .  1  an  enduring  hold  on  popular 
fa\ .  -r,  le.i  oiii\-  till-, .ii-le  ml  I  n.-  .  1  I II-.-  \inerica  Continent,  but  also  in 


the 


rid. 


o\\  111-4  to  I  li.-ir  „-.  ii.-i-al  .-\.-.  ll.-ii.-.-  ,-ni.l  ■ .  li.i  i  .hii  \  :  I,,  n,^  in  all  respects 
e..Mi|.l.-|.-.  .•Il'-eln...  and  all....-..-  Ie-|-  -upei  r-i  ai  licles  Of  the 
kind  yet  )ilac.-d  upon  1  In- maiKet.  .\n.l  in  tins  connect  ion  attention  is 
here  directed  to  the  spacious  and  handsome  establishment  of  E.  K. 
Conant,  agent  for  the  Adams  &  Westlake  Oil  and  Gas  Stoves,  No.  5 


these  I'aiiion: 
rely  upon 


e  atteiiti..n,  »liil.-  111. 
:il  ami  ^;i-alif\-iii;;  .  li 
ishin-  store,  which 


can  always  be  found  a  com- 
of  cM  iything  produced  by 
pnrehaseis  may  at  all  times 
-  11  i-f,ietory  treatment  and 
at  I  .11  i-e  of  theconcern  is  of 
ai  I.  1  I  his  admirablj- con- 
the  only  regular  Adams  & 
Westlal;.-  aL'eiie\  ill  New  York,  was  established  in  1878,  and  the 
liosiiiv  and  ii.-rmaii.  iif  success  that  has  attended  it  from  the  first 
amiily  attests  the  .-iier-y  anil  ability  displayed  in  the  management 
of  the  business.  Tin-  -al.  -i  .  .■ -i 1 1-  ^  ln.-li  are  2.'jx75  feet  in  dimensions, 
are  finely  fitted  n|i  an.l  \.  r\  n.  n!,  r  i.-red.  and  a  va.st  and  varied 
stock  is  constant  Iv  .  arned.  inelii.lin„' t  le-  entire  series  of  the  tavoi-ite 
'  >Ioiiai  cli  ■  ~to\  I  S.  oil.  ;,-as,  gasoline,  and  vapor  stoves  of  every  size. 
si\  l.-  an.l  \  ai  i.  i\  :  aUo  the  Patent  Broilei-,  the  A.  &  W.  Waffle  Iron, 
the  •■  Han  ly'  Cooker,  the  .\.  &  W.  Steam  Cooker,  and  a  multifarious 
line  of  kitchen  and  cooking  and  heating  specialties,  while  several 
competent  assistants  are  in  attendance,  and  the  trade  of  the  estab- 
lishment, which  extends  all  over  the  city  and  suburbs,  is  exceedingly 
large.  Jlr.  Conant,  who  is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  is  a  young 
man  of  push  and  excellent  business  qualities,  and  has  been  with  the 
Adams  &  Westlake  Co.  something  over  two  j-ears. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


SCHUBERT  PIANO  CO.,  Nos.  542  and  544  West  Fortieth  Street. 
—A  widely  known  and  reliable  house  in  the  metropolis,  en- 
gaged solely  in  the  manufacture  of  upriprht  pianos,  is  that  of 
the  pi-ngressive  Schubert  Piano  Co.    This  company  was  estab- 
lished eiglit  years  ago,  and  incorporated  .July  8.  1885,  under  the  laws 


equipped  with  all  the  latest  improved  tools,raachinery,  and  appliances 
known  to  the  trade.  These  pianos  contain  all  the  latest  improvements 
of  any  merit  or  value,  including  the  company's  own  patent  full  iron 
frame.  In  their  beautiful  new-style  cases,  these  splendid  upright 
pianos  are  adapted  to  the  wants  of  every  class  of  purchaser,  and  will 
always  afford  permanent  satisfaction  to  the  possessor 
by  reason  of  their  superior  musical  qualities.  The 
company  warrants  its  pianos  for  five  years,  and  should 
the  instrument  prove  defective  in  material  or  work- 
manship within  that  time,  it  agrees  either  to  repair  it, 
or  to  replace  it  with  another  of  the  same  quality. 
Mr.  Peter  Duffy,  the  president  and  treasurer,  is  a 
native  of  New  York,  and  is  highly  regarded  by  the 
community  for  his  skill,  energy,  and  integrity.  The 
instruments  of  the  Schubert  Piano  Co.  will  be  found 
in  all  cases  to  be  strictly  first-class,  and  no  one  who 
suits  his  own  interests  should  fail  to  call  at  the 
company's  warerooms  before  buying  apiano  elsewhere. 


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of  the  State  ol  New  \  i>rK.  with  ample  capital,  and  since  its  organiza- 
tion at  that  jXTiod  has  secured  a  liberal  and  influential  patroiiagr  in 
all  sections  of  the  country.  While  the  officers  of  the  Schubert  Piaiii) 
Co.  do  not  indulge  in  high-sounding  announcements  that  their  upright 
pianos  are  superior  to  all  others,  yet  they  do  unhesitatingly  challenge 
the  trade  to  produce  for  the  price  a  superior  instrument.  The  premises 
occupied  for  manufacturing  purposes  are  spacious  and  are  fully 


ROF.  J.  W.  LIVINGSTON.  Importer  of  Fashions, 
and  Inventor  and  Teacher  of  French  Dress- 
cutting,  No.  916  Broadway.— At  the  present  day 
dressmaking  has  become  an  art,  and  dress- 
makers realize  the  fact  that  they  must  become  artists 
if  they  desire  to  keep  up  ^vith  the  progress  and  ad- 
vancement of  the  age.  Though  it  is  universally  con- 
ceded that  American  ladies  are  the  best  dressed  in  the 
world,  yet  they  are  nevertheless  obUged  to  depend  on 
French  ingenuity  and  artists  for  their  styles.  In 
connection  with  these  remarks,  special  attention  is 
directed  in  this  commercial  review  of  New  York  to 
Prof.  J.  W.  Livingston,  importer  of  fashions  and  in- 
ventor and  teacher  of  French  dress-cutting.  No.  916 
Broadway.  Professor  Livingston  has  linked  science  to 
art,  and  hand  in  hand  his  famous  French  square 
measure  system  of  dress-cutting  goes  with  the  success 
of  every  modern  practical  dressmaker.  His  is  the 
only  French  square-measure  system  ever  patented  in 
the  United  States,  and  is  absolutely  and  scientifically 
accurate.  Prof.  Livingston  has  made  his  system  a 
subject  of  unremitting  study  and  attention  for  the  last 
twenty-eight  years  in  eight  different  countries,  and  as 
a  result  of  bis  scientific  investigations  he  offers  to  the 
public  the  famous  French  combination  of  squares  It 
is  the  only  system  known  in  the  world  with  eight 
different  forms  of  shoulder,  eight  different  sizes  of 
neck,  twelve  different  shapes  of  dart,  forty -two  different 
curves  for  the  hip.  Any  lady  of  ability  can  become  a 
professional  cutter,  and  be  capable  of  taking  a  first- 
class  position,  or  start  for  herself  by  learning  Prof. 
Livingston's  system  of  French  dress-cutting.  Numbers 
of  the  j>rominent  dry-goods  houses  of  the  metropolis 
and  dressmaking  estabUshments  have  adopted  this 
famous  system  for  its  simplicity,  accuracy,  and  saving 
of  time  and  materials.  Prof.  Livingston's  terms  for  in- 
struction in  this  system  are  $20.  This  includes  the  sys- 
tem and  book  of  instructions.  He  teaches  his  pupils 
more  in  one  week  than  can  be  learned  in  any  dressmak- 
ing establishment  in  five  years,  and  has  now  ladies  taking 
instruction  in  his  establishment  from  all  parts  of  the 
world.  He  occupies  spacious  and  commodious  premises, 
where  be  exhibits  a  superior  stock  of  patterns  and  in- 
structs practically  in  his  famous  system  of  dress-cutting. 
A  large  stock  of  dressmaker's  findings  is  constantly 
kept  by  him  on  hand,  including  tracing-wheels,  tape- 
measures,  gas-irons,  squares  and  gauges,  pleaters, 
buttonhole-workers,  shears,  adjustable  wire  forms,  and 
all  kinds  of  trimmings.  Prof.  Livingston  was  bom  in 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  is  now  fifty- two  years  of  age.  He 
was  brought  up  at  Mt.  'Vernon,  Ohio,  and  when  fourteen  years  old 
was  emiiloved  in  the  Baldwin  'Works.  Philadelphia,  as  a  machinist. 
When  he  was  seventeen  he  ran  a  train  from  Harrisburg  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  when  nineteen  he  was  engaged  as  assistant  master 
mechanic  on  the  Cleveland  &  Erie  Railroad,  at  Cleveland.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  was  a  member  of  the  engineer  corps,  etc.,  and  eventu- 
ally was  appointed  revenue  detective  for  the  U.  S.  Government. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY 


ANSON  D.  F.  RANDOLPH  &  CO.,  PubUshers  and  Retail  Book- 
seUers,  38  West  Twenty-third  Street.— Tlie  American  book- 
selling trade  and  book-readers  in  and  around  the  metropolis 
have  for  more  than  a  third  cif  a  century  looked  up  to  the  es- 
tablishment of  Messrs.  Anson  !).  I',  liandnlph  &  Co.  as  one  of  the 
leading  and  most  important  puljlisliin;,'  liDii.ses  in  the  department 
of  religious  literature  in  the  city  aud  coimtry.  The  business  was 
founded  away  back  in  1851,  by  the  present  principal  of  the  house,  Mr. 
Anson  D.  F.  Randolph,  and  has  been  carried  on  vigorously  and  con- 
tinuously to  date.  This  gentleman  was  born  in  New  Jersey  sixty- 
seven  years  ago,  and  has  resided  in  this  city  since  he  was  three  years 
of  age.  He  has  had  fifty-seven  years'  experience  In  the  publishing 
and  bookselling  business,  and  his  establishment  in  its  retail  depart- 
ment, is  to-day  not  only  one  of  the  oldest,  but  one  of  the  best  known 
and  best  managed  in  its  line  in  the  metropolis.  The  facilities  and 
connections  of  this  concern  are  ample.  The  business  in  its  retail 
department  is  not  confined  to  the  publications  of  the  house,  but  em- 
braces the  publications  of  the  leading  houses  in  this  c^imtry  and 
England.  Tlie  premises  occupied  consist  of  a  salesroom  and  base- 
ment, each  measuring  iSxIOO  feet,  and  admirably  fitted  up  and  ar- 
ranged. The  business  is  both  wholesale  and  retail.  No  gentleman 
in  the  book  trade  has  had  greater  practical  experience  than  Mr. 
Randolph.  The  firm  are  general  pubUshers,  and  the  rank  of  the 
house  is  second  to  that  of  no  other  in  the  trade.  Mr.  Randolph's 
experience  in  the  book  trade  of  New  York  from  his  youth  upward 
covei-s  more  than  half  a  century.  His  firm,  A.  D.  F.  Randolph  & 
Co.,  has  recently  moved  from  Broadway  to  West  Twenty-third 
Street,  a  locality  which  is  fast  becoming  the  centre  of  the  retail  book 
trade  of  the  city.  Mr.  Randolph  began  business  in  1851,  he  said, 
"at  No.  669  Broadway,  opposite  Bond  Street.  Broadway  practically 
ended  at  its  junction  with  Fifth  Avenue.  There  were  only  three  other 
book-stores  between  Houston  and  Bleecker  streets,  and  above  there 
were  no  business  establishments  except  drug- stores  and  grocery- 
stores.  The  neighborhood  was  a  part  of  the  court  end  of  the  town. 
I  had  occupied  my  store  only  about  a  year,  when  we  were  driven  out 
of  it  by  the  tearing  do^Ti  of  the  building  for  the  erection  of  a  large 
hotel,  known  as  the  Latarge  House.  Adjoining  it  was  Tripler  Hall, 
the  largest  music  hall  then  known  in  the  country.  A  few  years  later 
it  was  destroyed  by  fire ;  and  the  Grand  Central  Hotel  now  stands 
upon  what  was  the  site  of  the  Lafarge  House  and  the  music  hall." 
In  1852  Mr.  Randolph  moved  to  the  corner  of  Amity  Street.  The 
second  book  he  published  was  "  Essays  Written  in  the  Intervals  of 
Business."  It  was  by  an  anony- 
mous writer,  who  some  years 
after  was  known  to  be  Arthur 
Helps.  He  was  twelve  years 
on  the  corner  of  Amity  Street. 
During  the  war  he  pubUshed 
a  good  many  pamphlets  ad- 
vocating its  active  prosecu- 
tion. The  movement  of  popu- 
lation and  of  retail  business 
was  rapidly  up  town.  So  in 
1864  Mr.  Randolph  moved  to 
the  comer  of  Broadway  and 
Ninth  Street.  His  publications 
have  not  been  confined  to  those 
of  any  one  religioUs  denomi- 
nation. In  an  interview,  he 
said:  "  Collections  of  hymns 
and  of  reUgious  poeti-y  have 
been  quite  a  feature  of  our 
house,  as  well  as  in  later  years 
of  some  other  publishei's.  In 
1851  a  personal  friend.  Rev. 
Dr.  James  W.  Alexander, 
brought  from  England  a 
little  32mo  book  contaming 
sixty  hymns  '  not  u.sually  found  in  other  collections,'  as  the  title- 
page  reads,  and  compiled  by  Rev.  J.  C.  Ryle,  now  Bishop  of  Liver- 
pool. To  the  best  of  my  recollection  no  similar  book  for  private 
reading  had  then  been  published.  I  immediately  brought  it  out. 
I  think  it  was  the  thu-d  book  I  had  issued,  and  it  met  with  unex- 
pected success.  The  house  has  published  one  work  of  the  kind  that 
has  had  a  very  wide  circulation.  I  mean  the  one  called  'The 
Changed  Cross  and  Other  Religious  Poems.'    Nearly  100,000  copies 


of  the  book,  in  its  various  forms  and  editions,  have  been  sold,  and  its 
history,  I  think,  is  interesting.  Within  the  past  twenty-five  years, 
the  general  interest  in  the  hymnology  of  the  church  and  in  its 
musical  arrangement  has  had  its  chief  development.  The  sale  of 
the  different  hyum  and  tune  books  have  also  brought  a  large  profit 
to  the  publishers  and  compilers,  and  the  sale  of  them  has  been  enor- 
mous. Some  of  the  reeeut  jjuljlicati.  .ns  are:  An  important  work  of 
Dr.  Mombert's  edition  of  W  illiam  l  yiidale's  translation  of  the  Penta- 
teuch, of  which  there  arc  onlylwoiT  three  complete  copies  known 
to  be  in  existence.  One  of  tliese  is  in  the  Lenox  Library;  and  from 
this  Dr.  Mombert  transcribed,  with  great  labor,  the  matmscript  of 
the  present  edition.  Dr.  R.  S.  Storrs'  brilliant  and  exhaustive  work, 
"The  Divine  Origin  of  Christianity,  Indicated  by  Its  Historical 
Effects,"  which  we  pubUshed,  has  been  greatly  appreciated  both  in 
this  country  and  England,  where  four  editions  have  already  been  sold. 
Among  our  notable  publications  is  Dr.  Edersheim's  '  Life  and  Tipies 
of  the  Messiah,'  a  work  which  at  once  took  the  foremost  place  on 
account  of  its  fresh  and  original  treatment  of  the  subject.  A  posthu- 
mous work  by  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  Hatfield,  which  we  recently  pub- 
lished, is  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  history  of  hymnologj-.  It 
consists  of  biographical  sketches  of  the  principal  hymn-writers  in  thi.s 
country  and  in  Europe,  and  abounds  with  notes  on  their  hymns. 
Last  year  we  brought  out  a  new  edition  of  Frederick  Saunders' 
popular  work,  'Evenings  with  the  Sacred  Poets,' and  we  are  just 
about  to  issue,  in  connection  with  Longmans  &  Co  ,  the  London 
pubUshers,  a  series  of  some  twenty  volumes  under  the  general  title 
of  '  Epochs  of  Church  History.'  The  work  has  been  prepared  by 
eminent  scholars  of  Great  Britain,  and  two  volumes  are  now  ready. 
One  is  entitled  'The  Reformation  in  England,'  and  the  other,  'The 
Church  in  Foreign  Lands,'  it  being  a  survey  of  the  foreign  mission- 
ary movement  of  the  Church  of  England." 

LEON  HIRCH,  late  of  Paris,  Manufacturer  of  Theatrical  Jeweh-y 
and  Armors,  No.  413  Sixth  Avenue.— Among  the  well-known 
popular  young  business  men  in  the  city  there  are  none  more 
prominent  in  theatrical  circles  than  Mr.  Leon  Ilircli,  who  is 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  jewelry  and  armors,  and  the  various 
paraphernalia  and  equipments  used  on  the  stage.  He  is  the  only 
mantrfacturer  in  this  special  Une  of  business  in  the  country,  and  sup- 
pUes  a  large,  widespread  demand.  Armor,  swords  shields,  jewels, 
and  all  the  various  paraphernalia  used  in  dramatic  representations  are 
always  kept  on  sale,  and  particular  attention  is  given  to  special  or- 


dered work.  Designs  are  furnished  by  Mr.  Hirch  of  all  the  various 
kinds  and  styles  of  armor,  and  he  executes  work  in  the  highest  style 
of  the  art.  He  was  bom  at  Paris,  and  wa.s  brought  up  in  the  business 
with  his  father,  who  maintained  a  high  reputation  in  that  city.  .Mr. 
Hirch  has  been  established  in  New  York  since  1880,  and  has  been  very 
successful  and  prosperous.  He  originates  many  new  and  beautiful 
designs  for  armor,  etc.,  and  is  an  authority  among  theatrical  mana- 
gers and  actors,  by  whom  be  is  held  in  high  esteem. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


VAN  DUZER  &  CO.,  Wholesale  Druggists  and  Manufacturing 
Chemists,  No.  35  Barclay  Street,  and  No.  40  Park  Place —In 
many  respects  the  wholesale  drug-house  of  Messrs.  Van 
Duzer  &  Co..  is  the  most  eminently  representative  in  its  line 
in  the  United  States.  To  its  splendid  facilities  as  importers  and 
manufacturing  chemists,  they  add  old-established,  influential  connec- 
tions, while  the  firm  is  one  that  embraces  young  men,  full  of  well" 
directed  energy,  yet  possessed  of  vast  practical  experience.  The 
business  was  founded  in  1845  by  Messrs.  Gumming  &  Van  Duzer. 
After  several  minor  changes,  the  firm  became  that  of  S.  R.  Van 
Duzer  &  Co  ,  the  senior  partner  being  one  of  the  most  influential  men 
of  his  day,  and  who  did  much  to  retain  the  supremacy  to  New  York 
in  the  wholesale  drug  trade.  In  1886,  IVIr.  S.  R.  Van  Duzer  retired 
from  active  management  in  favor  of  Van  Duzer  &  Co.,  the  copart- 
ners being  Mr.  Selah  Van  Duzer,  Mr.  David  S.  Sears,  and  Mr.  James 
MiUer.  Mr.  Van  Duzer  is  a  son  of  the  original  founder  of  the  house, 
and  early  in  life  became  identified  with  it,  having  a  practical  acquaint, 
ance  therewith  in  every  detail.  The  significance  of  this  ^vill  be  duly 
appreciated  by  the  trade.  Mr.  Sears  was  born  in  New  York,  and  for 
the  lengtliy  period  of  thirty  years  has  been  actively  connected  with 
the  house,  discharging  the  duties  of  one  responsible  post  after  an- 
other, until  in  188B  he  came  into  copartnership.  Mr.  JOller  was  also 
admitted  last  year;  he  is  a  native  of  Scotland,  resident  in  the  United 
States  for  twenty  years  past,  for  the  larger  part  of  the  time  being 
connected  with  the  firm  of  which  he  is  now  a  partner.  All  the  part- 
ners are  skilled  workers.  Their  eyes  personally  supervise  every 
detail,  and  their  guarantee  as  to  purity,  freshness,  accuracy,  means 
exactly  what  it  .says.  Their  establishment  is  very  centrally  located 
at  No.  35  Barclay  street,  extending  entirely  ttu-ough  the  block  to 
No.  40  Park  Place,  a  distance  of  165  feet.  Here  are  fom-  floors  in  one 
section,  and  five  in  another  devoted  to  an  immense  and  complete 
stock  of  drugs,  druggists'  simdries,  fancy  goods,  chemicals,  etc.  The 
firm  import  direct  from  all  quarters  of  the  globe  and  are  equally 
ready  to  flU  orders  in  rare  drugs,  essential  oils,  herbs,  gums,  etc., 
extracts,  etc.,  as  in  all  tiie  staple  lines,  aU  quoted  at  prices  which, 
quality  considered,  cannot  be  duphcated  elsewhere.  Connected  with 
the  establishment  is  a  well-equipped  laboratory,  and  as  manufactur- 
ing chemists  they  put  on  the  market  many  standard  preparations, 
which  have  met  the  recognition  they  deserve,  and  are  staple  lines 
with  the  trade.  From  forty  to  fifty  hands  find  constant  employment 
here,  and  the  concern  is  a  model  estabhshment  in  every  way.  It  is 
to  such  houses  as  this  that  New  York  owes  her  supremacy  in  the 
wholesale  di'ug  trade,  and  Messrs.  Van  Duzer,  with  unremitting  energy 
»nd  enterprise,  are  pui-suing  that  hberal,  honorable  poUcy  which 
early  laid  the  foundations  that  now  support  the  fabric  of  this  great 
representative  house. 

ORRIN.D.  PERSON,  Akron  Virtifled  Roofing-tile,  Crestings,  Hip- 
rolls,  etc. ;  Hollow  Brick,  Encaustic,  Glazed,  and  Plain  TUes, 
Architectural  Terra-cotta;  No.  125  Fifth  Avenue.— Among 
the  especially  notable  business  establishments  that  have  come 
into  prominence  within  recent  years  in  this  section  of  the  metropolis 
may  be  mentioned  the  attractive  and  well-ordered  emporium  of  Orrin 
D.  Person,  importer  of  Scotch  tiles  and  dealer  in  American  art-tiling, 
cresting,  architectural  terra  cotta,  and  kindred  products,  which  is 
eligibly  located  at  No.  125  Fifth  Avenue,  and  which  is  in  all  respects 
one  of  the  leadmg,  most  reliable,  and  best-equipped  concerns  devoted 
to  this  interesting  and  important  branch  of  commercial  activity  in 
the  entire  city,  while  the  patronage  of  the  house,  which  extend  all 
over  the  United  States,  is  exceedingly  large  and  grows  apace.  This 
flourishing  enterprise  was  started  in  188-3  by  the  gentleman  whose 
name  stands  at  the  head  of  this  sketch,  and  at  the  very  inception  of 
the  venture,  Mr.  Person  may  be  said  to  have  virtually  bounded  into 
prominence  and  prosperity.  Conducting  the  establishment  on  strict 
business  principles,  carrying  only  reliable  and  Al  articles,  and  being 
withal  a  young  man  of  energy,  sagacity,  and  excellent  business  quaU- 
ties,  he  has  by  upright  and  honorable  dealing  been  enable  to  build  up 
the  extensive  and  influential  connection  he  deservedly  enjoys.  The 
warerooms  occupy  a  floor,  25x80  feet  in  dimensions  and  are  neatly 
fitted  up  and  tastefully  appointed,  while  a  large  and  exceedingly 
fine  stock  is  constantly  carried  on  hand  to  meet  the  require- 
ments of  the  steady  and  increasing  demand.  The  assortment 
comprises  Akron,  vitrified  roofing-tile  of  evei-y  description,  crestings 
in  unique  and  artistic  designs,  hip-roUs,  architectural  terra-cotta,  im- 
ported and  domestic  tiles  in  great  variety,  hollow  brick,  art  novelties 


in  tiling,  and  beautiful  encaustic,  glazed,  and  plain  tiles  of  all  kinds; 
while  an  efficient  staff  of  clerks  attend  to  the  wants  of  patrons  and 
the  trade  of  the  house,  which  is  of  a  most  substantial  character,  ex- 
tending throughout  the  entire  country,  with  a  fine  city  patronage. 
Mr.  Person,  who  is  a  native  of  New  York,  is  a  gentleman  of  affable 
manner  and  sterling  integrity,  as  well  as  a  man  of  foresight,  push, 
and  enterprise,  and  maintains  an  excellent  standing  in  commercial 
Ufe.  His  house  occupies  a  particularly  high  position  in  its  special 
line. 

HOTEL  MARTIN,  John  B.  Martin,  Esq.,  Proprietor,  Nos.  15,  17, 
and  19  University  Place,  and  26  East  Ninth  Street.— The 
marked  popularity  of  the  Hotel  Martin  is  largely  due  to  the 
great  abiUties,  energy,  courtesy,  and  experience  of  the  pro- 
prietor, Mr.  John  B.  Martin.  Though  a  young  man  he  is  veiy  widely 
experienced  in  hotel-keeping.  Coming  to  America  in  1879,  Mr.  Mar- 
tin was  for  three  years  proprietor  of  the  Grand  International  Hotel  at 
AspinwaU,  the  eastern  terminus  of  the  Panama  Canal.  In  1883  he 
came  to  this  city,  and  opened  the  Hotel  Martin,  from  its  inception 
putting  it  on  a  basis  of  thorough  efiBciency  and  good  service.  The 
premises  are  spacious,  comprising  the  three-story  and  basement 
brick  building,  Nos.  15,  J7,  and  19  University- Place,  26  East  Ninth 
Street,  having  a  frontage  of  100x80  feet.  Here  are  upwards  of  sixty 
first-class  rooms  handsomely  and  comfortably  furnished,  the  rate 
being  but  from  $1  to  3  a  day,  as  per  location.  Mr.  Martin  is  con- 
ducting the  hotel  upon  the  highest  basis  of  the  true  French  sys- 
tem of  management,  upon  the  European  plan,  with  fine  restaurant 
and  caU  attached.  The  cafe  is  a  peculiar  establishment  in  New 
York  on  the  style  of  the  Paris  Boulevard  Cafe  where  all  the  principal 
French  papera  can  be  had.  The  service  is  the  best,  the  cuisine  of  the 
highest  standard  of  excellence,  and  the  liberal  policy  of  Mr.  Martin 
insuring  to  diners  every  delicacy  of  the  season.    As  regards  the 


wines  and  liquors,  they  are  s|ieoially  imported  and  the  purest  and 
best  of  every  grade.  One  of  the  features  of  'this  establishment 
is  the  "table  d'hote"  dinners  which  are  served  from  5  to  8  o'clock 
P.M.,  and  which  are  acknowledged  to  be  the  finest  in  the  city, 
especially  for  the  price,  which  is  $1.00,  both  as  to  quality,  quantity, 
and  prompt  and  first-class  service,  the  patronage  of  the  house  in 
tills  hne  having  increased  greatly  in  the  last  year,  owing  to  the 
superiority  of  the  meals  served.  Mr.  Martin  employs  upwards 
of  thirty  assistants  and  enforces  a  thorough  system  of  organiza- 
tion, insuring  to  his  patrons  all  the  comforts  of  life  at  lowest 
tarLf .  Sparing  neither  pains  nor  expense  to  maintain  his  hotel 
at  the  highest  standard  of  excellence,  we  cordially  recommend 
it  to  the  public  at  large  as  one  of  the  best,  and  most  worthy  of  pa- 
tronage. It  has  a  long  Ust  of  permanent  guests— gentlemen  promi- 
nent in  commercial,  theatrical,  and  social  circles,  and  Mr.  Martin  is 
the  most  popular  c  f  landlords,  one  who  is  prepared  to  make  his 
guests  comfortable  and  who  runs  his  house  on  true  business  prin- 
ciples. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


115 


EE.  EVERITT,  Inventor  and  I'aUnitee  of  the  Everitt  Folding- 
bed,  etc.,  No.  3T  West  KourtCL^nth  Street.— Few  articles  of 
furniture  are  so  useful  at  the  present  day  as  folding-beds. 
The  pressure  for  more  room  iu  cities  and  towns  has  been 
largely  met  by  the  folding-bed,  which  pays  for  itself  in  a  few  months 
by  saving  the  rent  of  an  extra  room.  A  prominent  and  reliable 
house  in  New  York,  engagtHl  in  tlic  sale  and  iiianufacture  of  all 
kinds  of  folding-beds,  is  that  of        i:.  Iv  No  :ir  West  Four- 

teenth Street,  inventor  and  patml  ■.■  ..f  ih.-  huii.Mi^  l^critt  folding- 
bed.  Mr.  Everitt  is  a  native  and  rcsidfMlof  IMiiludclphia.  The  fac- 
tory, located  at  Whitesboro,  Oneida  Couuty,  N.  Y.,  has  been  a  quarter 
of  a  century  engaged  in  the  manufactm'e  of  folding-beds.  The  New 
York  branch  was  established  in  ISSli,  and  is  under  the  able  and  care- 
ful management  of  Mv.  (Um,.  W.  Evi-ritt.  The  premises  occupied 
in  the  metropolis  compris.'  a  si>a.  ions  salesroom  and  basemeHt, 
whicn  are  fully  stoclcc.l  w  ilh  a  splendid  assortment  of  Everitt's 
folding-beds,  wlnrl,  aiv  inn  i^  ailed  for  elegance  of  design,  quality, 
finish,  and  exeellni,  ,  ami  are  the  embodiments  of  mechanical  work- 
manship of  the  liijli.  si  ..ider  of  perfection.  Tht  Everitt  folding- 
bed  rece  i  \  i  ■<  1  llie  hi-hesl  medal  awarded  by  the  Franklin  Institute, 
PhiUuh-lplua,  I'a..  iss.",,  and  Ukewi.se  tile  three  liinliesl  medals  K'iven 
by  the  American  liistilnte,  ISSG.  In  fact  all  the  hi;^-lii-st  medals 
awarded  for  folding  beds  in  the  United  States  since  18T3  have  been 
awarded  to  the  Everitt  bed.  The  folding-beds  of  this  responsible 
house  are  general  favorites  wherever  introduced,  while  the  prices 
quoted  for  them  are  extremely  moderate,  considering  their  superi- 
ority and  utility.  This  house  also  keeps  the  finest  bedding  con- 
stantly on  hand,  or  manufactures  it  to  order.  The  enterprise  of  this 
popular  house  has  been  fully  illustrated  by  the  superior  character  of 
the  folding-beds  which  have  been  placed  on  the  market,  and  the  in- 
fluence exerted  upon  the  community  by  this  industry  fully  entitles  its 
proprietor  to  the  consideration  and  esteem  with  which  he  is  so 
widely  regarded. 

He.  JUDD  &  Co.,  Manufacturers  of  Brass  Bedsteads,  and 
Brass  Furniture,  Art  Metal  Goods,  etc.,  Nos.  87  and  89 
^  Chambers  Street,  Nos.  69  and  71  Reade  Street;  H.  C.  Judd, 
President.— This  house,  which  bears  the  marks  of  enter- 
prise and  judicious  management,  exercises  an  influence  that  stretches 
far  beyond  the  limits  of  New  York,  the  trade  extending  throughout 
all  sections  of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  The  business  was 
duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Connecticut  in  1867  with  ample 
capital.  The  following  gentlemen,  who  are  widely  known  in  com- 
mercial circles  for  their  business  capacity,  enterprise,  and  integrity, 
are  the  officers,  viz,:  H.  C.  Judd,  President;  .John  Day,  Treasurer; 
A.  C.  Woodworth,  Secretary.  The  factories  of  the  company,  which 
ai-e  admirably  equipped,  and  furnish  constant  employment  to  a 
strong  force  of  skilled  workmen,  are  situated  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
and  Wallingford.  Conn.  The  company  manufactures  largely  brass 
bedsteads  and  brass  furniture,  brass  and  wood  cornice  poles  and 
trimmings,  art  metal  goods,  bronzes,  fenders,  fire-irons,  upholsterers', 
stationers',  and  fancy  hardware.  The  company's  brass  bedsteads 
have  no  rivals  for  superior  finish  and  elegance,  while  their  fenders, 
brass  fire-screens,  and  other  brass  specialties  are  rapidly  superseding 
the  old  styles,  and  no  handsomer  or  better  made  goods  are  to  be  seen  in 
Paris  or  London.  The  New  York  premises  and  warerooms  comprise 
six  double  floors,  which  are  fuUy  stocked  with  a  splendid  assortment 
of  the  company's  brass  goods,  wliich  are  general  favorites  with  the 
trade  and  public  wherever  introduced. 

PRESS  OF  LEON.  P.  IvUFlL,  .Job  Printer,  \os,  S17  an<i  81!) 
liroadwav,  eorner  of  Taelfll.  Street. -A  lemse  of  special 
importaaee  in  the  book  and  jnl,  |,ri,,ti„^-  line  is  that  of  Mr. 
Leon,  P.  Kuhl.  This  enterprise  uas  lomt.l.M  l,y  the  i-resent 
well-known  and  popular  i)roprietor  in  issii.  Jlr.  Kniil  is  a  native  of 
New  Jersey,  and  for  the  past  lifteen  years  lias  resiiiiMl  in  tliiseity. 
He  is  coiisiilered  an  expert  in  his  tr,nle.  in  wliieli  li.-  lias  lia.l  lifteen 
years"  experience.    His  ol'liee,  which  has  .m  -I"  111x90  feet,  is 

supplied  with  all  I  he  necessary  a|>pliances  |,.r  i  In  -  snc,,ssfii|  carr.\inf,' 
on  of  the  business,  ami  these  iiielnde  pn-sses,  types,  the  very  latest 
novelties  in  cuts,  ornaments,  etc.  The  work  executed  is  of  a  high 
grade,  and  the  public  can  always  rely  upon  faithful  and  satisfactory 
service  at  the  hands  of  Mr.  Leon.  P.  Kuhl.  All  orders  for  composi 
tion,  press  work,  electrotyping.  book-binding,  paper  nding,  engrav- 
ing, etc.,  are  given  his  personal  attention,  and  are  filled  at  times 
specified  and  at  the  most  reasonable  charges.   From  seventeen  to 


twenty  skilled  and  experienced  operatives  are  employed,  and  the 
patronage  is  drawn  from  many  of  the  leading  mercantile  houses  in 
the  city,  and  the  proprietor  never  fails  to  give  satisfaction  to  tho.se 
who  favor  him  with  their  patronage. 

FRANCIS  PEROT,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealer  in  Coal  and 
Wood,  Nos.  nOH  and  ,510  West  Nineteenth  Street.— An  old-es- 
tablished wood  and  coal  yard  in  this  section  of  the  city  is  that 
now  owned  and  conducted  by  Mr.  Francis  Perot.  M:-.  Perot 
succeeded  to  the  proprietorship  of  this  industry  in  March,  1886, 
bringing  ample  experience  to  bear  in  his  operations.  The  extensive 
yard  covers  an  area  of  .'iOxlOO  feet,  has  a  capacity  of  over  3000  tons, 
and  at  all  times  contains  a  large,  superior  stock.  Mr.  Perot  deals 
both  at  wholesale  and  retail,  and  handles  only  the  best  quality  of 
Lehigh,  Wyoming,  red  ash,  and  George's  Creek  Cumberland  coal, 
as  well  as  first  grades  of  pine,  oak,  and  hickory  wood.  Orders  are 
filled  at  the  very  lowe.st  market  quotations,  full  weight  and  measure 
being  guaranteed,  and  goods  are  dehvered  without  delay  to  any  part 
of  the  city.  Mr,  Perot's  native  place  is  in  Philadelphia,  and  he  has 
resided  in  New  York  for  the  past  ten  years. 


Stock  Exchange  in  1870. 


JH.  CONNELLY,  Importer,  Ladies'  English  Round  Hats,  etc.. 
No,  1167  Broadway.— The  well-known  popular  establishment 
^    of  :\Ir,  J,  If,  Connelly  is  very  popular  with  the  ladies  and 
ireeives  :\  lilicral  patronage.   The  location.  Coleman  House, 
No,  111.;  l!i(i.i.lwa\  .  is  very  desirable,  and  the  arrangements  of  the 
neatly  title. 1  up  si,.ii-  is  such  as  to  afford  every  facility  for  display 

anil  th  iiveiii.  iice  ..f  iKiir..ns,     Mr,  Connelly,  who  is  a  practical 

hiisiness  man,  |i..ss,.ssiii_'  i.ir.-  t;ood  taste  and  judgment,  has  been 
doing  business  for  the  last  ten  years  as  an  importer  of  ladies'  English 
round  hats  and  pattern  bonnets,  misses  and  children's  hats,  and 
ladies'  riding  and  steamer  hats  and  coaching  and  seaside  hats.  He 
is  recognized  as  a  leader  in  this  special  business,  and  always  has  the 
new  styles  and  designs  in  hats  and  bonnets,  as  soon  as  brought  out. 
Mr.  Connelly,  who  was  born  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  has  been  a  citizen 
of  New  York  for  many  years. 


116  ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


SHELDON  MANUFACTURING  CO..  Salesrooms,  No.  18  West 
Twenty-third  Street;  Factory,  Providence,  R.  I.— One  of  the 
great  manufacturing  corporations  who  are  contributing  so 
largely  to  the  welfare  and  comfort  of  the  people  is  the  Shel- 
don Manufacturing  Company,  of  No.  18  West  Twenty-third  Street, 
engaged  more  extensively  than  any  other  concern  in  America  in  the 
manufacture  of  gas  cooking  and  heating  stoves,  improved  gas- 
burners,  etc.  The  company  was  duly  incorporated  in  1885,  under 
the  laws  of  this  State,  with  a  capital  of  $250,000,  to  engage  in  the 
manufacture  of  improved  air-tight  gas-ranges,  gas  cooking  and 
heating  stoves  All  other  styles  previously  offered  to  the  public  had 
proved  unreliable,  costly,  and  unhealthy,  and  for  this  reason  gas- 
stoves  were  not  regarded  with  favor.  Since  1885.  however,  the 
Sheldon  gas  ranges  and  stoves  have  effected  a  great  revolution  in 
the  use  of  gas  for  cooking  and  heating  purposes.  The  credit  for 
this  is  largely  due  to  the  distinguished  energy  and  enterprise  of  the 
Sheldon  Manufacturing  Company,  whose  officers  include  as  Presi- 
dent, William  C.  Bucklin,  for  many  years  holding  the  responsible 


post  of  Inspector-in-Chief  of  the  Consolidated  Gas  Company,  and 
Mr.  James  H.  Carrington,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  a  gentleman 
long  prominent  in  mercantile  circles  in  this  city.  Thus  officered  the 
company  has  been  making  rapid  and  successful  progress.  The 
factory,  situated  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  is  fully  equipped  with  the 
latest  improved  machinery  and  appliances,  and  affords  employment 
to  from'seventy-flve  to  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  hands.  Only 
the  best  materials  are  used,  and  the  stoves  and  ranges  are  designed 
and  put  together  by  experienced  men,  in  the  most  perfect  manner. 
They  contain  improvements  found  in  no  other  make,  the  Sheldon 
patent  consisting  of  an  air-tight  top  or  combustion-chamber,  from 
which  all  the  injurious  gases  or  odors  are  carried  off  by  the  flue. 
All  these  cooking  .stoves  are  made  to  connect  with  the  chimney  or 
flue.  At  the  company's  handsome  salesrooms,  most  centrally  lo- 
cated at  No.  18  West  Twenty-third  Street,  can  be  found  a  magnifi- 
cent display  of  ranges,  stoves,  and  heaters.  Their  Pearl  range  is 
compact,  handsome  and  reliable;  it  is  for  use  summer  and  winter,  is 


more  easily  managed  than  the  ordinary  coal-stove;  there  is  no 
smoke,  smell,  dust,  cinders,  or  ashes,  and  when  lighted  at  once 
begins  the  full  force  of  the  heating  power,  thus  saving  a  vast 
amount  of  time.  Their  Retort  gas  cooking  stove  is  a  splendid 
achievement.  It  is  3  feet  high  by  33  wide  and  23J^  deep.  There  is  a 
large  oven,  deflecting  broiling  chamber,  hot-water  tank  holding  4J^ 
gallons,  and  four  burners  on  top  for  boiling  purposes.  With  this 
stove  one  can  cook  for  the  largest  boarding  house,  and  roast  or 
grill  the  largest  turkey  or  piece  of  beef.  In  heating  stoves  the  dis- 
play is  remarkably  attractive.  The  company's  new  No.  1  "  Princess 
Royal  '  is  of  artistic  design,  suitable  for  parlors,  dining-rooms,  or 
libraries.  Corrugated  copper  reflectors  make  a  brilliant  display  of 
light  and  warmth,  while  the  gas  is  burned  perfectly,  and  entirely 
free  from  odor.  Their  Challenge  heater,  selling  in  two  sizes,  at  Si* 
and  $13.50,  is  cylindrical  in  form,  and  is  the  most  remarkable  gas 
heating  stove  made.  It  is  universally  popular.  The  "  Ruby,"  costing 
$8.50,  is  also  a  wonderful  heater.  The  company  also  manufacture 
a  fancy  tile  heater,  very  beautiful  and  serviceable.  Another  spe. 
cialty  is  the  Challenge  water-heater,  suited  especially  for  druggists, 
for  bath-room  use,  butler's  pantries,  laundries,  nurseries,  etc.  It 
gives  an  immediate  supply  of  hot  water,  a  desideratum  long  needed 
in  everjihouse  and  many  stores.  As  to  this  splendid  heater,  the 
company  possesses  testimonials  from  Caswell,  Massey  &  Co.,  and 
other  leading  druggists,  manufacturers,  and  first-class  residents. 
Imitations  of  coal  and  logs,  for  gas-burners,  are  made  in  a  variety  of 
sizes,  as  ornamental  as  useful,  and  by  which  a  glowing  cheerful  fire 
is  secured  by  turning  a  tap.  The  company  is  now  supplying  an 
enormous  number  of  its  stoves  and  ranges  all  over  the  city,  and 
to  the  trade  throughout  the  United  States.  Those  interested  should 
send  for  the  company's  illustrated  catalogue,  in  which  special 
attention  is  directed  to  the  famous  Wendham  patent  gas-lamps. 
The  company  is  agent  for  this  lamp,  made  in  a  variety  of  styles. 
The  increased  brilliancy  of  light,  and  enormous  saving  in  gas 
consumed,  commend  this  system  to  the  closest  study  of  the  public. 
Every  householder  should  give  it  a  trial. 

GEORGE  E.  SHIELS,  Ladies'  Drug  Parlors,  Nos.  821  Broadway 
and  53  East  Twelfth  Street.— We  esteem  it  a  pleasure  to  bring 
to  the  notice  of  our  readers  the  well-known  and  popular  drug 
house  of  Mr.  George  E.  Shiels,  on  the  corner  of  Broadway  and 
East  Twelfth  Street.  This  valuable  enterprise  was  inaugurated  as  far 
back  as  18.52,  and  from  the  date  of  its  inception  has  been  the  recipient 
of  a  liberal  and  steadily  increasing  patronage.  The  store  has  an  area 
of  aOxTO  feet,  and  this  is  superb  in  its  fittings  and  appointments. 
Above  the  salesroom  are  exquisitely  decorated  parlors  tor  the  exclu- 
sive use  of  ladies.  The  establishment  is  one  of  the  handsomest  and 
most  complete  drug  estabUshments  in  the  city.  The  stock  carried 
embraces  drugs,  chemicals,  family  and  proprietary  remedies,  toilet 
and  fancy  articles,  and  druggists'  sundries  of  all  kinds.  The  assort- 
ments are  always  full  and  fresh,  none  but  the  purest  and  best  goods 
being  handled.  Of  perfumery,  exquisite  toilet  preparations,  etc.,  the 
stock  is  very  choice,  and  Sybil's  Secret,  the  only  harmless  rouge 
known,  is  very  popular  with  the  ladies.  His  grand  specialty  is  Lelia 
Pith.  It  is  a  natural  botanical  product  free  from  earth  and  minerals. 
It  is  not  injurious  in  any  way  applied  to  the  skin,  and  is  nutritious 
when  taken  into  the  stomach.  It  is  the  same  substance  used  for 
centuries  by  the  Armenians  and  Circassians  who  have  obtained  by  its 
use  their  world-wide  renown  for  beauty.  Its  fragrant  aroma,  which 
is  new  and  different  from  any  other  known  perfume,  is  permanent,  it 
being  part  of  the  substance  itself.  It  purifies  the  skin,  neutralizes 
offensive  perspiration,  stimulates  the  capillaries  to  healthy  action, 
smooths  wrinkles,  rounds  the  form,  removes  tan,  pimples,  and 
"worms."  moistens  the  most  torpid  cuticle,  and  makes  pliable  the 
rigid  countenance;  finally,  it  exhilarates  the  mind,  clears  the  mental 
faculties,  and  allays  nervousness.  Directions  how  to  use  in  each 
package.  The  selections  and  compounds  are  made  and  prepared  by 
Mr.  Shiels  personally,  and  purchased  from  the  most  reliable  sources, 
and  prepared  from  ingredients  known  only  to  himself.  The  policy  of 
the  house  has  always  been  to  handle  only  the  choicest  productions  on 
the  most  reasonable  terms.  Special  attention  has  been  given  to  the 
compounding  of  physician's  prescriptions  and  family  recipes,  and  in 
this  department  a  large  business  is  done.  Mr.  Shiels,  who  is  a  phar- 
maceutical graduate,  has  had  forty-five  years'  experience  in  the  busi- 
ness. He  is  a  native  of  France,  has  resided  in  this  country  for  forty 
years,  and  is  one  of  the  most  trustworthy  representatives  of  the  retail 
drug  interests  of  New  York. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY 


117 


JR.  TORREY  &  COIPANY,  Miuiiifiiftiiiers  of  Razor-strops, 
and  J.  R.  Torrey  Razor  Coniiiaiiy,  Manufacturer  of  Razors, 
^  Worcester,  Mass. ;  N.-w  York  ( )lllce.  Xo.  !t7  ("liaiiihei-s  Street; 
"  New  York  Asent,  l):ivicl  Kast  iiiaii.  A  ilisi  iiu-l  i  v,-l  v  ivpre- 
sentative  house  in  this  Unr  iii  thi-  L'rnt.-a  Si.il<-s  ih  n  .il  .1.  R. 
Torrey  &  Co.,  manufaclurfi-s  of  llir  wm-ld-rcMnu  nnl  ■  r..i  i.'y  Razor 
Strops."— whose  extensive  works  are  located  at  Worcester,  Mass. 
It  is  now  more  tlian  a  quarter  of  a  century  since  Mr.  J.  R.  Torrey 
■commenced,  in  a  very  humble  way,  the  manufacture  of  razor- 
strops,  and  from  that  day  liis  object  has  been  to  make  the  most 
useful  strop  possible.  To  this  end  all  materials  used  in  their  manu- 
facture is  carefully  selected  with  reference  to  practical  use.  On 
this  principle  a  steadily  increasing  business  has  been  built  up,  until 
to-day  the  company  are  the  largest  manufactiii  ei  s  ..l  ra/..i  streps 
In  the  world.  All  goods  from  the  first  have  bei-n  s..lii  stric  tly  on 
their  merits.  The  wide  reputation  which  the  Torrey  strops  have  at- 
tained is  due  to  their  superior  sharpening  qualities,  and  we  do  not 
hesitate  to  say  that  no  razor-strop  in  the  world  will  set  so  fine  an 
■edge  to  a  dull  razor.  Through  much  experience  Mr.  Torrey  became 
■convinced  that  a  higher  grade  of  razors  was  demanded  than  was 
being  brought  to  the  American  market,  and  about  ten  years  ago  he 
turned  his  attention  to  having  fine  razors  made  expressly  for  him 
in  England  and  Sweden,  with  which  he  built  up  a  considerable  trade. 
In  1880  he  made  arrangements  by  which  the  manufacture  of  razors 
became  a  permanent  industry  in  this  country,  giving  employment 
to  a  large  force  of  skilled  workmen,  all  being  practical  razor-mak- 
ers; and  the  success,  thus  far,  insures  a  steady  increase  of  the  busi- 
ness. The  razor  department  is  controlled  by  the  J.  R.  Torrey  Razor 
Co.  (incorporalted),  of  which  Mr.  Joseph  Turner  is  president  and 
practical  superintendent.  Mr.  Turner  is  a  thoroughly  trained,  Shef- 
field, England,  razor-maker,  and  can  with  his  own  hands  produce 
any  part  of  a  razor  from  the  rough  material.  He  is  equally  at 
home  in  the  forge  or  tempering  shops,  the  grinding  and  polishing 
rooins,  and  in  the  working  of  horn  and  ivory  for  handles,  and  his 
skill  in  all  these  departments  enables  the  establishment  to  do  what 
no  other  in  the  world  undertakes:  to  make  all  parts  of  a  razor  under 
the  same  supervision.  Here  the  steel  from  the  bar,  and  the  horn 
and  ivory  in  their  raw  state,  are  taken  in  hand,  and  every  step  of 
the  work  of  producing  finely-finished  razors  is  going  on  under  the 
same  personal  supervision.  The  making  of  the  cases,  their  lettering 
in  gold,  and  the  etching  of  the  razor-blades  are  all  included  in  the 
•work  of  the  establishment.  The  result  is  the  production  of  a  class 
■of  goods  that  is  steadily  making  its  way  with  the  trade,  and  prom- 
ises to  set  aside  the  foreign  work  with  which  it  competes.  The 
methods  and  processes  employed  in  England  and  Sweden  have  been 
greatly  improved  upon,  and  the  Torrey  razors  have  taken  high  rank 
in  competition  with  the  best  that  Europe  produces.  The  Torry 
razors  are  now  known  as  the  standard  for  excellence  in  cutting  qual- 
ity, style  and  finish,  and  prices  are  no  higher  than  the  foreign. 
Their  works  are  most  eligibly  located,  spacious,  and  completely 
equipped  with  all  the  most  modern  and  latest  iinproved  machinery, 
tools,  and  labor-saving  appliances  known  to  the  trade,  and  have  a 
■capacity  sufficient  for  the  largest  demands  upon  them.  In  addition 
to  their  own  unrivalled  productions  this  house  also  handles  the  en- 
tire output  of  the  J.  R.  Torrey  Razor  Co.,  who,  besides  being  exten- 
sive manufacturers  of  their  popular  and  unexcelled  razors,  are  im- 
porters of  pocket  cutlery  of  all  kinds,  scissors,  shears  and  razor 
hones,  and  are  sole  agents  for  Gifford's  tweezers,  McDonald's  nail- 
cutters,  key-rings,  etc.,  as  well  as  manufacturers  of  fine  shaving- 
soaps.  All  goods  sold  by  this  reliable  company  are  unrivalled  for 
quality,  utility,  and  uniform  excellence,  having  no  superiors  in  this 
or  any  other  market,  while  the  prices  cpioted  are  as  low  as  those 
of  other  first-class  houses.  The  trade  of  the  bouse  extends  through- 
out all  sections  of  the  United  States  ami  < '.iTiail.i ,  v  liile  lar<:e  quan- 
tities of  these  unexcelled  gnnds  are  ii^w  rxiH,rl.-,l  i..  tlif  W  i-st  In- 
dies, Central  and  South  .-Vnieriea,  .Vl'rica,  1 'u i-. .p,-,  ■niil  .\iisi lalia.— 
The  New  York  office  and  warerooms  are  eeni  i  all\  l.)i-atHd  at  No.  9T 
Chambers  Street,  in  the  heart  of  the  cutlery  disti  u  t.  .and  are  presided 
■over  by  their  popular  manager,  Mr.  David  ICasiniaii.  This  gentle- 
man has  had  over  twenty  years'  experience  in  the  cutlery  trade,  hav- 
ing been  formerly  connected  with  three  of  the  largest  houses  in  the 
country.  He  is  therefore  thoroughly  well-informed  as  to  the  require- 
ments of  the  trade,  au<l  favorably  known  to  buyers  throughout  the 
country.  It  is  therefore  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  the  trade  of 
the  house  should  be  increasing  at  a  rapid  rate,  or  that  it  should  well 
maintain  its  lead  in  its  important  field  of  usefulness. 


IMPERVIOUS  PACKAGE  CO.,  Manufacturers  of  the  Dnpervious 
Safety  Oil  Can,  the  Impervious  Gasoline  Can,  etc  ,  No.  80  Park 
Place.— Among  the  leading  concerns  doing  business  in  New  York 
will  be  found  the  Impervious  Package  Co.,  whose  office  and 
salesroom  are  at  No.  8iJ  Park  Place.  This  company  manufactures  vari- 
ous specialties,  among  them  being  the  impervious  safety  oil  can,  the 
impervious  safety  gasoline  can,  and  impervious  packages  for  holding 
paints,  oils,  varnish,  etc.,  which  are  used  by  every  flrst-class  manu- 


facturer of  the  above-named  goods.  Incorporated  imder  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  in  1884,  it  has  ever  since  had  a  profit- 
able and  honorable  career.  The  salesroom  in  New  Y'^ork  is  on  the 
second  floor,  and  is  20x60  feet.  No  manufactm-ing  is  done  in  the 
city,  that  part  of  the  business  being  confined  entirely  to  the  State  of 
New  Hampshire,  where  the  concern  own  and  operate  three  separate 
factories,  one  at  Keene  and  the  others  at  Chesterfield  and  Winchester, 
N.  H  ,  where  they  employ  over  150  hands.  The  company  has  recent- 
ly added  to  its  list  of  impervious  specialties  an  impervious  keg  for 
the  safe  shipment  of  paints  and  varnishes.  These  are  made  in  various 
sizes  from  five  gallons  to  fifteen,  and  are  the  only  package  of  the  kind 
made;  they  have  proved  a  boon  for  the  purpose  which  they  were  in- 
tended. They  are  as  free  from.stain  as  glass;  the  staves  are  tongued, 
grooved,  each  joint  inside  covered  with  a  paper  strip,  and  the  whole 
thoroughly  covered  with  a  double  coat  of  oil-proof  compound,  thus 
rendering  them  absolutely  non-absorptive.  They  have  been  sent  to 
South  America  on  trial,  giving  perfect  satisfaction  The  impervious 
oil  can  has  been  in  the  market  since  1883,  and  is  consequently  so  well 
knovrn  as  to  render  any  further  mention  of  it  superfluous.  Over  one 
million  of  them  are  now  in  daily  use,  which  is  the  best  evidence  of 
their  popularity  and  usefulness.  Thef  have  been  adopted  by  the 
U.  S.  Government  for  use  in  lighthouses  where  oil  is  used.  Enter- 
prise and  push  are  characteristics  of  this  company,  and  its  trade  ex- 
tends over  the  entire  United  States,  and  is  still  increasing.  The 
house  is  at  the  head  of  its  class  in  this  country,  and  is  constantly  ad- 
ding new  specialties  to  its  line  to  suit  the  different  trades.  Mr.  James 
H.  Sherwood  is  the  vice-president  and  general  manager,  and  to  him 
credit  is  due  for  his  untiring  efforts  in  behalf  of  his  company.  The 
Nutmeg  State  claims  Mr.  Sherwood  as  one  of  her  sturdy  sons,  but 
twenty  years'  residence  in  the  raetropoUs  have  caused  him  to  for.sake 
the  quaint  New  England  State  in  favor  of  the  larger  city,  where  his 
ability  is  better  rewarded. 

ARIGNT,  Wines,  Liquors,' etc..  No.  2  West  Thirteenth  Street. 
—A  prominent  importer  of  wines,  brandies,  etc.,  in  New 
,  York  is  Jlr.  A.  Rigny,  who,  nine  years  ago,  succeeded  Mr- 
E.  Sage,  who  had  originally  estabUshed  the  house  in  18.52. 
The  business  has  been  permanently  located  at  its  present  addre-ss. 
No.  a  West  Thirteenth  Street,  ever  since  its  inception,  and  during 
the  subsequent  period  has  been  carried  on  in  a  manner  reflecting 
great  credit  on  all  concerned.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  an 
apartment  3.5x80  feet  in  dimensions,  and  are  fitted  up  in  every  de- 
partment with  all  needed  facilities  and  conveniences  for  carrying  on 
an  extensive  business,  while  several  able  and  experienced  clerks  are 
employed,  and  the  orders  of  the  wholesale  trade  are  promptly  and 
accurately  fulfilled.  The  stock  carried  is  large,  complete,  and  first- 
class  in  every  jiarticular,  embracing  as  it  does  Swiss  absinthe  of  the 
best  quality,  as  well  as  French  wines,  brandies,  cordials,  etc.,  which 
are  the  specialties  of  the  house.  A  full  assortment  of  the  choicest 
wines  and  liquors  are  always  on  hand,  and  the  price  asked  for  the 
same  are  the  lowest  figures  consistent  with  fair  dealings.  Mr.  Rig- 
ny is  a  Frenchman  by  birth,  but  has  been  a  resident  of  New  York 
since  his  infancy,  and  for  many  years  ha*  been  identified  with  the 
leading  representatives  of  the  liquor  trade  of  the  metropolis. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


KUET  GUHRAUER  &  CO.,  Manufacturrag  Artistic  and  Fancy 
Stationer  of  P^ris,  No.  3  East  Fourteenth  Street.— One  of  the 
most  interesting  and  important  of  our  New  York  business 
houses  is  the  branch  of  the  great  Paris  manufacturers  of  art 
stationery,  Kurt  Guiirauer  &  Co.,  locat,ed  at  No.  3  East  Fourteenth 
Street.  The  New  York  branch  is  imder  the  immediate  management 
of  Mr.  Frederic  Guhrauer,  one  of  the  members  of  the  firm,  and  has 
under  his  direction  increased  in  the  short  period  of  one  year  to  such 
dimensions  as  to  require  the  opening  of  agencies  in  New.  Orleans  and 
San  Francisco.  Any  one  interested  in  objects  of  art  or  beauty  should 
see  the  elegant  menus,  guest-cards,  ball  programmes,  calendars,  and 
other  articles  of  artistic  stationery  manufactm-ed  by  this  firm.  They 
have  become  so  fashionable  in  all  Europe,  and  especially  in  Paris,  that 
no  dinner  or  ball  of  importance  would  be  given  without  menus  or 
programmes  emanating  from  them.  Their  designs  are  original  by  the 
first  artists  of  Paris,  among  them  being  the  celebrated  painter  Henri 
Boutet,  first  prize  of  the  Paris  Salon,  who  is  especially  attached  to 
the  house  and  has  exclusive  charge  of  designing  the  menus  well 


&  Co.  have  opened  a  branch  in  New  York,  and  they  are  to  be  found 
in  all  the  leading  stationery  houses  in  the  United  States,  they  are 
becoming  as  well  known  among  the  better  society  of  this  great 
metropolis  and  the  principal  cities  throughout  the  country,  as  in  the 
courts  and  capitals  of  Europe.  Messrs.  Kurt  Guhrauer  &  Co.  are  at 
the  same  time  the  only  agents  for  the  United  States  of  the  well-known 
fancy  stationery  articles  "  Max  Krause,"  which  consist  specially  of 
fine  decorated  papeteries,  Chiistmas,  New  Year's,  and  birthday  cards, 
etc. ,  and  supply  a  large  demand  from  all  parts  of  the  country. 

NF.  SMITH  (successor  to  Smith  &  Green's),  No.  1162  Broad- 
way.—The  dining-room  is  a  prominent  featm-e  of  theevery- 
j  day  life  of  a  city.  The  hour  of  dinner  is  the  pleasantest 
anticipation  of  the  day.  Everbody  repairs  to  some  select 
retreat  to  discuss  the  bill  of  fare  according  to  his  ovm  Individual 
taste.  There  is  perhaps  no  representative  city  that  contains  a 
greater  nimiber  and  variety  of  dining  resorts  than  this  metrop- 
olis.  They  range  all  the  way  from  the  elaborate  restaurant  fre- 


Lower  Fifth  Avenue  in  I860. 


known  under  the  name  of  etchings  '•  Menus  Boutet."  Each  of  those 
menus  bears  the  signature  of  Mr.  Boutet.  Jlessrs.  Kurt  Guhrauer  & 
Co.  are  the  inventors  of  the  diamond  stamp  process,  which  they  use 
■with  such  beautiful  effect  on  their  menus  and  dancing  orders,  that 
many  imitations  have  been  made  outside  of  France,  but  have  failed 
to  reach  the  perfection  attained  by  the  original.  These  articles  are 
well  known  in  France,  under  the  name  "  Menus  et  Bal  Programmes 
Diamantes,"  and  each  hears  embossed  the  French  inscription  ''Tim- 
brage  Diamant6  S.  G.  D.  G."  viz.  patented  stamp.  The  firm  also 
executes  artistic  works  to  special  order.  For  example,  it  designed  and 
made  the  souvenir  of  the  four  hundredth  performance  of  Erminie 
for  the  New  York  Casino,  one  of  the  most  unique  and  beautiful  ever 
presented  at  any  theatre  in  New  York.  Further,  they  manufactiu-ed 
an  elegant  diamond  stamp  menu  for  the  personal  use  of  Mrs.  Cleve- 
land. This  menu,  a  fine  French  hand-made  card,  bore  the  national 
shield  in  colors  with  a  laurel  wreath,  and  the  monogram  F.F.C.,  in 
diamond  and  pearls.  It  is  only  of  late  years  that  artistic  menus  have 
been  used  to  any  extent  in  America,  but  since  Messrs.  Kurt  Guhrauer 


quented  only  by  the  millionaire,  to  the  "ten-cent  hash-house." 
It  not  our  purpose  to  give  a  detailed  history  of  them.  Among 
the  higher  class  of  restaurants  may  be  rated  the  imiversally 
popular  establishment  of  Mr.  N.  F.  Smith.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  vet- 
eran restaurateur  whose  reputation  is  more  than  local.  From 
1860  to  188a,  he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Green, 
and  since  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Green  five  years  ago  he  has  been 
sole  proprietor  of  the  business.  The  premises  occupied  for  the  busi- 
ness comprise  the  first  floor  and  basement  of  the  building,  which  is 
2.5x100  feet  in  dimensions.  The  dining-room  is  very  handsomely  fitted 
up,  and  it  affords  accommodation  at  one  sitting  for  one  hundred 
gue.sts.  Mr.  Smith  employs  a  caterer  who  is  a  master  in  his  art,  and 
the  cuishie  is  equal  to  any  m  the  city.  From  4.5  to  50  assistants  are 
employed,  and  prompt  and  polite  service  is  accorded  all  patrons. 
Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of  Westchester  County,  in  this  State,  and  for 
twenty-seven  years  has  resided  in  New  York.  He  is  a  gentleman  of 
courteous  disposition,  is  accommodating  to  his  friends  and  patrons,, 
and  we  heartily  rvish  him  continuous  prosperity. 


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WALKER  &  KEYS,  Livery  Stables,  Nos.  r>K  and  liO  West  Fif- 
teentli  Street  a  conveiiieuce  to  the  Reneral  public  there  are 
few  institutions  which  can  compare  with  the  livery  sys- 
tem of  this  country.  One  of  the  best  iu  New  York 
is  that  of  Messrs.  Walker  &  Keys,  located  at  Nos.  58  and  60  West 
Fifteenth  Street,  between  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues.  This  enter- 
prise was  inaugurated  in  1861,  and  from  the  date  of  its  inception  it 
has  always  received  a  liberal  and  substantial  patronage.  The  stable 
is  .WxlOO  feet  in  dimensicnis,  well  lif,'bted,  drained,  and  ventilated,  and 
possesses  first-class  aeenininixlatiiins  for  fifty  horses.  A  general 
livery,  sale,  and  boanlini;  hiisiiirss  is  ( i  nnsacttnl,  and  the  proprietor  is 
prepared  to  funiiKli  at  all  limes  horses  wilh  sinple  or  double  rigs, 
coaches,  coup^'^s.  and  i.iher  \i-lii,  les.  ■•ornlLiialile.  Ii;,'b(-running.  and 
stylish,  and  atteiuleil  by  ixilite,  eaiel'ul,  and  intelliicent  drivers  when 


desired.  All  the  livery  horses  r.re  well  kept  and  groomed,  including 
fast  roadsters  as  weL  as  gentle  animals  for  ladies'  or'  invalids'  use, 
and  all  let  for  hire  at  very  moderate  rates.  Walker's  tally-ho  coaches 
also  have  a  wide  celebrity,  and  are  liberally  patronized.  The  board- 
ing branch  of  the  enterprise  is  under  the  most  efficient  management, 
and  many  o^\-ners  of  horses  and  fine  turn-outs  avail  themselves  of  the 
advantages  of  the  stable  and  the  excellent  care  provided.  A  force  of 
from  ten  to  fifteen  experienced  hands  is  steadily  employed,  and  the 
house  is  universally  popular  with  the  public  and  its  host  of  patrons. 
The  proprietor,  Mr  Walker,  is  in  the  prime  of  life,  active,  energetic, 
and  reliable  in  all  his  deaUngs,  and  is  ably  assisted  in  the  management 
of  the  stable  by  Mr.  W.  J.  Keys. 

AC.  VAN  TINE  &  CO.,  TaUors  and  Clothiers,  No.  77  Chambers 
Street.  —  An  ably  conducted  and  deservedly  pi'osperous 
^  business  house  located  in  this  bustUng  commercial  centre, 
and  one  which  within  a  comparatively  short  period  of  estab- 
lishment has  attained  to  a  position  among  the  foremost  enterprises 
in  Its  particular  and  important  branch  of  trade,  is  that  of  Messrs. 
A.  E.  Van  Tine  &  Co.  tailors  and  clothiers,  at  No.  77  Chambers 
Street.  This  firm,  composed  of  Messrs.  A.  C.  Van  Tine,  Paul  Will- 
iams and  George  E.  Faile— the  latter  a  special  partner— began  busi- 
ness in  July,  1886,  and  by  superior  energy  and  executive  ability  have 
reared  a  large  and  rapidly  increasing  trade.  A  large,  carefully 
selected  stock,  embracing  all  the  finest  imported  and  domestic  suit- 
ings, trouserings,  trimmings,  vestings.  overcoatings,  etc.,  is  carried, 
and  the  employment  of  a  competent  force  of  skilful  tailors,  coujiled 
with  the  firm's  wide  experience  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness in  all  its  branches,  insures  to  customers  the  highest  degree  of 
artistic  and  mechanical  perfection  in  the  work  turned  out  The 
trade  of  the  house  includes,  besides  a  large  and  lucrative  local  patron- 
age, a  prosperous  outside  business  which  is  continually  iuereasiiif,'  in 
volume.  This  firm  has  a  special  order  department.  Their  inaimer 
of  doing  this  business  is  to  furnish  responsible  houses  throughout  the 
country  with  samples  of  cloths  nicely  mounted  on  cards,  fashion 
plates  and  measure  blanks.  Agents  take  the  measures  and  forward 
them.  The  gannents  are  cut  by  experienced  practical  cutters, 
made  by  skilled  workmen,  and  trimmed  in  same  manner  as  for  their 
local  trade.  The  fit  of  garment  is  guaranteed.  Customers  try  their 
garments  on  in  their  agent's  store,  thus  avoiding  all  troubles  %vith 
C.  O.  D.  packages.   This  house  does  not  keep  any  ready-made  cloth- 


ing. The  gentlemen  coiii]ios;ng  the  firm  are  young  men  long  identified 
with  the  clothing  trade,  of  which  they  possess  a  thorough  and  com- 
prehensive knowledge,  and  they  are  fast  going  to  the  front  among 
the  foremost  houses  in  this  line. 

EF.  FRENCH,  established  in  1868,  Manufacturer  of  Built-up 
Woods  and  Veneers  under  Inventions  and  Patents,  Piano 
J    and  Sewing-niaeliine  (  uses  and  Covers,  etc..  Factory  sales- 
roomsat  No  Inii  i:i,\  .nth  Avenue,  corner  Nineteenth  Street. 

— Born  amidst  the  rm  i  \  i  jnlains  of  Vermont,  where  the  bracing 

bree/es  and  erisp,  eolil  air  iiieiie  one's  thought  and  mind  to  quicker 
action  than  in  t lie  lia/.y,  sluggish  climes  of  our  tropical  States,  at  an 
earh  a^-'  Mr  I'.  F.  French,  then  a  precocious  urchin  in  knicker- 
bockers and  (iaribaldi.  astounded  his  good  old  father,  a  learned 
and  highly  respected  clergyman 
of  the  sturdy  Green  Mountain 
Slate,  by  his  inventive  genius 
and  curious  e.xperiments.  The 
boy  is  said  foratruthtobe  father 
to  liis  niaidiood,  and  though  the 
ingenious  contrivances  of  the 
youth  came  to  no  practical  uti- 
lity, the  seeds  were  sown  for 
after-life,  and  the  result  of  the 
juvenile  ideas  has  given  some  of 
the  most  invaluable  inventions 
of  late  years  to  the  industrial 
world.  We  refer  to  the  inven- 
tion of  the  built-up  wood  and  im- 
proved veneers  that  are  manu- 
factured b}'  Mr.  French,  at  No 
100  Eleventh  Avenue,  corner  of 
Nineteenth  Street.  Leaving  his 
paternal  home  in  Orleans 
County,  Vermont,  early  in  life 
Mr.  Kiench  came  to  the  metropolis,  and  entered  into  the  man- 
ufacture of  his  specialties  in  wood  as  fai  back  as  1868,  being  origin- 
ally establishcil  .\t  No  .UO  Seventh  Avenue.  During  his  residence 
in  this  city.  Mv  I'lcnch  has  taken  out  a  number  of  patents  for  his 
inventions,  ail  of  n  hicli  he  contrives  absolutely,  and  most  of  which 
are  now  in  usv  at  his  factory  on  Eleventh  Avenue.  As  no  less  an 
authority  than  our  esteemed  contemporary,  the  Amrrican  Music- 
ian, says  editorially,  "The  man  who  has  done  more  than  any  one 
else  by  his  inventions  to  bring  veneers  into  use  is  E.  F.  French,"  we 
deem  it  a  matter  of  no  small  interest  to  describe  some  of  the  gen- 
tleman's valuable  patents.  Among  some  of  the  specialties  manu- 
factured at  his  factory  under  letters-patent  arc  juano  I'r.anies,  sewing 
machine  covers  and  eases,  the  celebrated  «oo,!  l,nili  work,  type- 
writing maidiine cases,  roof  cornices,  artists'  jiain-ls.  windi>w  frames 
etc.  All  the  wood-work  for  the  famous  Standard  sewing-ma- 
chines are  manufactured  exclusively  for  the  Standanl  Company  of 
Cleveland.  Ohio,  by  Mr.  French,  under  special  contract,  and  the  in- 
ventions have  a  lartje  forciirn  demand,  that  must  be  a  source  of  sin- 
cere pride  and  coiiLriMUilaiion  to  the  original  inventor  and  patentee 
Mr,  Frencli  r.csidcs  these  dcvii-es.  the  wood  is  made  into  a  hun- 
dred other  useful  shapes  'Ihe  business  has  assinned  immense 
proportions,  and  tlie  trade  is  l.v  no  means  confined  to  the  United 
Slates,  hut  extends  all  over  .\nierica  and  nearly  every  civilized 
coniiti  \-  .ill  the  Lfl..!..'  'I'li.'s.'  u-oods  are  made  of  thin  layers  of  ven- 
eer, -lue.l  lo-.-th.-r  in  three  ..r  niore  thicknesses,  with  the  grain 
cr..ssinir  at  i  i','lit  an-l.'s.  wliicli  pr.-vents  splitting  or  chucking. 
Thi>  t;o...lsaie  ni.i.le  ii)i  in  the  ri'.iuir.'.i  shape  on  forms  prepared  for 
that  purpose.  Several  of  the  prin.apal  a.lvaiila-es  of  this  made-up 
wood  are  that  it  is  very  strong  an.l  .liir.ilil.',  ulule  being  extremely 
lit,dit  in  weight  The  clieaper  woods aiv  us.-.l  on  the  inside,  and  fancy 
rra.les.i-apal.l.M.f  1  ak  iiiLr  a  high  polish,  for  tlieoutside.  White  woods 
are  ns...l  princip.ilh-  f.n-  the  insides,  while  walnut,  mahogany,  and 
an\-  fancy  st\  lc  d.  sired  is  overlaid.  By  means  of  the  patented  in- 
ventions, the  veneer  used  is  cut  around  the  log,  and  thus  veneer 
8  feet  long  and  20  feet  wide  can  be  obtained.  Mr.  French  is  a 
bright,  inventive  gentleman,  with  a  high  reputation  for  commercial 
integrity  and  honesty.  Controlling  his  valuable  patents,  by  push 
and  energy  this  enterprising  manufacturer  has  created  a  complete 
revoluion  in  his  line  of  business,  and  accomplished  more  than  all  the 
rest  of  the  dealers  combined  to  increase  the  use  and  demand  for 
veneers. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


ASCHOVERLING,  No.  Ill  Chambers  Street.— This  gentleman 
is  widely  known  as  Manufacturers'  Agent  for  Pieper's  B.  L. 
^  guns  and  rifles,  National  Arms  Co.  B.  L.  guns,  Flobert  rifles, 
British  BuU-dogs,  etc.,  and  has  been  established  in  the 
business  here  since  1884.  He  occupies  convenient  and  commodious 
quarters,  and  possesses  unsurpassed  facilities  for  conducting  the 
business  under  the  most  favorable  auspices  and  upon  the  largest 
scale.  He  carries  at  aU  times  a  fine  sample  stock,  and  imports  to 
order  the  arms  above-mentioned.  These  goods  recommend  their 
own  superior  merits  on  inspection,  and  have  given  this  house  a 
prestige  in  the  trade  that  could  not'  be  acquired  by  any  other  means. 
Employing  ample  capital,  and  possessing  intimate  and  influential 
connections  with  manufacturers  in  Europe,  the  proprietor  of  this 
house  is  prepared  to  offer  unsurpassed  inducements  to  the  trade  as 
regards  both  superiority  of  stock  and  economy  of  prices.  This,  com- 
bined with  the  exercise  of  business  talent  of  the  highest  order,  has 


chanical  appliances  known  to  the  trade.  A  large  force  of  skilled 
workmen  is  employed,  and  a  very  large  stock  of  materials  is  kept 
on  hand.  Barrels  known  to  the  trade  as  "  loose  barrels  "  are  manu- 
factured here  for  provisions,  flour,  sugar,  cofi'ee,  spices,  etc. ;  and 
the  repairing  and  making-over  of  provision-casks  form  a  specialty 
with  the  concern.  New  barrel-shocks  for  foreign  shipment  are  also 
a  specialty.  The  firm  have  a  large  city  trade  connection,  and  the 
facilities  of  the  establishment  for  promptly  executing  all  orders  sat- 
isfactorily, in  point  of  materials,  workmanship,  and  prices,  are  not 
excelled  by  those  of  any  rival  house. 

TBOURKE,  Engraver  and  Printer,  No.  819  Broadway  In  the 
line  of  fine  card  and  steel  engraving,  a  prominent  and  repre- 
j    sentative  house  is  that  of  Mr.  T.  Bourke.   This  gentleman 
established  his  business  upwards  of  twenty  years  ago,  and 
during  this  long  period  has  ever  maintained  the  highest  standard  of 


Lower  Broadway  in  I860. 


resulted  in  a  splendid  trade  throughout  both  America  and  Europe, 
and  the  business  of  the  house  is  steadily  increasing  in  strength  and 
influence.  The  proprietor,  Mr.  SchoverUng,  is  a  native  of  Germany. 
He  is  assisted  in  the  management  by  Mr.  H.  Werlemann,  a  gentle- 
man well  versed  in  all  the  requirements  of  the  business. 

WILEY'S  Cooperage.  Nos.  600  to  608  West  Thirty-ninth  Street, 
and  Nos.  487  to  493  Eleventh  Avenue.— This  enterprise  had 
its  beginning  in  1863,  when  it  was  founded  by  the  late 
Mr.  John  Wiley,  who  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  who 
died  in  1C70,  since  which  time  it  has  been  conducted  by  his  son,  Mr. 
G.  Wiley.   The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  two-story  brick  build- 
ing, 600x100  feet  in  dimensions.   This  is  equipped  with  the  best  me- 


excellence  in  regard  to  all  works  executed.  Mr.  Bourke  is  a  thor- 
oughly skilled  engraver  of  wide  practical  experience,  and  employing 
only  skilled  assistants,  the  work  produced  is  unsurpassed  for  fine 
execution.  He  does  all  kinds  of  general  engraving,  and  all  orders 
are  promptly  executed  at  moderate  charges.  His  business  is  large, 
requiring  the  services  of  three  experienced  engravers.  Mr.  Bourke 
is  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  came  to  this  city  when  very  young. 
During  the  late  war  he  testified  his  devotion  to  the  country  of  his 
adoption  by  enlisting  in  her  army,  serving  three  years  in  the  Fifih 
New  York  Artillery.  His  regiment  was  in  the  Army  of  the  Cumber- 
land, and  participated  in  all  its  battles,  he  himself  being  severely 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  Rankin  Post  G.  A.  R. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


DAVID  SHAKNON,  Wholesale  Dealer  in  Ulutton,  Lamb,  and  Veal, 
No.  611  West  Fortieth  Street.— The  wholesale  trade  in  meats 
of  all  kinds  is  naturally  one  of  great  majjnitude  and  impor- 
tance in  this  city,  requiring  the  investment  of  large  capital  and 
the  employment  of  an  army  of  workmen  in  the  various  departments 
of  the  business.  A  leading  source  of  supply  for  mutton,  lamb,  and 
veal  is  the  establishment  of  Mr.  David  Shannon,  at  N,i.  (ill  \Vi ist  For- 
tieth Street.  This  gentleman  is  widely  and  pronilm  lUly  Known  as  a 
wholesale  dealer  in  these  meats,  and  lias  been  t"nt;a^;<'cl  in  tin-  business 
here  since  18T2.  His  slau^rlitcr  hoiisf  has  a  caiiac-iiy  for  killing  fifteen 
hundred  sheep  ami  lambs,  which  iiv<-  (|MH  kl\  .lisi)osedof  to  the  per- 
manent patrons  of  ila-  housr.  Thi  |.r.  niisi  s  occupied  comprise  a 
brick  building,  2.">xliH)  feet  in  dime  n  l  uis,  \\  itli  a  l)a.sement  of  the  same 
size,  and  the  arrangements  and  apii' ■intmcut  of  the  same  are  of  the 
most  perfect  character.  The  propricl'ir  is  in  possession  of  the  best 
possible  facilities  for  procuring  his  stock  from  the  best  sources,  and 
for  ofTermg  the  trade  fresh  and  tirst-class  goods  at  prices  which  pre- 
clude successful  competition.  Only  the  best  stock  is  handled,  and  the 
greatest  skill  and  experience  are  brought  to  bear  in  every  feature  of 
the  business.  The  stock  is  invariably  large  and  complete,  and  kept 
steadily  up  to  the  highest  standai-d  of  excellence.  Fifteen  hands  are 
regularly  employed,  and  all  orders  are  promptly  and  carefully  filled. 
Mr.  Shannon,  the  enterprising  and  popular  proprietor,  is  thoroughly 
informed  as  to  all  the  requirements  of  the  trade  and  how  best  to  meet 
its  every  demand.  His  large  and  active  trade  throughout  the  city  has 
been  honestly  won,  and  his  success  is  well  deserved. 

CHARLES  EATON,  Dealer  in  Paper-hangings  and  Window- 
shades,  etc..  No.  46  West  Fourteenth  Street.— A  leading  house 
in  painting  and  decorative  work  is  that  of  Mr.  Charles  Eaton- 
This  business  was  originally  established  in  Thomas  street,  in 
1870,  and  was  removed  to  its  present  location  nine  years  ago.  These 
premises  comprise  one  floor,  25x80  feet  in  dimensions.  This  is  an 
interesting  and  attractive  establishment,  filled,  as  it  is,  with  a  full 
assortment  of  paper-hangings  in  all  the  latest  styles  and  designs,  also 
foreign  borders,  dados,  and  fine  art  hangings  of  the  most  beautiful 
description;  window-shades,  lace  and  heavy  curtains,  upholstery 
goods,  curtain-poles,  etc.,  in  great  variety,  from  the  cheapest  to  the 
most  costly.  Mr.  Eaton  attends  to  every  kind  of  interior  decorative 
■work,  and  he  is  frequently  given  caite  blanche  in  the  decoration  of 
mansions,  etc.,  and  many  orders  reach  him  through  the  leading  car- 
pet and  furniture  houses  of  the  city.  Among  the  references  of  Mr. 
Eaton  may  be  mentioned  the  following:  Messrs.  J.  &  J.  Dobson,  car- 
pets, Nos.  40  and  42  West  Fourteenth  Street :  Degraaf  &  Taylor,  furni- 
ture, Nos.  47  and  4!)  West  Fourteenth  Street;  Bruner  &  Moore,  fur- 
niture, Nos.  41  and  4.S  West  Fourteenth  Street;  Sheppard  Knapp  & 
Co.,  carpets.  Thirteenth  Street  and  Sixth  Avenue;  George  C.  Flint  & 
€o.,  furniture,  Nos.  104,  106,  108  West  Fourteenth  Street;  Bauman 
Bros.,  furniture,  Nos.  22  to  26  East  Foiu-teenth  Street;  Ryer  &  Wag- 
ner, upholstery,  Nos.  167  and  169  Canal  Street:  H.  C.  Kroh  &  Co., 
shade  goods,  No.  27.5  Canal  Street.  Mr.  Eaton  is  a  manufacturer  of 
window-shades,  which  are  made  of  the  best  materials,  are  tinted  by 
hand  with  pure  colors,  and,  unlike  the  Holland  goods,  will  not  fade. 
Every  shade  is  warranted  not  to  crack  or  curl,  and  can  be  retinted 
any  color  any  time.  All  kinds  of  painting  and  decorative  work  is 
satisfactorily  executed  promptly,  under  the  supeiwision  of  Mr.  Eaton, 
who  is  a  thorough  artist.  He  employs  from  twenty-five  to  thirty 
hands. 

RICHARD  J.  LYONS,  Tailor  and  Importer  of  FlneWooUens,  No. 
767  Broadway.— Mr.  Richard  J.  Lyons,  may  be  said  to  have 
attained  his  reputation  for  fa.shionable  garments  on  account  of 
his  ability  and  experience  in  his  business.  Mr.  Lyons  was 
born  in  Ireland,  and  left  his  native  land  for  America  m  180.5.  His  ex- 
perience as  a  practical  cutter  and  tailor  covers  a  period  of  twenty 
years.  For  a  long  period  he  was  in  the  service  of  Messrs.  McLeod  & 
Remmey,  of  this  city,  and  in  1879,  in  p.nrtnership  with  Mr.  Bristol,  he 
founded  his  present  enterprise.  In  1SS2  this  |>artn.  rship  was  dis- 
solved, and  since  then  Mr.  Lyons  has  hei  n  tlu'  s  proprietor.  He 
occupies  a  handsomely  appointed  store,  2.'ix;(i  b  i  t  in  iluneusions.  Mr. 
Lyons  knows,  and  the  public  knows  that  he  know  s,  what  constitutes 
elegance  in  wearing  apparel,  so  that  his  services  are  in  great  request 
by  those  who  re(iuire  first-class  fashionable  clothing.  Mr.  Lyons 
carries  a  large  and  valuable  stock  of  fabrics,  including  French  and 
English  woollens  and  suitings  of  the  latest  patterns  in  the  market. 
The  c\istom  of  this  house  is  derived  from  the  elite  of  the  metropolis 
and  its  vicinity,  and,  in  addition,  an  extensive  busine.ss  Is  done 


throughout  the  whole  of  the  States.  From  ten  to  twenty  hands  are 
employed,  and  all  orders  are  promptly  filled  at  reasonable  charges. 
Style,  fit,  and  first  clas.s  workmanship  are  guaranteed  in  all  instances. 

DANIEL  D.  YOUMANS,  Hatter.  Stores:  Nos.  1107  Broadway; 
719  Broadway;  180  Broadway.- Refinement,  culture,  the 
education  of  the  eye  to  grasp  the  subtle  distinctions  that 
characterize  perfection  in  the  highest  plane  of  trade  ;  the 
facihties  afforded  to  the  public  to  gratify  their  tastes  for  the  beauti- 
ful, the  reliable,  and  the  pi  rfcci  in  lln  ir  attire,  have  year  by  year  en- 
larged the  field  and  oreatnl  a  n  iist.ini  ly  increasing  demand  for  the 
best  and  the  most  truthful  i  xih.^hioh  i,f  the  current  styles  and  of 
fashion's  manilate.  A  notable  illnsl  rat  ion  is  afforded  in  the  career  of 
Jlr.  I)anirl  1 1.  Yoiiii,,iii-.  ihf  rr].i-i  s,-iiialive  American  hatter,  whose 
distinfti\r  iiuahtii-aiioiis  lijvc  brromi'  niiiyersally  recognized,  and 
whose  abilities  ami  sterling  spirit  of  enterprise  lead  the  trade  in  fine 
hats  and  receive  that  silent  homage— the  hnitation  of  would  be  com- 
petitors. For  a  quarter  of  a  century,  Mr.  Yomnans  has  manufac- 
tured and  sold  the  finest  of  hats  to  the  fashionable  public  of  New 
York  and  all  over  the  United  States.  Mr.  Youmans  began  in  business 
at  No.  719  Broadway,  then  eminently  central  for  the  best  trade,  and  a 


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point  chosen  with  such  rare  good  judgment,  that  it  is  to-day  as  profit- 
able a  location  as  ever.  The  growth  of  the  busmess  early  neces,si- 
tated  an  opening  of  the  uptown  store,  at  No.  1107,  under  the  Albemarle 
Hotel,  which  it  wUl  be  observed  has  the  most  prominent  location  in 
the  city  as  regards  the  tide  of  fashionable  travel.  Nine  years  ago,  to 
better  accommodate  his  thousands  of  customers  down-town,the  bank- 
ers, the  brokers,  and  the  merchants,  the  active  business  men  of  New 
York,  Mr.  Youmans  opened  his  elegant  store  at  No.  180,  completing 
the  metropolitan  chain,  and  which  combined  do  the  bulk  of  the  New 
York  retail  trade  in  fine  hats.  Mr.  Youmans  brings  to  bear  the 
ripened  experience  of  the  manufacturer,  as  well  as  the  designer  and 
critic.  Every  hat  in  his  stock  is  a  gem  of  art  and  taste,  and  so 
well  understood  is  this  that  his  resources  are  taxed  after  meeting  his 
enormous  city  patronage,  to  supply  the  growing  demands  at  whole- 
sale, through  designated  channels,  for  Youmans'  hats  are  typical  in 
every  leading  city  in  the  Union.  All  that  is  the  best  is  embodied  in 
their  production.  They  are  decidedly  the  best  hats  worn  to  day, 
while  that  indefinable  element,  style,  is  imparted.  There  are  here 
carried  the  largest  stock  in  New  York  of  gentlemen's  fine  hats  of 
every  description,  likewise  riding  hats,  tourist  and  steamer  hats,  liv- 
ery hats,  umbrellas  and  walking-sticks,  in  a  profusion  of  original  styles 
nowhere  else  duplicated.  Mr.  Youmans  lias  surrounded  himself 
with  a  staff  of  accomplished  assistants  and  .salesmen,  twenty  in  num- 
ber, every  one  competent  to  extend  to  the  most  fastidious  customer 
intelligent  and  appreciated  service,  and  thus  it  goes  without  saying 
that  every  new  customer  is  a  permanent  addition  to  the  wide  circles 
of  society  that  prefer  to  wear  Youmans'  hats  to  those  of  all  other 
brands.  In  conclusion  it  need  only  be  mentioned  that  Mr.  Youmans 
has  the  patronage  of  those  most  eminent  in  pubUc  as  well  as  private 
hfe,  and  that  all  who  buy  of  him  can  rely  on  getting  the  correct 
style  at  the  earliest  moment,  and  of  being  able  to  select  from  the 
most  varied  st(K-k  in  America. 


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SOL  SAYLES,  Butcher  and  Packer,  Hotel  and  Steamship  Sup- 
phes,  Nos.  126  and  128  Sixth  Avenue. — In  reviewing  the  com- 
meicial  growth  and  prosperity  of  Sixth  Avenue  we  come 
across  in  our  peregrinations  the  house  of  Mr.  Sol  Sayles,  the 
well-known  butcher  and  packer,  who  is  located  in  very  eligible  and 
commodious  quarters  at  Nos.  126  and  128  Sixth  Avenue.  Mr.  Sayles 
started  in  this  business  on  his  own  account  in  1860,  and  under 
very  auspicious  and  favorable  circumstances.  Joining  to  this  close 
attention  and  application  to  business  and  superior  management,  the 
same  has  grown  to  very  large  and  prosperous  proportions,  and  is 
to-day  one  of  the  most  popular  and  well-patronized  establishments 
in  this  section  of  the  city.  Mr.  Sayles,  like  many  other  successful 
and  far-seeing  men,  has  seen  fit  to  remain  in  the  same  location  all 
during  this  time,  so  that  his  place  of  business  is  very  familiar  to  the 
citizens  of  New  York.  It  consists  of  a  solid  and  substantial  brick 
structure  having  a  frontage  of  40  feet  and  running  back  75  feet. 
For  the  keeping  of  stock  there  is  an  extension  in  the  rear  meas- 
uring 40x30  feet.  This  affords  ample  space  for  the  storage  and 
curing  and  packing  necessary  in  the  business.  As  a  butcher  and 
packer  Mr.  Sayles  makes  a  special  feature  of  supplying  hotels, 
steamboats,  clubs,  and  steamships,  his  trade  to  these  being  some- 
thing enormous.  Mr.  Sayles  has  a  contract  with  the  Commissioners  of 
Charities  and  Correction  for  4,500,000  pounds,  the  largest  ever  made 
in  meats  in  the  United  States.  In  addition  to  doing  a  large  wholesale 
and  home  trade,  Mr.  Sayles  has  very  wisely  been  developing  a  foreign 
export  market  for  his  overplus.  This  practical  move  is  in  the  right 
direction,  and  shows  the  sagacity  and  prudent  foresight  of  this 
merchant.  He  supplies  all  the  leading  hotels  in  the  city,  having 
had  the  Astor  House  trade  for  the  past  twenty  years,  Gilsey  House, 
Metropolitan,  Park  Avenue,  Grand  Union,  New  York;  Grand  Union, 
Saratoga;  West  End,  Long  Branch;  Surf  Hotel,  Fire  Island;  Union 
dub.  Lotos  Club,  and  many  private  institutions.  He  also  supplies 
the  leading  steamship  lines.  White  Star,  Anchor  Line,  Brazil  Line, 
Pacific  Mail,  and  many  others.  When  we  state  that  as  many  as  fif- 
teen trucks  and  wagons  are  constantly  employed  in  making  deliv- 
eries, and  as  many  as  forty  experienced  assistants  are  required  in 
the  various  departments,  some  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  this  busi- 
ness may  be  formed.  The  premises  are  neaHy  and  conveniently 
fitted  up,  and  reflect  much  credit  upon  the  management.  Mr.  Sol 
Sayles  was  born  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  is  a  self-made  man  in  every 
respect.  He  started  in  the  business  when  he  was  seventeen  years  of 
age,  and  by  ene.-gy  and  perseverance  has  built  up  a  large  and  pros- 
perous business,  reflecting  the  energy  and  push  and  courage  which 
have  all  along  directed  its  operations. 

UNION  INDURATED  FIBRE  COMPANY,  Manufacturers  of  In- 
durated Fibre  Goods;  New  York  Office  and  Salesroom,  No. 
110  Chambers  Street;  H.  G.  Cordley,  General  Manager.— 
This  progre.ssive  and  representative  company  was  duly  in- 
corporated May,  1887,  under  the  laws  of  New  York  with  a  paid-up 
capital  of  S2.i,000,  and  has  already  secured  a  liberal  and  influential 
patronage  in  all  sections  of  the  country.  The  following  gentlemen 
are  the  officers,  viz.:  C.  D.  Brown,  President;  Jas.  D.  Macfarlane, 
Secretary;  H.  G.  Cordley,  General  Manager.  The  company's  offices 
end  salesrooms  in  New  York  are  at  No.  110  Chambers  Street,  and  in 
Chicago  at  No.  39  Wabash  Avenue.  The  Union  Indurated  Fibre 
Company  are  now  sole  agents  for  the  marketing  of  the  entire  output 
of  indurated  fibre  goods  of  the  following  noted  companies,  viz.: 
Indurated  Fibre  Company,  Portland,  Me.;  John  II.  Conant,  Water, 
town,  Mass.;  American  Indurated  Fibre  Comp.iny,  Jlechanicsville, 
N.  Y.;  Oswego  Indurated  Fibre  Company.  Oswe-o,  X.  Y. ;  The  In- 
durated Fibre  Company  of  Lockport.  Lockpoi-r,  N,  Y. :  The  Western 
Indurated  Fibre  Company,  Winona,  Minn  ;  Filiei  ite  JIanufacturing 
Company,  Skowhegan,  Me.  The  company  keeps  constantly  in 
stock  in  its  wareroonis  indurated  fibre  pails,  keelers,  tubs,  water- 
coolers,  measures,  spittoons,  umbrella-stands,  milk-pans,  butter 
bowls,  wash-basins,  slop-jars,  etc.  Their  indurated  fibre  ware  is 
moulded  or  pressed  out  in  one  piece  from  wood  fibre  (do  not  con- 
found these  goods  with  "  paper"  or  so  called  "  fibre  ware"\  and  is 
warranted  to  he  all  in  one  piece,  without  joint  or  seam.  Their  pails, 
tubs,  and  keelers  are  the  only  line  of  ware  which  can  truthfully  be 
claimed  to  be  seamless,  and  which  do  not  require  hoops.  This  ware  is 
saturated  with  a  hardening  material  which  makes  it  very  durable  as 
well  as  elastic,  and  renders  it  impervious  to  moisture,  hot  or  cold, 
and  is  superior  to  wood,  paper,  tin,  and  iron  ware  in  these  particulars: 
It  will  not  shrink  or  swell,  or  taint  water,  milk,  or  other  liquids; 


it  cannot  leak,  water-soak,  or  rust;  and  has  no  hoops  to  drop  or  rust 
off.  Being  seamless,  the  bottom  cannot  drop  out.  It  has  no  paint 
or  varnish  to  wear  off,  and  does  not  require  paint  or  varnish  to  pre- 
serve it.  It  is  proof  against  hot  and  cold  water,  kerosene,  benzine, 
and  naphtha;  and  commends  itself  for  general  house  and  farm  use. 
It  is  invaluable  for  maimfacturers,  brewers,  maltsters,  and  paper- 
makers,  and  is  indispensable  for  steamer  use,  as,  in  addition  to  above 
qualities,  the  ware  will  not  sink  if  dropped  overboard.  Indurated 
fibre  ware  is  fitted  with  the  best  of  trimmings,  brass  ears,  coppered 
or  tinned  bail  wire,  and  hardwood  enamelled  handles.  Warranted  to 
stand  any  climate  and  any  fair  usage.  All  orders  for  indurated  fibre 
goods  are  promptly  filled  at  the  lowest  possible  prices.  The  New 
York  ofBce  and  salesroom  are  under  the  control  of  Mr.  H.  G.  Cord- 
ley, who  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  every  detail  and  feature  of 
the  business,  and  the  requirements  of  patrons.  In  conclusion  it  may 
be  justly  stated  that  the  affairs  of  the  Union  Indurated  Fibre  Com- 
pany are  placed  in  able  and  energetic  hands,  and  its  business  is  a 
valued  factor  in  the  commerce  of  the  great  metropolis. 

WILLSON,  ADAMS  &  CO.,  Lumber,  Forty  second  Street  and 
East  River.— It  would  be  difficult  to  cite  a  department  of 
commercial  activity  which  has  exerted  a  greater  influence 
upon  the  material  growth  and  development  of  the  metrop- 
olis than  the  liunber  trade,  and  in  this  connection  as  an  old  time- 
honored  and  representative  enterprise  may  be  mentioned  that  which 
forms  the  immediate  subject  of  the  present  sketch.  This  vast  busi- 
ness was  originally  established  in  1860  under  the  name  and  style  of 
Smith  &  WiUson.  In  1880  the  title  became  Willson  &  Adams,  and 
four  years  later  the  present  firm  was  organized.  The  house  has 
three  yards,  one  at  Mount  Vernon  and  the  others  at  Forty-second 
Street  and  East  River,  and  One  Hundred  and  Thirty -eighth  Street 
and  Mott  Avenue,  this  city.  The  dual  establishment  in  this  city 
occupies  a  ground  area  of  130  city  lots,  with  mammoth  sheds 
and  buildings  for  the  accommodation  of  hght  stuff,  and  com- 
modious and  well -arranged  yards  for  the  storage  of  the  heavier 
grades  of  lumber,  timber,  etc.  The  firm  are  heavy  handlers  of  hard 
and  soft  wood,  lumber,  spruce  timber,  shingles,  and  pickets,  their 
immense  stock  aggregating  20,000,000  feet.  A  large  force  of  men 
and  teams  is  employed  in  the  transaction  of  the  voliuninous  and 
extensive  business,  and  the  house  is  popularly  considered  as  one  of 
the  leading  and  representative  city  enterprises  in  the  lumber  trade. 
The  individual  members  of  the  firm  are  Messrs.  Charles  H.  Willson, 
Charles  L.  Adams,  Allen  W.  Adams,  W.  W.  Watrous,  and  J.  S.  Car- 
valho.  All  are  New  York  men  of  business  enterprise  and  push,  pos- 
sessing a  thorough  knowledge  of  all  pertaining  to  the  lumber  trade. 
Mr.  Willson's  brother,  J.  W.,  was  one  of  the  original  founders  of 
the  enterprise,  Mr.  C.  H.  Willson  having  become  connected  with  the 
firm  in  1865  ;  the  others  have  been  identified  with  the  house  for  a 
number  of  years,  some  of  them  beginning  as  clerks  and  working 
themselves  up  to  a  copartnership. 

WALTER  J.  BURKE,  Wholesale  Grocer  and  Jobber  in  Teas 
and  Coffees,  No.  841  Tenth  Avenue,  between  Fifty-fifth  and 
Fifty  sixth  Streets.— A  popular  and  prosperous  establish- 
ment in  the  general  grocery  fine  in  this  section  of  the  city 
is  that  of  Mr.  Walter  J.  Burke,  whose  well-known  and  commodious 
store  is  desirably  located  at  No.  841  Tenth  Avenue,  between  Fifty-fifth 
and  Fifty -sixth  streets.  Although  established  but  little  over  a  year, 
Mr.  Burke  has  won  signal  success  in  the  commercial  world,  and  has 
acquired  a  large,  permanent,  and  influential  patronage.  He  has  won 
the  public  confidence  and  favor  through  his  liberal  methods  of  man- 
agement, and  his  fixed  ride  of  handling  none  but  the  finest  goods  in 
the  market,  while  his  prices  are  such  as  to  defy  successful  competi- 
tion. The  attractively-furnished  store  occupied  is  filled  to  its  ut- 
most capacity  with  a  large,  very  superior  stock  of  choice  teas,  coffees 
and  spices,  table  delicacies,  and  staple  and  fancy  groceries  of  all 
kinds,  both  foreign  and  domestic,  aU  fresh  and  good,  the  assortment 
being  complete  in  every  particular.  He  makes  a  leading  specialty  of 
jobbing  teas  and  coffees,  and  offers  special  inducements  in  the  mat- 
ter of  prices,  which  dealers  and  consumers  would  do  well  to  take  ad- 
vantage of.  Two  clerks  are  employed.  aU  orders  are  put  up  prompt- 
ly and  satisfactorily,  and  goods  are  deUvered  to  any  part  of  the  city 
free  of  charge.  Mr.  Burke  attends  personally  to  the  direction  of  his 
affairs,  and  is  an  expert  busings  manager.  He  is  a  native  of  New 
York,  widely  known  in  both  mercantile  and  social  circles,  and  the 
permanent  success  of  his  estabUshment  is  fully  assured. 


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JOHN  I.  CUMING,  Manufacturer  of  Fine  Cigars,  No.  27  Bar- 
clay Street.— Among  tlie  cigar  houses  of  tliis  city  none  is 
more  worthy  of  hcmorable  iiifiilioii  tlian  that  of  Mr.  Joliii  I. 
Cuming,  whose  csiahhslinicnt  is  l.iciii.  d  at  No.  27  Barclay 
Street.  The  business  whs  si,iri.-,l,  u,  isso  un, in- tli.' style  of  Cuming 
&  Rosen,  and  in  Octobei-,  iss;,  Mr.  .'Meyer  Kosen  withdi-ew  from  the 
partnership.  Since  tlu  n  tlie  Imsiness  has  been  conducted  by  Mr. 
Cuming  with  im  leas.  .1  mm  ,  ess.    I  lie  premises  occupied  for  the 

business  comprise  "tie  il  ■  .if  the  iniilding.  which  is  25x100  feet  in 

dimensions.  This  is  e.iinpped  willi  all  necessary  appliances  for  the 
production  of  the  (inest  brands  »(  ci^iars.  Idrwliieh  the  house  has 
become  noted,  and  tor  wliieh  there  is  a  very  aii  ivi' dein.and.  A  large 
number  of  haiuls  are  eniplciyed  in  the  maniifacluring  department, 
and  the  house  is  constantly  represented  throughout  New  York  and 
the  adjoining  States  among  retail  dealers  by  travelling  salesmen. 
The  house  enjoys  a  splendiil  trade,  and  this  is  gradually  increasing  in 
volume.  Mr.  Cuming  has  practical  experience  in  this  line  of  busi- 
ness, and  is  conducting  his  establisliment  ujion  tlie  lines  of  hberality 
anil  integrity.  All  goods  sent  out  from  his  factory  will  be  found  to 
be  exactly  as  represented.  Mr.  Cuming  was  Imrn  in  Ireland,  but  was 
brought  up  in  New  York,  where  he  has  resided  for  the  past  thirty 
years.    He  is  prompt  and  reliable  in  all  his  business  relations. 

HUTCHINSON  &  HALL,  Commission  Dealers  in  Flour,  Feed, 
and  Grain,  No.  134  Tenth  Avenue.— A  branch  of  mercantile 
activity  exercising  an  important  influence  in  promoting  the 
business  growth  of  the  city  is  that  pursued  by  the  commis- 
sion dealer  in  feed,  flour,  and  grain,  and  much  capital  and  energy 
are  engaged  in  this  line.  One  of  the  most  prosperous  and  best- 
known  houses  of  the  kind  is  that  of  Messrs.  Hutchinson  &  Hall, 
located  at  No.  134  Tenth  Avenue,  between  Eighteenth  and  Nineteenth 
streets.  The  business  of  this  house  was  inaugurated  ten  years  ago 
by  the  present  proprietors,  who  brought  to  bear  ample  experience 
together  with  energy,  ability,  and  perseverance,  and  from  the  first 
the  enterprise  has  been  most  successful,  the  patronage  steadily  in- 
creasing year  by  year  until  its  present  extensive  proportions  have 
been  attained.  The  premises  occupied  consist  of  a  store  and  base- 
ment, 125x100  feet  in  dimensions,  and  a  warehouse  having  two  floors 
each  25x50  feet  in  area.  The  firm  have  three  delivery  trucks,  em- 
ploy five  hands,  and  possess  the  most  improved  facilities  for  the 
satisfactory  prosecution  of  trade.  A  very  heavy  stock  is  at  all  times 
carried,  embracing  the  finest  grades  of  flour,  feed,  and  grain,  also 
baled  hay  and  straw,  salt,  etc.  Both  a  wholesale  and  retail  demand 
is  supplied,  and  all  orders  are  filled  on  the  most  favorable  terms. 
The  copartners,  Messrs.  Samuel  Hutchinson  and  William  Hall,  are 
business  men  of  strict  integrity,  as  well  as  sound  judgment  and 
ability,  highly  regarded  by  the  trade,  and  fully  worthy  of  the  large 
measure  of  public  favor  and  recognition  they  receive. 

H ROSENTHAL  &  BRO.,  Manufacturers  of  Brushes,  No.  120 
Chambers  Street:  Factory,  No.  50  Warren  Street.— At  the 
^  present  day  l)riishes  are  made  from  a  great  variety  of 
materials.  I'r.'ni  Hie  wire  specialty  for  burnishing  the 
surface  of  melals  to  tlie  sahle  hair  brush  for  artists' uses.  The 
bristles  and  hair  used  in  the  manufacture  of  brushes  are  chiefly 
obtained  from  Siheiia.  Itiissia  and  France,  which  export  to  the 
United  States  two  thinls  of  the  entire  su|i|>ly,  and  the  brushes 
made  in  New  York  are  well  known  and  a|>|irei  i:ited  all  over  this 
continent,  and  even  Great,  Britain,  for  their  sujierior  qualities. 
In  this  connection  special  reference  is  made  in  this  historical  review 
of  the  industries  of  f be  met ro,.olis  to  the  widel v-known  and  old- 
established  house  of  H.  Ho-.  titlial  ,V  i;ro..  m.iiiut  aet  nrers  .,f  tine 
painters  and  artists'  bruslies,  whose  olliee  and  spaeioiis  salesr.M.m 
are  located  at  No.  120  Clitimbers  Street.  riinnin(j  t  hron-li  the  entire 
block  to  No.  50  Warren  Street.  The  upi.er  tloors  h,a\  e  a  seri.-s  of 
galleries  the  entire  length  of  this  very  lonir  Imildin:.'.  all  devot'  d  to 
manufacturing  brushes,  with  every  appliance  atnl  faeility  necesstiry 
for  the  successful  prosecution  of  their  hn^m.  vs.  and  where  about  two 
hundred  experienced  and  skilled  m.  elimies  are  almost  constantly 
emploj'ed,  all  guided  and  under  tlie  dii  c  ct  super  vision  of  Mr.  Henry 
Rosenthal,  who  has  created  the  present  excellence  of  the  practical 
paint-brush  over  the  uncouth,  unsightly,  and  ancient  substitute— 
which  a  lifetime  of  study  and  experience  can  only  accomplish,  he 
having  established  this  business  over  a  quarter-century  ago.  and  so 
conducted  it  until  1875.  when  he  admitted  his  brother,  Mr.  Maurice  Ro- 
senthal, in  partnership,  whose  effort  it  has  been  to  produce  such 


goods  best  suited  to  those  markets  which  his  travels  embrajed.  Both 
partners  are  thoroughly  able  and  practicaljbrush-makers— fully  con- 
versant with  every  feature  and  detail  of  this  industry,  and  the  re- 
quirement of  the  trade  in  all  sections  of  this  country.  Their  busi- 
ness, however,  is  by  no  means  confined  to  the  United  States,  as  large 
quantities  of  the  firm's  famous  brushes  are  exported  to  Canada, 
South  America,  and  Europe.  Their  specialty  is  the  successful  pro- 
diu-tiou  of  fine  painters  and  artists'  brushes,  and  generall5'  known 
as  the  "  Arrow  Brand,"  which  have  merited  the  claim  of  being  abso- 
lutely unrivalled  for  quality,  durability,  and  general  excellence, 
having  no  superiors  in  this  or  any  other  market.  They  carry  at  all 
times  a  very  large  stock,  thereby  facilitating  promptness  in  the  ex- 
ecution of  all  orders  entrusted  to  their  care,  and  theirdetermination 
to  yield  their  patrons  entire  satisfaction  is  steadily  securing  for 
them  the  most  pleasant  results.  It  is  oidy  just  to  state,  in  conclu- 
sion, that  their  enterprise,  business  ability,  and  integrity  rate  them 
high  in  the  commercial  world,  and  umler  their  presentable  manage, 
ment  this  popular  house  is  certain  to  retain  the  ascendency  in  the 
future  which  it  has  already  acquired  in  this  useful  industry. 

DB.  BUTLER,  Manufacturer  of  Picture-frames,  and  Dealer  in 
Paintings,  Engravings,  Photographs,  etc..  No.  398  Fourth 
^  Avenue,  between  Twenty-seventh  and  Twenty-eighth 
Streets. — A  notable  and  popular  picture-frame  an<i  art  store 
is  that  of  Mr.  D.  B.  Butler,  of  No.  398  Fourth  Avenue,  and  this  gen- 
tleman is  widely  known  to  the  public  as  an  extensive  dealer  in  fine 
picture-frames,  engravings,  etchings,  and  artists'  materials.  His 
store  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  on  this  popular  thoronghfai  e,  and 
is  a  leading  headquarters  for  art  goods  of  every  description.  Mr. 
Butler  founded  his  enterprise  in  1877,  and  he  brought  to  bear  upon  it 
a  wide  range  of  experience  in  the  same  line  of  trade.  He  is  a  gentle- 
man of  middle  age,  a  native  of  New  Y'ork,  and  a  live,  wide-awake, 
intelligent  business  man,  who  knows  what  the  public  reipiire,  and 
spares  no  effort  to  meet  the  need.  His  premises  comprise  salesroom 
and  basement,  each  of  which  has  an  area  of  20x70  feet.  The  sales- 
room is  elegant  in  its  fittings  and  appointments,  and  it  contains  a 
very  large  and  carefully  selected  assortment  of  picture  ;uid  looking- 
glass  frames,  mouldings  of  the  very  latest  and  fasliionable  styles  for 
the  manufacture  of  the  same,  also  paintings,  jiastels,  engraviugs, 
chromo-lithographs,  photographs,  etc. .together  with  trimmings  for 
same,  embracing  English  and  German  oil  and  water  colors.  pa.stels, 
and  other  popular  colors,  etc.  These  goods  are  sold  at  the  lowest 
prices,  and  are  warranted  to  be  as  represented.  Particular  atten- 
tion is  given  to  the  manufacture  of  all  kinds  of  frames,  and  paint- 
ings are  cleaned,  varnished,  hung,  or  packed  and  shipped  to  order 
satisfactorily  and  on  reasonable  terms. 

CJ.  CHAPM.\N  &  CO..  Cooperage,  Nos  CI.  m.  n.",  07.  69  Tenth 
Avenue,  corner  of  Fourteenth  Street  The  trade  of  coop- 
^  erage  is  one  of  great  antiquity,  and  l':-v:  ii.dustries  are 
more  necessary.  The  enormous  quantity  <'(  eooperage  re- 
quired in  the  transportation  of  all  kinds  of  produce  and  merchandise 
renders  the  item  of  barrels  and  ke-s  one  of  the  greatest  importance 
to  business  men.  A  iirominent  and  reliable  house  in  New  York  City 
actively  engaged  in  tins  iiidnstr\-  is  that  of  ."Messrs.  C.  J.  Chapman 
&  Co..  whose  office  and  mannfaetory  is  eent  rally  located  at  Nos.  61 
to  69  Tenth  .-Vveniie.  This  bnsiiiess  was  established  here  five  years 
ago  by  ^tr.  ('.  ,T  ('lia|iman,  who  succeeded  his  father  in  1880,  who 
previously  carried  on  this  business  at  No.  21  North  First  Street, 
Brooklyn.  E.  D.  Tin'  present  firm  has  built  up  a  liberal  and  per- 
manent patronage  in  New  Y'ork  City  and  the  neighboring  cities. 
The  premises  occupied  are  commodious,  and  comprise  two  floors 
I'lix.'iii  feet  in  dimensions,  fully  equipped  with  all  the  latest  im- 
piMve  l  tools,  macliinery.  and  appliances  known  to  the  trade. 
Thirt\  exp,  rieneed  c  oopers,  operatives  etc.,  are  employed,  and 
the  maelnnery  is  iliiveu  by  Steam-power.  Mr.  Chapman  manu- 
facttires  ljir;;ely  all  kinds  of  barrels  and  kegs,  all  his  work 
being  made  of  the  best  white  oak.  The  products  of  this 
responsible  house  are  unrivalled  for  quality,  strength,  finish, 
utility,  and  workmanship,  and  have  no  superiors  in  this  or  any 
other  market,  while  the  prices  quoted  are  lower  than  tho.se  of  other 
first-cla.ss  manufactories.  Mr.  Chapman  is  a  native  of  New  Y'ork 
and  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacttu-e  of  cooperage  all  his  life, 
and  justly  merits  the  large  measure  of  success  achieved  in  this  rap- 
idly increasing  busines.s.  This  house  is  the  most  extensive  manu- 
facturer of  kegs  and  barrels  engaged  iii  the  trade  in  New  York  City. 


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BROCKWAY  &  NICKERSON,  Brick  Commission  Merchants, 
Foot  of  West  Thirtieth  Street,  and  Building  Material  Ex- 
change, Nos  59-()r)  Liberty  Street  — The  consumption  of  brick 
in  New  York  and  adjoining  cities  lias  attained  proportions  of 
enormous  magnitude.  Eacli  season  the  demand  increases  as  capital 
flows  toward  vast  series  of  building  operations,  and  both  to  the  pro- 
prietor, the  architect,  the  builder,  and  the  contractor,  one  of  the 
most  important  questions  is  the  probable  prices  and  quality  of  the 
brick  that  will  be  used.  In  fact  there  is  no  feature  of  the  building 
trade  where  sounder  judgment  and  greater  discrimination  is  neces- 
sary. In  this  connection  the  attention  of  both  dealers  and  the  building 
trade,  architects  and  owners  is  directed  to  splendid  facilities  afforded 
by  Prince  W.  Nickersoii  ami  IMcssrs.  Hrockway  and  Nickerson,  the 
popular  and  widely-kniiwii  lu  ick  (  (iiiiiiiissii.n  uii  ich.uits,  whose  offi- 
ces are  conveniently  IoimIciI  hI  the  Un,i  ..i  \V,-sl  Tliirtieth  Street. 
They  commenced  in  business  in  tliis  branch  in  IKiiS  and  ISSsJ,  estab- 
lishing influential  connections  with  the  principal  yards  at  Haver- 
straw,  and  all  points  on  the  North  River,  in  New  Jereey  and  Long 
Island,  and  receiving  on  commission  all  qualities  of  brick  in  cargo 
lots.  They  are  thus  always  in  a  position  to  meet  the  most  exacting 
requirements  for  all  descriptions  of  brick  from  the  very  commonest 
up  to  the  finest  hard  brick  for  facing  purposes.  Both  houses  are 
noted  for  sterling  energy  and  enterprise,  and  all  contracts  entered 
into  by  them  are  executed  to  the  letter.  Their  business  has  gnmn 
up  on  a  substantial  basis  of  merit,  imtil  it  takes  tlie  lead  in  its  line, 
representing  the  handling  and  sale  of  many  millions  of  brick  per  an- 
num. They  receive  and  deliver  to  customers  at  the  foot  of  West 
Thirtieth  Street,  while  to  afford  increased  facilities  they  have  an 
office  in  the  Building  Materials  Exchange,  Liberty  Street,  and  where 
all  orders  receive  prompt  attention.  Mr.  Prince  W.  Nickerson  is  a 
native  of  Southeast  Putnam  County,  having  located  at  Stony  Point 
about  18.50,  and  having  commenced  at  the  very  beginning  of  this  now 
vast  industry  possesses  an  amount  of  practical  experience  and 
knowledge  unknown  to  any  other  house  in  the  trade.  Mr.  Isaac 
Brockway  was  born  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  and  has  been  identified  with 
the  brick  industry  for  a  lifetime.  Mr.  Charles  W.  Nickerson,  a 
native  of  Stony  Point,  N.  Y.,  and  son  of  P.  W.  Nickerson,  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Brockway  &  Nickerson,  and  manager  of  the  business  of 
P.  W.  Nickerson  since  1SS4.  He  is  possessed  of  an  extended  practical 
experience  as  regards  the  marketing  of  brick,  and  thoroughly 
versed  in  the  building  trade.  Both  houses  are  members  of  the 
Building  Materials  Exchange,  and  universally  popular,  respected, 
and  noted  for  their  honorable  methods  and  integrity. 

DB.  BEDELL  &  CO.,  Importers  of  China,  Glassware,  Royal 
Worcester,  etc  ,  No.  866  Broadway  —An  important  branch 
,  of  commercial  activity,  and  one  deserving  of  special  mention 
in  a  review  of  the  leading  business  interests  of  New  York,  is 
the  importation  of  china,  glassware,  etc.  A  prominent  and  relialile 
firm  engaged  in  this  trade  is  that  of  Messrs  D.  B.  Bedell  &  Co  ,  whose 
office  and  salesrooms  are  located  at  No.  860  Broadway.  This  business 
was  established  tliirty  years  ago  by  the  present  proprietors,  Messrs. 
D.  B.  Bedell  and  C.  E.  Mosher,  both  of  whom  have  had  great  experi- 
ence, and  are  thoroughly  conversant  with  every  detail  and  feature  of 
the  business.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  handsome  store 
and  basement,  located  at  No,  866  Broadway,  fully  supplied  with 
every  appliance  and  facility  for  the  accommodation  and  display  of 
the  valuable  and  extensive  stock.  The  assortment  includes  all  kinds 
of  china  and  glassware,  Royal  Worcester,  Dresden,  Crown  Derby, 
fancy  goods,  etc  ,  which  are  unrivalled  for  quality,  elegance,  and  ex- 
cellence As  the  trade  of  the  firm  is  among  the  best  people  in 
New  York  and  its  vicinity,  great  care  has  been  taken  in  the  selection 
of  the  goods  Besides  their  extensive  stock  of  elegant  china  and  glass- 
ware, the  Ann  have  constantly  on  hand  large  supplies  of  the  plainer 
varieties.  They  likewise  decorate  china  to  order,  and  cut  and  en- 
grave glass  to  pattern  Messrs.  Bedell  &  Mosher  are  both  natives  of 
New  York,  and  their  success  in  the  china  and  glassware  trade  of  the 
City  is  as  substantial  as  it  is  well  merited. 

E BENNETT,  .leweller.  No.  1234  Broadway.— Prominent  among 
the  leading  and  reliable  houses  actively  engaged  in  the 
,    jewelry  trade  is  that  of  Mr.  E.  Bennett,  whose  elegant  and 
well  equipped  store  is  centrally  located  at  No.  1294  Broad- 
way.  This  business  was  foimded  in  1852  by  the  present  proprietor, 
who  has  been  in  the  present  location  for  the  la-st  quarter  of  a 
century.   He  makes  a  specialty  of  fine  diamonds  and  other  precious 


stones,  and  deals  in  watches  and  jewelry  of  every  description.  Mr. 
Bennett  also  furnishes  designs,  and  resets  diamond.s  with  the  great- 
est care  and  skill,  and  copies  in  enamel  natural  flowers  and  leaves. 
In  the  stock  will  be  found  a  superior  a.s.sortn)ent  of  the  finest  dia- 
mond goods,  lockets,  rings,  bracelets,  chains,  etc.,  and  other  articles 
too  numerous  to  mention.  Popular  prices  prevail  in  this  responsible 
establishment,  polite  and  attentive  assistants  serve  customers  intelli- 
gently and  promptly.  Mr.  Bennett  was  born  in  Connecticut,  but  has 
resided  in  New  York  for  the  last  forty  years.  We  assure  those 
who  require  jewelry  of  any  kind  that  at  this  establishment  they  will 
be  satisfied  in  every  particular,  both  with  the  goods  and  prices. 

MFITZSI.MONS,  Roofing  and  Cornices,  No.  234  West  Thirty- 
sixth  Street.— Thirty-five  years  of  unbroken  prosjierity 
^  sums  up  in  brief  the  history  of  the  admirably  conducted 
and  widely  known  establishment  of  M.  Fitzsimons,  tin  and 
slate  roofer,  and  inaniifactiircr  of  cornices.  No.  2'il  West  Thirty- 
sixth  Street,  which  is  in  all  respects  one  of  the  leading  and  most 
reliable  concerns  of  the  l;iuil  in  this  part  of  the  city,  Mr.  Fitzsimons, 
who  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  lias  resided  in  New  Ycrk  some  forty 
odd  years,  is  a  practical  and  expert  \v<irkni;ni  liiinsell  ,  with  long  and 
varied  experience  in  his  art,  and  is  tlKiron.ijhly  conversant  with  the 
Imsiness  in  all  its  branches.  Being  a  man  of  push  and  enterprise,  as 
well  as  skill  and  untu-ing  industry,  he  started  in  business  on  his  own 
acc<  lunt  in  1852,  and  soon  won  his  way  to  public  favor  and  patronage, 
building  up  a  large  and  flourishing  trade.  The  shop,  which  is  lo- 
cated on  the  first  floor,  is  25x90  feet  in  dimensions,  and  is  supplied 
with  ample  facilities  and  completely  equipped  in  every  respect, 
while  upwards  of  thirty  skilled  hands  are  employed.  Tin  and  slate 
roofing  of  all  kinds  is  executed  in  the  most  superior  and  expeditious 
manner,  and  cornices  of  every  description  are  manufactured  and 
put  up,  Mr.  Fitzsimons  giving  close  personal  supervision  to  every 
feature  and  detail  of  the  work;  and  altogether  the  trade,  which  ex- 
tends throughout  the  city  and  State,  New  .Jersey  and  Connecticut,  is 
exceedingly  large  and  grows  apace  with  years. 

THE  NEW  YORK  CENTRAL  STEAM  LAUNDRY;  Hotel,  Res- 
taurant, Steamship,  and  Railroad  Work,  No,  230  East  Thirty- 
seventh  Street.— The  widely  known  and  i-eliahli'  Xew  York 
Central  Steam  Laundry  was  establisheil  in  isi;;  i)y  31i-s,  S,  A. 
Hatch,  who  conducted  it  till  1880,  when  it  was  duly  ineoi-iiorated 
with  ample  capital.  The  officers  of  the  company  are  F.  E.  Sloan, 
Treasurer,  and  James  H.  Munson,  Secretary  and  Manager.  The 
premises  occupied  comprise  a  spacious  four-story  building,  2.5x100 
feet  in  dimensions.  The  workrooms  are  fully  equipped  with  all  the 
latest  improved  laundry  machinery,  apparatus  and  appliances, 
while  employment  is  given  in  the  various  departments  to  seventy 
exjierienced  operatives.  The  system  which  pervades  this  establish- 
ment leaves  nothing  to  be  desired,  each  dej m i  i in-  n(  li-  ing  carefully 
supervised.  The  New  York  Central  Laumli  y  makes  a  sjiecialty  of 
hotel,  restain-ant,  steamship,  and  railroad  work.  This  hiundrj- does 
all  the  Wagner  car  work  between  New  York  and  St.  Louis,  and 
has  obtained  an  excellent  reputation  for  promptness,  cheapness,  and 
the  careful  and  thorough  execution  of  all  work.  Mr.  James  H. 
Munson.  the  manager,  has  had  great  experience  in  laundr3'  work. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y.,  and  is  one 
of  our  progressive  and  public-spirited  citizens. 

EDWARD  KIRMSS,  Engineer  and  Machinist,  etc..  No.  338  East 
Twenty-third  Street.— This  gentleman  has  gained  national  dis- 
tinction as  the  patentee  and  manufacturer  of  the  famous 
steam  engine  k-nown  as  Snyder's  Little  Giant,  He  started  into 
business  on  his  own  account  some  thirteen  years  ago  at  his  present 
location,  and  from  quit*  a  small  beginning  the  same  has  developed 
and  progressed  imtil  now  it  embraces  a  large  and  profitable  patron- 
age. The  workshop  proper  has  dimensions  of  25x80  feet,  being  sup- 
plied by  an  engine  and  boiler,  and  a  number  of  very  excellent  and 
labor-saving  machines  which  have  been  specially  constructed  for 
this  business  after  plans  drafted  by  Mr.  Kirmss  personally.  A  gene- 
ral trade  is  followed,  embracing  everything  in  engineer  and  machin- 
ists' work,  the  same  being  executed  in  the  most  thorough  and  work- 
manlike way.  Jobbing  receives  specially  careful  attention  and  is 
performed  in  a  skilful  and  scientific  manner.  Mr.  Kirmss,  the  head 
of  this  establishment,  was  bom  in  Germany,  but  came  to  the  United 
States  in  18T0.  He  has  had  an  experience  of  twenty  two  years  in  the 
business  and  understands  the  same  in  every  particular. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


BEECHINOE,  HEALY  &  CONWAY,  Importers  and  Retailers  of 
Foreign  and  Domestic  Dry  Goods,  Nos.  809  and  811  Broadway. 
A  new  aspirant  for  public  favor  and  patronage  in  ttie  line  of 
the  retail  dry-goods  trade  made  its  appearance  in  September, 
1887,  and  upon  a  basis  of  substantial  equipment,  ample  resources,  mag- 
nificent facilities,  and  wide  and  valuable  experience  such  as  no  other 
firm  could  command  at  its  inception.  We  allude  to  the  popular  and 
already  flourishing  house  of  Messrs.  Beechinor,  Healy  &  Conway, 
whose  splendid  emporium  of  dry  goods,  fancy  goods,  and  kindred 
Mnes  is  so  centrally  located  at  Nos.  809  and  811  Broadway,  between 
Eleventh  and  Twelfth  streets.  The  copartners  are  gentlemen  not  only 
of  tried  abilities  and  sound  judgment,  but  bring  to  bear  a  vast  and 
-varied  range  of  practical  experience,  acquired  in  the  best  circles  of 
the  trade.  Though  forming  a  young  house,  yet  they  are  individually 
old  dry  goods  men  and  were  respectively  leading  departmental  heads 
in  one  or  more  of  the  most  famous  old  estabhshments  in  the  world. 
It  will  be  of  direct  interest  to  our  readers  to  learn  that  all  three  gen- 
tlemen had  been  long  prominently  identified  with  the  former  house 
of  A.  T.  Stewart  &  Co.  Mr.  R  J.  Beechinor  has  had  twenty-five  years' 
experience;  most  of  the  time  as  head  of  department  in  Stewart's,  and 
later  with  the  wholesale  dry-goods  house  of  Sylvester,  Hilton  &  Co. 
Mr.  Richard  Healy  has  also  been  for  twenty-five  years  actively 
identified  with  the  trade,  most  of  the  time  as  a  departmental  head. 
Mr.  T.  J.  Conway  has  also  had  upwards  of  a  quarter  of  a  century  ex- 
perience, first  with  A.  T.  Stewart  &  Co  ,  afterwards  with  the  house 
of  J.  &  C.  Johnston,  and  others.  Comment  is  unnecessary.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  new  firm  are  still  young  in  years,  pushing  and  energetic, 
thorough  masters  of  the  situation,  knowing  exactly  what  the  public 
■wants  and  having  the  necessary  facilities  to  supply  it.  Their  build- 
ing is  new,  especially  erected  for  their  occupancy,  and  embodying 
their  suggestions  as  to  arrangements  and  improvements,  with  the  re- 
sult that  it  is  to-day  the  handiest  and  grandly  fitted  dry-goods  house, 
internally,  in  the  city;  and  outside  one  of  the  handsomest  architectu- 
rally. The  fashionable  tide  of  shoppers  have  found  it  a  specially  in- 
viting store;  no  old  stock  here,  all  strictly  fresh.  Here  is  a  new 
building,  50x100  feet  in  size,  five  stories  and  basement  in  height,  with 
its  acres  of  floor  space  arranged  to  the  best  advantage,  completely 
stocked  with  full  Unes  of  foreign  and  domestic  dry  goods.  The  firm 
have  surrounded  themselves  with  a  thoroughly  efficient  staff  of  em- 
ployees, 1.50  in  number.  A  thorough  system  of  organization  is  en- 
forced ;  customers  are  waited  on  by  polite  and  attentive  salesmen  and 
salesladies,  who  take  every  pains  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  buyer; 
promptitude  is  the  order  of  the  day;  the  Whittier  safety  elevators 
convey  customers  speedily  from  one  floor  to  another;  the  best  cash 
system  in  town  is  used  here,  and  it  is  "no  trouble  to  show  goods." 
They  are  now  offering  n  magnificent  stock  of  winter  goods,  compris- 
prising  the  latest  novelties  of  the  season,  replenished  by  every 
steamer,  all  at  prices  which  cannot  fail  to  meet  the  expectations  of 
the  most  economical.  To  make  room  for  fresh  purchases  and  new 
importations,  Messrs.  Beechinor,  Healy  &  Conway  never  hesitate  to 
close  out  broken  lines  and  remnants  at  less  than  bargain  prices. 
There  are  upwards  of  thirty  different  departments  here,  each  com- 
plete in  itself.  This  is  headquarters  for  suits  and  cloaks;  wraps, 
millinery,  underwear,  shoes,  gloves  and  hosiery,  dress  trimmings, 
upholsteries,  laces  and  embroideries,  linens,  satins,  prints,  flannels, 
muslins,  foulards,  etc.,  etc.,  all  are  here  in  the  most  attractive  dis- 
play. The  firm  are  direct  importers;  their  buyers  are  resident  in  the 
principal  European  markets,  thus  giving  the  firm's  customers  the  ad- 
vantage of  first  selections.  Messrs.  Beechinor,  Healy  &  Conway  just- 
ly merit  the  success  which  is  attending  their  energetic,  enterprising, 
and  ably  directed  policy. 

JOHN  MERRY  &  CO.,  West  Side  Galvanizing  Works,  Nos.  535- 
547  West  Fifteenth  Street.— For  many  years  sheet  iron  was 
only  used  in  small  quantities  in  consequence  of  its  tendency  to 
oxidation  or  rust,  but  happily  mechanical  skill  and  ingenuity 
have  overcome  this  difficulty.  Iron  is  now  coated  with  zinc,  forming 
a  combination  impervious  to  atmospherical  influences,  and  known  as 
galvanized  iron.  A  prominent  and  progressive  house  in  New  York 
engaged  in  this  useful  and  important  industry  is  that  of  Messrs.  John 
Merry  &  Co.,  of  the  West  Side  Galvanizing  Works,  whose  offices  and 
■warehouses  are  located  at  Nos.  .535,  537,  53E1,  .541.  543,  545,  and  547 
West  Fifteenth  Street.  The  galvanizing  works  have  recently  been 
removed  to  Eleventh  Avenue  and  Fifteenth  Street,  adjoining  the 
warehou.ses  and  facing  the  North  River.  The  business  was  estab- 
lished here  in  1872  by  Jolm  Merry  &  Co.,  who  were  succeeded  in  1876 


by  Hooper  &  Meri^y.  Eventually  in  1S85  the  present  firm  was  orr^aa- 
ized  and  assumed  the  management,  the  copartners  being  Mescrs. 
John  and  George  E.  Merry,  both  of  whom  are  thoroughly  practical 
business  men,  possessing  an  intimate  knowledge  of  every  detail  of 
the  manufacture  of  galvanized  iron,  both  sheets  and  plates,  and  the 
requirements  of  customers  in  all  sections  of  the  coimtry.  The  senior 
partner,  Mr.  John  Merry,  has  been  engaged  in  the  "  galvanizing  busi- 
ness" in  this  city  since  1852,  almost  from  its  inception  in  the  United 
States  and  then  working  under  foreign  patents.  He  is  considered  by 
the  trade  to  be  the  oldest  manufacturer  in  New  York  in  his  special 
line.  The  works  are  spacious  and  are  equipped  with  all  modern  ap- 
pliances, machtaery,  and  apparatus  known  to  the  trade.  Sixty  ex- 
perienced and  skilled  workmen  are  employed,  and  the  machinery  is 
driven  by  steam  power.  Messrs.  John  Merry  &  Co.  manufacture 
and  deal  largely  in  the  "  Lion"  "  Phoenix''  and  "  Antelope"  brands 
of  galvanized  sheet  iron,  corrugated  iron  for  roofing  and  siding,  tin 
plates,  solder,  slating  and  roofing  nails,  tinned,  galvanized  and  black. 
AU  kinds  of  iron  work  is  galvanized  or  tinned  to  order,  and  the  pro- 
ductions of  this  responsible  house  are  unrivalled  for  quality,  dura- 
bility, reUability,  and  excellence,  while  the  prices  quoted  for  aU  grades 
of  galvanized  iron,  etc.,  are  lower  than  those  of  the  first-class  houses. 
The  trade  of  this  house  extends  throughout  all  sections  of  the  United 
States,  and  is  steadily  increasing,  owing  to  the  superiority  of  its  pro- 
ductions. Both  partners  are  highly  esteemed  by  the  community  for 
their  equitable  and  just  methods,  and  their  increasing  business  af- 
fords the  best  criterion  of  their  energy,  skill,  and  enterprise. 

AHAUBOLD  &  CO.,  Fire  Insurance  Agents  and  Brokers,  Up- 
tov.-u  Office  Nos.  94  and  90  East  Fourteenth  Street.— One  of 
^  the  soundest  insurance  agencies  in  New  York  is  that 
so  ably  conducted  by  Messrs.  A.  Haubold  &  Co.  The  down- 
toivn  office  is  located  at  Nos.  62  and  64  Cedar  Street,  the  up  town 
office  being  at  Nos.  94  and  96  West  Fourteenth  Street.  They  are 
widely  known  as  fire  insurance  agents  and  brokers,  and  have  devel- 
oped a  large  and  influential  patronage  throughout  this  city  and  the 
surrounding  country.  The  agency  was  first  estabhshed  by  Mr.  A. 
Haubold,  in  1866,  and  the  present  firm  was  organized  in  1882.  They 
now  represent  the  following  well-known  and  powerful,  corpora- 
tions, viz.,  the  Hamburg-Bremen  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  Ham- 
burg. Germany;  the  Queen's  of  London;  the  Lancashu-e,  of  England, 
and  the  Metropolitan  Plate  Glass,  of  New  York.  Representing,  as 
they  do,  many  millions  of  dollars  of  assets  and  resources,  this  firm 
are  enabled  to  promptly  place  the  largest  risks,  distributing  the  same 
in  the  most  judicious  manner,  quoting  the  lowest  rates  of  premium, 
and  guaranteeing  a  prompt  and  satisfactory  adjustment  of  all 
losses.  They  control  the  insuring  of  many  of  the  choicest  lines 
of  business  and  residential  property  in  this  city,  are  thoroughly 
prompt,  efficient,  and  reliable  in  all  their  transactions,  and  fuUy 
merit  the  confidence  and  patronage  which  are  so  liberally  bestowed 
upon  them.  The  firm  is  composed  of  Messrs.  A.  Haubold  and  J. 
Rosenberg.  Mr.  Haubold  i?  a  native  of  Germany,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  1850.  Mr.  Rosenberg  was  born  in  Austria,  and  has  re- 
sided here  since  1871.  Both  are  gentlemen  of  large  experience  in 
insurance  matters,  and  of  high  reputation  and  standing  in  busi- 
ness circles. 

ADUNKEL,  Steam  Dyeing  Establishment,  No.  418  Fourth 
Avenue.— The  remarkable  degree  of  success  which  has  been 
J  achieved  since  the  inception  of  this  enterprise  by  Mrs. 
Duijkel,  more  than  sixteen  years  ago,  wai-rants  the  assertion 
that  the  house  fairly  bounded  into  pubhc  favor,  and  at  the  present 
date  it  enjoys  a  liberal  and  ever-increasing  trade  throughout  the  city 
and  •vicinity.  The  French  process  of  steam  dyeing  and  scouring  is 
the  most  approved  in  use,  and  the  work  done  is  invariably  satisfac- 
tory in  every  particular.  Mrs.  Dunkel  is  practically  experienced  in 
every  detail  of  the  business,  and,  so  far  as  she  is  able,  gives  close  per- 
sonal supervision  to  the  dyeing,  scouring,  and  cleaning  of  dry-goods, 
clothing,  and  wearing  apparel  of  aU  kinds,  which  are  thus  rendered 
equal  to  new  goods,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  cleaning  cm-tains  and 
fine  laces  and  ladies'  dresses  without  taking  them  apart.  The  work- 
rooms are  supplied  with  all  modern  facilities  and  improved  appliances 
needed  in  the  transaction  of  the  business.  The  store  is  commodious, 
attractively  fitted  up,  and  well  .stocked  with  a  fine  assortment  of 
sample  goods  of  all  lands.  Mrs.  Dunkel  is  a  Frenchwoman  by  birth, 
but  has  lived  in  New  York  for  the  past  twenty  years.  Goods  sent  by 
express  from  any  part  of  the  country  receive  prompt  attention. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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BEST  &  CO.,  Liliputian  Bazar,  Manufiu  tiiivi-s  ol  and  Dealers  in 
everything  for  Cliildreirs  Wear,  Nns  on  an  1  r,  j  w  est  Twenty- 
tliird  Street  — The  wonderful  uniuili  auaiui  d  liy  New  York 
in  recent  years  as.a  niercam ill'  and  uiariiilaii  iirlng  centre  is 
solely  due  to  the  enterprise,  oupilal,  and  al)ility  nl'  our  K-ading  mer- 
chants and  manufacturers.  In  this  louiiedicui  it  is  a  pleasiu'e  to 
record  the  character  and  career  ..r  a  t  li.a-.  ai-lily  l  epicsentative  New 
York  concern,  and  one  \\  lu.  il  Ml  its  pai  i  iculai' Iwu'  lias  distanced  all 

competitors,  and  won  tile  |ir  I  |m  .^it  i,,i,  of  li'aWer  in  the  trade.  We 

refer  in  this  connection  to  Mess)  s.  lii-si  .'v  Ci>..  mannlaeltu-ers  of  and 
dealers  in  everything'  l'>i-  einldien  s  »rai-,  ulmse  tainnus  Liliimtian 
Hazar  is  eentrally  loeated  at  Nes,  W  and  (ij  West  Tuenty-tliird 
Street.  The  factory  ot  tlie  lirni  is  at  Nos.  (iti  and  OS  liro.-.dway, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  This  i.usiness  «  as  esiat.lisii.  d  in  issn  i,y  thu  pres- 
ent copartners,  Messrs.  .\llieit  Im-sI  and  Waiicn  V..  Snnili,  whuhave 
had  great  experience,  anil  possess  an  iniimale  know  leilf;e  of  every 
detail  and  feature  of  this  inipoi  i  ani  i ml iist  ly,  and  the  requirements 
of  patrons  in  all  sections  of  i  lie  l  ouii  1 1  y .  The  premises  occupied  com- 
prise a  superior  five-story  and  iiaseinent  Imilding  50x100  feet  in  di. 
mensions.  There  are  ten  distinct  deiiartments  in  this  establishment, 
which  are  fully  stocked  with  everything  necessary  for  the  clothing  of 
children  from  the  cradle  to  eighteen  years  of  age.  Each  depart- 
ment is  complete,  and  is  under  the  control  of  a  manager,  who  is  re- 
sponsible for  the  arrangement  and  display  of  the  goods,  which  are 
Absolutely  unrivalled  for  quality,  finish,  reliability,  and  uniform  ex- 
cellence, while  the  prices  quoted  for  them  necessarily  attract  the  atr 
tention  of  careful  and  prudent  buyers.  This  establishment  is  one  of 
the  busiest  in  the  city,  its  counters  being  thronged  with  patrons 
from  all  classes  of  the  community.  Messrs.  Best  &  Co.  employ  two 
hundred  and  fifty  clerks,  salesmen,  salesladies,  etc.,  in  their  Liliputian 
Bazar,  and  fifteen  hundred  experienced  operators  in  their  Brooklyn 
factor}-.  This  reliable  house  commands  the  direct  patronage  of  the 
people  of  New  York,  Brooklyn,  Jersey  City,  Hoboken,  Newark,  etc., 
up  the  Hudson  and  down  through  Connecticut  and  Long  Island, 
while  the  mail  order  department  affords  a  ready  means  for  persons 
throughout  the  country  to  satisfy  their  wants  in  obtaining  requisites 
for  their  children.  The  firm  have  brought  into  operation  a  thorough 
system  of  organization,  without  which  such  an  extensive  business 
with  its  various  details  could  not  be  successfully  carried  on.  Messrs. 
Best  and  Smith  were  born  in  New  York,  where  they  are  highly  re- 
garded by  the  community  for  their  business  ability,  enterprise,  and 
integrity.  The  fame  of  the  Liliputian  Bazar  is  so  familiar  to  the 
general  public  that  further  remarks  on  our  part  would  be  superflu- 
ous; suffice  it  to  say,  that  the  substantial  inducements  offered  to 
buyers  by  this  noted  house  cannot  be  equalled  in  this  or  any  other 
city. 

JBUTTIKOFER,  Manufacturer  of  Pianos,  No.  .5',;  East  Thirteenth 
Street.— An  establishment  that  has  for  more  than  a  half  cen- 
,  tury  occupied  a  prominent  and  popular  position  is  that  of 
Mr.  J.  Buttikofer,  tne  well-known  manufacturer  of  and  dealer 
in  pianos.  Mr.  Buttikofer  was  born  in  Switzerland  in  1810,  and  is 
consequently  now  in  his  seventy -seventh  year.  Sixty  years  ago  he 
came  to  this  city,  entering  immediately  upon  the  study  of  the  piano 
trade,  and  ten  years  later  establishing  the  business  which  he  has  since 
so  successfully  conducted.  He  has  seen  the  piano  trade  gradually 
expand  from  insignificant  proportions  to  its  present  important  magni- 
tude. His  extensive  business  premises  embrace  a  floor  having  a 
capacity  of  120x7.)  feet,  and  attractively,  neatly,  and  tastefully  fitted 
up  throughout.  This  admirable  salesroom  is  filled  with  a  large, 
superior  stock  of  first-class  pianos,  which  for  workmanship,  beauty  of 
design,  strength  of  volume,  delicacy  of  touch,  and  sweetness  of 
sound,  have  none  that  can  surpass  them.  They  are  sold  on  the  most 
favorable  terms,  for  cash  or  on  the  instalment  plan,  ea.sy  payments; 
and  every  instrinnent  is  guaranteed  to  be  perfect  in  evei-y  particular. 
A  specialty  is  made  of  tuning  and  repairing  pianos,  and  all  orders  in 
this  line  receive  prompt  attention. 

JOHN  G.  JAGER,  Manufacturer  of  Coaches,  Coupfis,  Landaus, 
Light  Wagons,  and  Trucks,  and  Livery-stable,  No.  -rvi 
West  Thirty-first  Street.— Among  the  old  well-known  busi- 
ness men  up  town  there  are  none  more  prominent  than  Mr. 
John  G.  Jager.  who  for  the  past  thirty  years  has  been  engaged  manu- 
facttn-ing  fine  carriages,  and  wagons  and  trucks.  The  premises  oc- 
cupied have  an  area  of  50x100  feet,  and  are  divided  into  blacksmith 
and  wood-working  shop,  painting  and  finishing  and  upholstering  de- 


partment. From  fifteen  to  twenty-five  skilled  practical  workmen 
are  employed,  and  a  large  business  is  carried  on,  manufacturing  fine 
carriages,  coupes,  landaus,  coaches,  pliaetons,  etc  ,  and  also  light 
wagons  and  heavy  trucks.  The  business  is  conducted  under  Mr. 
Jager's  immediate  supervision,  and  all  work  is  fully  warranted. 
Repairing  receives  prompt  attention,  and  is  executed  in  the  best 
manner  at  popular  prices.  Adjoining  the  carriage  and  wagon  works 
Mr.  Jager  has  a  well-kept  livery,  which  is  liberally  patronized  by  the 
community.  The  stable  is  a  two-story  structure,  50x100 feet,  and  affords 
accommodation  for  twenty  horses,  and  carriages,  coaches,  landaus, 
coup6s,  and  light  wagons  are  always  in  readiness,  and  are  to  let  at 
all  hours  for  business  or  pleasure  purposes  and  for  weddings,  fune- 
rals, etc.  From  six  to  ten  careful  stablemen  and  drivers  are  em- 
ployed in  »he  livery  department,  and  all  orders  by  mail  or  telephone 
receive  immediate  attention.  Mr.  Jager,  who  was  born  in  Germany, 
came  to  the  United  States  and  located  in  New  York  in  1851,  and  thirty 
years  ago  established  business  !is  a  carriage  and  wagon  maker,  and 
in  1873  added  that  of  livery.  He  has  been  very  successful  and  pros- 
perous during  his  long  residence  in  the  city,  and  has  made  many 
friends. 

TERENCE  DONAHOE,  Steam  Marble  Works,  Nos.  541  and  543 
West  Twenty  second  Slreet.—The  numerous  extensive  pub- 
lic and  private  IniiMin^-s  that  have  been  erected  in  New  York 
and  the  nei-hlioiint,'  eiiies  during  the  last  ten  years,  have 
doncmuch  towanis  .advancing  the  marble  and  stone  cutting  inter- 
ests to  the  present  prosperous  condition.  No  better  illustration 
of  the  facilities  of  this  trade  can  be  had  than  by  reference  to 
the  Steam  Marble  Works  of  Mr.  Terence  Donahoe,  centrally 
located  at  Nos.  541  and  543  West  Twenty-second  Street.  This  busi- 
ness was  established  September,  1855,  by  the  present  proprietor  in 
Cherry  Street,  who  eventually  in  1881,  owing  to  a  steadily  increas- 
ing trade,  removed  to  his  present  commodious  premises.  The 
works  are  equipped  with  all  the  latest  improved  cutting  and  polish- 
ing machinery  known  to  the  trade.  Fifteen  experienced  workmen 
are  employed,  and  the  machinery  is  driven  by  a  fifty-horse-power 
steam-engine.  The  piMjducts  of  the  house  consist  of  all  kinds  of  cut 
marble,  a  specialty  being  made  of  building  and  architectural  work. 
Mr.  Donahoe  executed  a  large  amount  of  work  for  the  Mutual  Life 
Building,  General  Post-office,  Bristol  Hotel,  Morton  House,  Hoff- 
man House,  and  other  noted  buildings  in  the  city  and  its  vicinity. 
Mr.  Donahoe  was  born  in  Ireland,  but  has  resided  in  New  York  for 
the  last  34  years. 

EL.  HOLBROOK,  Dealer  in  Antique  Furniture,  China,  Curi- 
o.'  ties.  Bric-a-brac,  Rare  Books.  Paintings,  and  Engravings, 
^  No.  434  Sixth  Avenue.— Mr.  Holbrook  has  been  established 
in  this  special  business  for  many  years,  and  has  on  exhibition 
and  sale  in  his  well-appointed  store  a  very  valuable  collection  of  the 
most  choice  and  rare  articles  of  virtu  and  objets  d'art,  together 
with  a  variety  of  oddities  for  use  and  ornament  of  every  description. 
This  establishment  is  one  of  the  foremost  of  its  kind  in  New  York, 
and  Mr.  Holbrook  conducts  it  with  marked  ability.  He  is  an  un- 
doubted authority  upon  antique  and  rare  articles  and  bric-a-brac 
generally,  and  is  consulted  and  liberally  patronized  by  many  of  our 
best  citizens.  He  was  born  in  .Massachusetts,  but  for  many  years 
has  been  a  resident  of  New  York,  and  liis  extensive  knowledge  of 
books  and  their  authors  and  of  the  antique  in  art  has  made  him  very 
popular. 

ROBERT  B.  NOONEY,  Madison  Market,  No.  361  Fourth  Ave- 
nue.— This  widely  known  bouse  dates  its  inception  back  to 
1847,  when  it  was  founded  by  Mr.  George  Bathgate,  who  was 
succeeded  in  ia")0  by  Messi-s.  Mason  &  Fisher.  In  18.55,  the 
present  proprietor,  Sir.  Robert  B.  Nooney,  came  into  the  control,  and 
it  is  under  his  energetic  and  Uberal  management  that  the  market  has 
gained  its  widespread  popularity.  Mr.  Nooney,  who  is  a  native  of 
New  York,  has  had  forty-four  years'  experience  at  his  business,  and 
his  judgment  in  selecting  the  choicest  stock  has  drawn  to  his  counters 
the  best  class  of  customers.  The  spacious  premises  occupied  com- 
prises a  store  25x80  feet  in  dimensions,  and  admirably  equipped 
throughout.  A  large  stock  is  carried,  consisting  of  the  finest  beef, 
Iamb,  mutton,  pork,  veal,  poidtry,  game,  fish,  oysters,  vegetables, 
and  all  goods  in  this  line,  which  are  received  daily  from  the  most  re- 
Uable  sources  of  supply.  Although  dealing  only  in  the  best  of  goods, 
the  proprietor  sells  at  the  lowest  prices. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


EASTMAN  &  MASON,  Manufacturers  of  the  Eastman  Globe 
Fuel,  No.  100  Chambers  Street.— During  the  past  few  years 
many  devices  have  been  placed  upon  the  market  for  the  utili- 
zation of  kerosene  oil  as  a  fuel,  during  which  time  much 
thought  has  been  expended  upon  the  subject  and  many  experiments 
made.  Constant  improvement  in  devices  has  been  the  result,  but 
it  has  remained  for  the  firm  which  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch  to 
realize  the  acme  of  practical  perfection  in  this  connection  as  exem- 
plified in  the  production  of  "  The  Eastman  Globe  Fuel." 
Wherever  introduced  tliis  fuel  is  conceded  to  be  su- 
perior to  any  other  for  the  use  of  oil  for  heating  or 
cooking  purposes,  and  can  be  used  with  absolute  safety 
in  any  ordinary  cook-stove,  range,  heater,  side  grate, 
or  heating  stove.  The  great  advantage  the  ''Globe 
Fuel "  has  over  all  other  devices  of  a  similar  charac- 
ter consists  in  the  fact  that  it  is  made  on  mechant 
cal  principles,  composed   of  one  continuous  piece- 


the  perfect  mechanical  construction  is  such  that  all  the  gas  of  the  oil 
is  consumed.  They  can  be  kindled  instantly  at  will  and  are  always 
ready  for  use,  are  thoroughly  durable,  because  there  is  nothing  to 
get  out  of  order,  and  no  part  of  it  can  burn,  melt,  or  wear  out  as  in 
other  devices,  and  will  last  for  years,  being  one  solid  casting.  The 
company  also  manufacture  a  kindler  for  family  use  to  start  fire 
without  the  use  of  kindlings,  as  well  as  a  torch  for  starting  hard  or 
soft  coal  fires  without'  wood,  and  for  miner's  use  and  inspecting 
rail-road  car-wheels  at  night.  "  The  Eastman  Globe  Fuel"  is  sold 
with  an  attractively-painted  can  for  holding  the  oil  for  absorption. 
Taken  altogether  it  is  destined  to  be  the  fuel  of  the  future,  and  with 
all  its  many  inestimable  advantages  over  any  other  similar  fuel,  it  is 
sold  at  as  low  a  price  as  other  inferior  devices.  The  headquarters 
f oi  this  favorite  fuel  are  at  No.  100  Chambers  Street,  to  which  ad- 
dress all  orders,  or  requests  for  further  iafcrmation,  should  be  sent. 

M ROW  AN,  Ice  cream  Depot,  No.  .334  Sixth  Avenue.— Fevy 
among  the  many  inviting  and  excellent  estabhshments 
^  devoted  to  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  ice-cream  and 
kindred  toothsome  products  on  Sixth  Avenue  have  se- 
cured a  more  enduring  hold  on  popular  favor  than  the  well-known 
and  flourishing  ice-cream  depot  and  refreshment  parlor  of  Mr.  Row- 
an, de-irably  situated  at  No.  334,  between  Twentieth  and  Twenty- 
first  streets,  and  which  for  nearly  twenty  two  years  has  been  con- 
ducted with  the  most  gratifying  success.  This  neat  and  weU-ordered 
store  was  established  in  1S66,  by  the  present  proprietor,  and  from  the 
inception  of  the  entei  prise  Mr.  Rowan  has  enjoyed  a  large  and  flat- 
tering patronage.  Making  and  handUng  a  pure  and  choice  cla,ss  of 
goods,  and  attentive  and  courteous  to  his  customers,  he  has  been  en- 
abled to  push  his  way  to  the  prominence  and  prosperity  he  has  de- 
servedly attained.  The  premises  occupied  for  business  purposes, 
comprise  a  neatly  appointed  and  well  kept  20x70  feet,  saloon,  and  a 
basement  of  equal  dimensions,  used  for  manufacturing,  while  a 
heavy  and  Al  stock  is  constantly  carried,  including  wholesome  and 
delicious  ice-cream  of  every  flavor,  palatable  ice-waters,  toothsome 
confections,  cake,  and  delicacies.  Five  polite  and  efficient  assistants 
are  employed  while  a  delivery-wagon  is  in  steady  service  supplying, 
customers,  and  the  trade,  wluch  is  both  of  a  wholesale  and  retail 
character,  is  at  once  large,  prosperous,  and  permanent.  Mr.  Rowan, 
who  was  born  in  Ireland,  but  has  resided  in  New  York  since  18.51,  is  a 
gentleman  in  the  full  prime  of  life,  of  push  and  enterprise,  and  fuUy 
merits  the  unequivocal  success  that  has  attended  his  efforts. 


without  nuts  or  bolts,  and  with  no  cheap  wire  to  burn  off  after  short 
usage.  The  packing-space  for  the  indestructible  material  is  nearly 
double  that  of  any  other  device,  sufficient  to  absorb  a  full  pint  of  oil, 
thereby  insuring  a  continuous  fire  for  a  full  hour  or  more.  Added  to 
these  material  improvements  and  advantages  over  others  is  the  posi- 
tive guarantee  of  absolutely  no  smell,  smoke,  or  soot,  which  desidera- 
tum is  only  completely  realized  in  "  The  Eastman  Globe  Fuel,"  and 


F&  J.  C.  WOLF.  Stained  Glass,  No.  80  University  Place.— A 
well-known  popular  firm  in  the  city  making  a  specialty  of 
^    stained  and  mosaic  leaded  glass  is  that  of  F,  &  J.  C.  Wolf, 
who  are  located  at  No.  80  University  Place.    These  gentle- 
men although  young  men  have  had  a  long  practical  experience, 
and  during  the  time  they  have  been  associated  as  copartners  have 
met  with  a  substantial  success.   They  originate  and  execute  many- 
beautiful  designs  in  stained  glass,  and  enjoy  a  reputation  for  refined 
taste  and  artistic  skill  second  to  no  other  in  the  city:  and  as  an  evi- 
dence of  the  high  character  of  their  workmanship  it  is  only  neces- 
sary to  state  that  the  firm  furnished  the  stained  and 
mosaic  glass  ornamentation  for  the  Sixty-sixth  Street 
1  Mission  in  this  city  and  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 

at  Paterson,  N.  J.:  the  Society  of  Concord  at  Syracuse. 
N.  Y.;  Christ  Church,  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.:  the  Hamp- 
ton (Va )  Noi-mal  School;  East  Orange  Music  Hall; 
the  Executive  Mansion  at  Albany:  ex-Mayor  Ryan's 
house  at  Syracuse,  and  the  private  man.sions  of  Henry 
Clews.  H.  S.  Ives,  C.  Bliss.  Eugene  Kelly,  jand  many 
others.  Messrs.  F.  &  J.  C  Wolf  have  ample  facili- 
ties for  doing  the  best  class  of  work,  and  are  al- 
ways ready  and  prompt  to  furnish  designs  and  make 
contracts  for  any  kind  of  ornamental  glass  work  in 
their  line  of  business,  and  guarantee  to  execute  all  or- 
ders in  the  highest  style  of  the  art.  Mr.  Frederick  and 
Mr.  John  C.  Wolf  are  both  native  and  lifelong  residents  of  New 
York,  and  skilled,  practical  artists  in  stained  and  mosaic  glass 
work.  As  they  do  only  the  finest  kind  of  work,  their  services  are 
always  in  demand,  and  their  artistic  designs  for  church  buildings, 
halls,  dwellings,  etc.,  and  beautiful  workmaviship  are  highly  appre- 
ciated by  a  discerning  public,  the  many  buildings,  as  above  given,  in 
which  their  designs  are  used,  proving  this. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


DD.  OASSNER,  Real  Estate  and  Insurance,  No.  130  East  Tw  elfth 
Sti  eet.— The  city  of  New  York,  with  its  large  and  valuable 
real-estate  interest  ami  the  constant  changes  and  transfers 
of  properties  which  are  all  the  time  going  on,  offers  special 
advantages  for  the  localization  of  expert  and  experienced  operators. 
Prominent  and  popular  among  these  we  find  a  good  representative 
man  in  the  person  of  Mr.  D.  D.  Gassner,  who  is  well  known  a.s  an  ex- 
perienced agent.  This  gentleman  was  born  in  New  York  City  at  a 
point  w^here  the  Brooklyn  Bridge  now  approaches  City  Hall  Park. 
At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  was  put  (n  wurl;  for  a  living  for  himself. 
Then  finding  his  way  into  the  dry  ^imcls  lui^iiin  ss  he  remained  therein 
most  of  his  lifetime,  being  succi'ssi'.  .'ly  cli  rk,  bookkeeper,  and  pro- 
prietor. In  18")  Mr.  (ias>iii.  i-  .  ni  .Mi-lird  himself  in  the  insurance 
business,  adding  thereto  I; !  '  i  li  Imsiness  in  1879.  Possessing 
by  nature  an  active  and  i  ti_  i  i.  Mr.  Gassner  is  one  of  those 
men  who  can  look  after  :\  n  r'r»r."  interests  at  one  and  the  same 
time  without  allowing  any  one  of  them  to  sufler  in  the  least,  giving 


of  last  July,  1887,  he  and  his  amiable  and  excellent  vrlfe,  celebrated 
the  52d  anniversary  of  their  wedding.  Mrs.  Gas.sner  was  a  Miss 
Mary  P.  Jessup,  of  Connecticut,  and  of  an  old  and  respected  Puritan 
family.  She  has  been  totally  blind  for  seventeen  years.  Mr.  Ga.s8- 
ner  is  a  descendant  of  the  old  New  York  Knickerbocker  stock  and  a 
gentleman  widely  known. 

GW.  GIANNINI,  Engineers',  Mill,  and  Brewers'  Supplies,  No. 
.503  West  Forty-second  Street.— As  a  trade-centre  in  all  ths 
^  world's  sUjples,  New  York  has  no  rivals  on  the  continent 
and  this  creditable  condition  of  things  is  due  to  a  great  ex- 
tent to  the  enterprise,  energy,  and  intelligence  of  her  prominent  mer 
chants.  Among  them  is  to  be  noted  Ilr.  G.  W.  Giannini,  a  gentle- 
mf-  who  has  within  the  brief  period  of  a  year  built  up  a  trade  to 
most  extensive  proportions,  and  an  enviable  reputation  for  strictly 
honorable  dealings  on  all  occasions.  Mr.  Giannini  is  located  in  con- 
venient and  suitable  premises,  that  are  appropriately  fitted  up  and 


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The  Park  and  City  Hall 


to  each  its  due  share  of  attention  In  his 
pies.'iits  tlie  N()i't:i  British  and  Mercantile  Insurance  Co.  of  London 
and  K.iialmivli.  an  1  the  German- .\merican  Insurance  Co.  of  New 
Yuvk.  31r  i;,is~ni  r  makes  a  special  feature  of  the  management  of 
estates,  and  i'i-.mh  Ins  close  attention  to  such  interests  and  his  general 
and  iutinip'r  knoH  l,  (l-e  of  values  he  is  a  first-class  man  in  this  de- 
partment. In  conueetion  with  these  interests  he  carries  on  an  exten- 
sive coal  trade,  supplying  the  best  quaUty  of  coal  at  the  lowest  mar- 
ket prices.  In  this  latter,  as  well  as  in  the  other  departments  of  his 
business,  Mr.  Gassner  is  heartily  supixirted  by  a  lai-ge  ami  excellent 
class  of  patronage.  He  is  very  wiMl  knuwn  and  lnL.-i]|\  n  .'ard' d  in 
the  vicinity  in  which  he  lives,  and  has  the  este. m  and  re-in  ei  .1  all 
■who  know  him.  Mr,  Gassner  is  also  jironnnently  known  as  llie  sec- 
retary of  the  Trow  City  Dii  ectory  Co.,  of  New  York.  Jlr.  (ia.ssner. 
though  in  his  seventy  third  year,  is  a  hale,  active  man,  possessing  all 
the  energies  of  mind  and  body  of  a  man  of  middle  life.   On  the  iGth 


equipped  for  the  business,  ard  these  are  situated  on  the  northwest 
corner  of  Tenth  Avenue  and  Forty-second  Street.  Here  he  deals  in 
engineers',  mill,  ami  brewers' supphes  of  every  description,  including 
wrought  iron  pipe,  fittings,  valves,  tools,  belting,  radiators,  steam- 
gauges,  shovels,  hose,  gaskets,  waste,  files,  ash-cans,  flre-pails,  bar- 
rows, oakmn,  lacmgs  and  packings  of  all  kinds,  grate-bars  of  all 
makes,  machine  oils,  greases,  etc.  A  specialty  is  made  of  the  hand- 
ling of  machine  oils  and  greases.  Mr.  Giannini,  although  a  young 
man,  has  had  a  long  practical  acquaintance  with  every  detail  of  the 
ti  ade.  lie  possesses  every  facihty  for  the  transaction  of  his  rapidly 
uidwinu'  bnsiness,  having  the  be.st  of  connections  with  manufacturers 
and  many  extensive  consumers.  Mr.  Giannini  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
and  !i  ,\  oung  business  man  of  push  and  energy.  He  has  received,  as 
lie  has  merited,  marked  encouragement,  and  with  the  pos.<essiou  of 
l)iisine.ss  ability,  ample  capital,  and  an  excellent  reputation  a  pros- 
perous future  is  assured  him. 


130  ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


MICHAELIS  &  EOHMAN,  Shirt-makers,  Hosiers,  Glovers,  etc.. 
No.  14  West  Twenty-third  Street,  third  door  from  Fifth 
Avenue.— Tlie  leading  house  in  the  men's  fine  furnishing- 
goods  trade  is  that  of  Messrs.  Michaehs  &  Rohnian,  whose 
establishment  is  so  admirably  located  at  No.  14  West  Twenty 
third  Street,  but  three  doors  from  Fifth  Avenue  and  directly  oppo- 
site the  Ffth  .Avenue  Hotel.  This  house  has  facilities  enjoyed  by  no 
other;  its  aim  and  policy  have  ever  been  to  attain  a  still  higher  stand- 
ard of  perfection  in  every  article  sold  by  them;  to  render  their  stoclc 
absolutely  comprehensive  of  everything  desirable  both  in  foreign 
and  domestic  products,  and  as  designers  and  manufacturers  to  make 
good  their  claim  as  leaders  by  originating  exclusive  new  styles, 
accepted  by  the  elite  as  en  regie,  and  to  which  the  homage  of  the 
trade  is  rendered  by  a  close  imitation.  The  immense  business  con- 
ducted here  was  founded  in  186"  by  the  firm  of  Michaelis  &  Kaskel, 
and  after  its  dissolution  Mr.  J.  Michaelis  formed  the  existing  copart- 
nership iu  1885  with  Mr.  BI.  S.  Rohman.  The  union  of  these  gentle- 
men's exceptionally  high  qualifications  in  a  copartnership  has 
proved  the  most  notable  event  in  the  history  of  the  New  York  trade 
in  men's  furnishings.  Mr.  Michaelis  brint;s  to  bear  thirty  years'  ex- 
perience. Mr.  Rohman  twenty  years'  exiieri.'nci-,  in  catering  to  the 
wants  of  the  fashionable  public  in  this  line;  and  when  with  their  ex- 
perience are  coupled  ample  resotu-ces.  perfected  importing  and  manu- 
facturing facilities,  and  unrivalled  connections,  it  can  readily  be  re- 
alized how  they  have  outstripped  all  competition,  and  that  their 
unique  monogram  of  "M  &  H"  is  eagerly  looked  to  by  buyers  as 
the  surest  guarantee  of  excellence  and  exquisite  taste.  The  firm 
transact  an  immense  trade  both  at  wholesale  and  retail.  Their  re- 
tail store  at  No.  14  West  Twenty-third  Street  is  a  magnificent  exhibit 
of  modern  achievement  in  their  line.  The  stock  is  displayed  to  the 
best  advantage  from  the  windows,  dressed  as  no  others  are,  to  the 
lengthy  array  of  shelving  and  showcases  extending  in  depth  100 
feet,  and  where  are  carried  of  their  own  importation  and  manufac- 
ture lines  of  gloves  and  hosiery,  scarfs,  cravats  and  ties,  all  kinds  of 
the  finest  underwear,  shirts  that  are  marvels  of  perfection,  dressing- 
gowns,  umbrellas,  walking-sticks,  etc.  Beneath  the  store  is  a  base- 
ment filled  with  reserve  stock,  etc.  Twenty  expert  and  accomplished 
salesmen  aed  clerks  are  required  to  meet  the  endless  tide  of  custom, 
which  includes  the  best-known  gentlemen  of  New  "Vork,  and  thou- 
sands of  the  men  prominent  in  public  and  business  life  who  stop  at 
the  Fifth  Avenue  and  other  first-class  hotels.  The  firm's  manufac- 
turing department  is  situated  at  Nos.  60  and  08  West  Twenty-third 
Street,  being  a  portion  of  the  old  Booth's  Theatre  Building,  and  where 
from  sixty  to  eighty  hands  find  steady  employment.  A  thorough  sys- 
tem of  organization  is  enforced,  and  here  is  headquarters  for  the  fin- 
est shirts  made.  Gentlemen  are  measured  in  the  store,  and  there  se- 
lect their  linens,  which  are  promptly  made  up  here  by  skilled  hands. 
In  a  word,  Messrs.  Michaelis  &  Rohman  are  the  leading  fine  shirt-mak- 
ers of  New  York;  they  defy  competition,  and  gentlemen  who  find  it 
diffictdt  to  be  suited  elsewhere  are  particulaaly  invited  to  place  their 
orders  here,  where  a  perfect  fit  and  latest  mode  are  guaranteed. 
The  stock  of  furnishing  goods  carried  at  No.  14  West  Twenty -third 
Street  is  the  most  complete  and  deserving  of  attention  from  gentle- 
men ever  displayed. 

THE  PALETTE  ART  COJIPANY,  Importers  and  Manufactur- 
ers of  Fine  Artists'  Materials,  Picture  Frames,  etc..  No.  ;iS3 
Fourth  Avenue.— The  Palette  Art  Company  was  established 
in  1884,  and,  as  importers  and  manufacturers  of  the  very 
highest  grades  of  goods,  this  concern  to-day  takes  front  rank  in  the 
United  States,  and  reflects  the  ;,-reatest  credit  ujion  ^Ir.  F.  Kohsel, 
the  proprietor.  He  is  still  a  youn^'  man.  but  nccomi.lislied  and  old- 
experienced  in  this  braiirl]  ..f  trade,  and  ]iusse^v..s  tin'  Iji-st  iHisMl>le 
facilities  for  importing  dii-.-ci  fi-.,iu  tin'  most  eminent  houses  of  (Ger- 
many, France,  and  iMi-laud,  Tlie  aliiMiii..n  of  both  amateurs  and 
professionals,  tea■■ile^^  stmlents,  is  directed  to  the  splendid  and 
comprehensive  stork  earned  in  his  lar-e  and  handsome  store,  Mr. 
Kohsel  carries  not  onlj'  the  best  quality  of  everything  required  by 
the  artist  and  the  painter  in  oils,  but  also  draughtsmen's  supplies, 
mathematical  instruments,  wood,  bronze,  aud  gold  frames,  etc. 
Tliis  is  headquarters  for  English,  French,  German,  and  American 
oil  and  water  colors,  Lacroix  china  colors,  pastel  crayons,  tapestry 
liquids,  canvases  of  all  kinds,  sketching  paper,  mill  boards,  Bristol 
board,  tracing  cloth  or  paper;  complete  outfits  for  outdoor  sketch- 
ing; easels,  chairs,  and  umbrellas;  inks,  pencils,  brushes.  T  squares, 
etc.   The  "  Palette"  trade-mark  is  a  sure  guarantee  of  excellence. 


and  so  spoken  of  by  the  wide  circle  who  buy  here.  Mr.  Kohsel  has 
developed  a  heavy  trade  with  schools  aud  academies,  and,  offers 
special  discounts  on  wholesale  lots.  In  his  picture-frame  depart- 
ment he  shows  a  very  large  collection  of  rich  and  elegant  samples, 
and  does  a  great  deal  of  exhibition  work. 

CLAIRMONT  &  CO.,  Opticians,  No.  303  Fourth  Avenue,— A  lead- 
ing aud  representative  house  in  its  special  line  of  trade  is  that 
of  Clairmont  &  Co  ,  the  popular  and  enterprising  opticians  of 
No,  303  Fourth  Avenue,  Northeast  Corner  of  Twenty -third 
Street.  The  business  was  originally  established  in  1885  by  the 
Clairmont  Brothers,  and  as  such  was  successfully  conducted  till 
1887,  when  the  firm-name  was  changed  to  the  above  style.  It  is  the 
leading  establishment  iu  this  section  of  the  city  for  optical  goods  of 
all  descriptions,  and  consequently  the  trade  is  large  and  permanent. 
Special  attention  is  given  to  the  prescriptions  of  oculists,  and  glasses 
are  made  to  suit  the  eyes  of  all  at  moderate  charges.  The  premises 
occupied  comprise  a  fine  store  27x75  feet  in  dimensions,  elegant  in 
all  its  appointments  and  fixtures,  and  the  fine  stock  is  arranged  in  an 
attractive  and  judicious  manner.  The  assortment  of  optical  goods 
is  very  large  and  comprehensive,  embracing  spectacles  and  eye, 
glasses  in  gold,  silver,  skeleton,  celluloid,  nickel,  zylonite,  steel,  shell, 
and  rubber,  together  with  magnifying-glasses,  lenses,  telescopes, 
opera-glasses— in  short,  every  description  of  articles  pertaining  to 
this  business.  Anything  in  this  line  is  manufactured  to  order,  and 
repairing  of  all  kinds  is  executed  at  short  notice,  on  moderate 
terms,  and  in  a  scientific  and  skilful  manner.  A  staff  of  thoroughly 
competent  assistants  aid  Mr.  Clairmont  in  the  conduct  of  the  busi- 
ness, and  all  goods  purchased  here  may  be  relied  on,  for  they  are 
warranted  to  be  exactly  as  represented.  Mr.  Clairmont  is  a  native 
of  this  city,  is  young,  enterprising,  and  thoroughly  conversant  with 
every  detail  of  his  business,  and  is  commended  and  indorsed  by  the 
most  skilful  oculists  in  the  city.  A  feature  of  this  concern  is  Clair- 
mont's  system  of  test-types,  by  which  persons  residing  out  of  town, 
desiring  glasses,  in  ordinary  cases  of  early  failure  of  eyesight,  can 
select  their  own  glasses  accurately,  copies  of  which  are  mailed  free 
upon  request, 

DH.  ANDERSON,  Photographer,  No.  785  Broadway.— There  is 
perhaps  no  art  which  has  made  such  rapid  strides  in  so  short  a 
^  time  as  the  art  of  photography,  or  making  picttu-es  by  means 
of  sunlight;  and  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when  landscapes 
will  be  produced  by  means  of  photography  in  their  natural  colors, 
thus  combining  truth,  art,  and  nature.  Perhaps  the  most  won- 
derful discovery  in  photography  is  being  able  to  obtain  a  well-de- 
fined picture  of  a  railway  train  going  at  the  rate  of  sixty  miles  an 
hour,  and  also  all  the  paces  of  the  trotting-horse,  by  means  of  the 
dry-plate  process,  the  exposure  being  made  with  an  instantaneous 
shutter.  There  is  no  one  in  the  photographic  world  who  deserves 
more  creditthan  Mr.  D,  H,  Anderson,  of  No.  785  Broadway,  New  York. 
For  the  past  thirty  years  he  has  done  much  in  helping  to  bring  the  pho- 
tographic art  to  its  present  perfection.  Mr.  Anderson  has  had  l  aried 
experiences  in  different  cities  in  this  country,  and  has  travelled  over 
the  Old  World  in  search  of  artistic  knowledge.  Mr.  Anderson's  latest 
triumph  is  the  j>roduction  of  the  largest  photograph  ever  attempted 
by  any  photographer  of  the  persent  day.  It  consists  of  the  Seventh 
Hegiment  of  New  York,  and  contains  eight  himdred  flgiu-es.  each 
one  being  a  faithful  likeness.  The  picture  is  11x14  feet.  This  niar- 
vi-llous  iihotograph  Mr.  Anderson  is  onl.v  too  pleased  to  show  to 
any  one  desirous  of  seeing  it,  free  of  any  charge,  and  also  many 
other  composition  pictures.  Mr.  Anderson  has  gained  quite  a  repu- 
tation for  his  instantaneous  photographs  of  children,  which  can  he 
caii.udit  in  the  tenth  part  of  a  second,  with  the  most  pleasing  result 
to  the  parents  generally.  Mr.  Anderson  also  makes  a  study  of  the 
higher  branches  of  art,  and  employs  the  best  artists  he  can  obtain 
for  the  production  of  oil-paintings  from  life,  miniatures  on  ivory, 
crayon  drawings,  pastels,  etc..  down  to  the  smallest  locket-picture. 
Mr.  Anderson  personally  superintends  all  work  made  in  his  studios, 
and  no  pains  are  spared  to  please  the  customer.  Mr.  Anderson 
guarantees  all  work,  and  with  his  years  of  experience  and  artistic 
knowledge  and  moderate  prices  he  cannot  fail  to  satisfy  the  tastes 
of  the  public  generally.  Mr.  Anderson  was  born  in  New  York,  is  a 
veteran  fireman,  and  recently  made  the  trip  to  San  Francisco  with 
the  'Veteran  Firemen's  excur.sion,  and  since  his  return  is  now  work- 
ing on  a  large  composition  picture,  representing  the  old  Fire  Veter- 
ans as  they  marched  down  Broadway. 


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HENBY  LEIDEL,  Importer  and  Manufacturer  of  Artists'  Jla- 
terials,  No.s.  3,3;)  ami  ;iU  Fourtli  Avenue;  Factory,  No.  lUO 
East  Twentj'-fiftli  Slroct.— Few  departments  of  industrial 
activity  in  New  York  liavi-  attained  greater  perfection  or  a 
more  deserved  reputation  tlian  ihal  ot  I  tie  manufacture  and  importa- 
tion of  artists'  materials  and  oilier  nquisites.  Prominent  among 
the  representative  and  reliable  houses  in' this  trade  is  tifat  of  Mr. 
Henry  Leidel,  whose  office  and  salesroom  are  locatiid  at  Nos.  33!)  and 
311  Fourth  Avenue.  The  factory  of  the  house  is  at  No.  100  East 
Twenty-fifth  Street.  Tliis  business  wiis  established  in  |S:,!l  l,y  Mr. 
Leidel,  who  has  always  eiijoye.!  -.i  liberal  ami  iiitlumliai  ]ial  i  onise. 
The  premises  occupied  are  spaeidiis  and  cc>niiiHMli..us,  ami  an-  fully 
Stocked  with  a  splendid  assorliiu.'iit  of  artists'  materials  tor  oil,  water, 
china,  pastel,  lustra,  and  tapestry  color  painting;  bolting  cloth  and 
chromo-photography  painting;  modelling,  etching  and  repousse  work; 
crayon,  charcoal,  and  mathematical  drawing;  jjlaster  casts,  etc. 
Mr.  Leidel  likewise  keeps  constantly  in  stock  studies  for  drawing  and 
painting,  art  hand-books,  etc.,  which  are  offered  to  customers  at 
very  reasonable  prices.  His  artists'  colors  are  warranted  to  be  equal 
to  the  best  imported,  being  the  best  European  dry  colors  obtainable, 
ground  with  the  greatest  care  upon  the  best  mills,  and  their  constantly 
increasing  sale  and  demand  fully  justify  this  assertion.  The  brushes 
of  the  house  are  the  best  made  in  Germany,  which  is,  as  is  well 
known,  the  brush  market  of  the  whole  world.  The  Dresden  pastel 
colors,  for  which  Mr.  Leidel  is  the  manufacturers'  agent,  and  which 
he  introduced  into  the  United  States,  are  acknowledged  by  all  the 
leading  artists  to  be  the  finest  made.  His  mathematical  instruments 
and  other  specialties  are  the  best  goods  of  the  kind,  and  the  prices 
quoted  for  them  necessarily  attract  the  attention  of  close  and  prudent 
buyers.  Mr.  Leidel  was  born  in  Germany,  but  has  resided  in  New 
York  for  the  last  thirty -seven  years,  and  is  an  enterprising  business 
man.  He  pubUshes  a  very  superior  illustrated  catalogue,  which  is  for- 
warded promptl.y  upon  application.  From  its  earliest  establishment 
this  responsible  house  has  been  a  favorite  source  of  supply  for  artists' 
materials  of  all  kinds,  and  those  forming  business  relations  with  it  will 
obtain  such  advantages  as  can  with  difficulty  be  dupUcated  elsewhere. 

HUDDERSFIELD  RUBBER  CO.  (Limited),  Manufacturers  of 
_  Tailor-made  Water-proof  Coats  and  Cloaks,  No.  779  Broad- 
way.— An  establishment  founded  this  year  that  well  merits 
consideration  is  that  of  the  Huddersfield  Rubber  Co.  (Lim- 
ited), located  at  No.  779  Broadway.  This  company  are  general 
manufacturers  of  tailor-made  water-proof  coats  and  cloaks,  and  also 
dealers  in  rubber  goods  of  every  description.  The  coats  and  cloaks 
are  made  after  the  most  improved  methods,  and  are  unrivalled  by  any 
similar  goods  now  in  the  market  for  uniform  reliability,  utility,  and 
comfort  in  wearing.  They  are  furnished  in  any  size  at  the  most 
reasonable  figures,  and  ai«  guaranteed  in  every  case  to  be  exactly  as 
represented.  The  spacious  store  occupied  at  the  above  address  is 
conveniently  and  neatly  fitted  up,  and  contains  a  large,  complete 
stock  of  rubber  goods  of  every  di-seription  in  a  great  variety  of  use- 
ful articles,  including  patent  tle.-,li  ami  nail  brushes,  and  which  are 
offered  to  the  public  at  the  lowest  prices  for  cash.  An  active,  pros- 
perous trade  is  enjoyed,  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  demand  from 
the  city  and  its  vicinity  being  supplied,  and  the  sales  are  steadily 
showing  a  gratifying  increase.  The  members  of  the  company, 
Jlessrs.  G.  B.  Widner  and  G.  De  Gray,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of 
New  York,  are  thoroui;lil.v  experienced  in  their  vocation,  and,  being 
energetic,  pushini^  Imsinr-.^  men,  honorable  in  all  their  methods, 
their  continued  success  is  w  ell  assured. 

AW.  SEE  &  CO.,  Manufacturers  of  Fine  Gold  Foil,  Gold  Pel- 
lets, etc.,  Dental  Depot,  No.  1288'  Broadway.— To  supply 
,  the  modem  dental  practitioner  with  all  the  varied  appli- 
ances and  materials  necessary  for  the  successful  pursuit 
of  his  profession  has  become  an  important  industry  in  the  United 
States.  A  prominent  and  reliable  house  in  New  York  in  this  line  is 
that  of  A.  W.  See  &  Co.,  whose  salesroom  is  centrally  located  at 
No.  1288  Broadway.  Messrs.  A.  W.  See  &  Co.  established  this  busi- 
ness in  January,  188G,  since  which  period  they  have  secured  a 
liberal  and  influential  patronage  from  the  leading  dentists  in  this 
city  and  Brooklyn,  as  well  as  in  other  sections  of  the  country. 
Messrs.  See  &  Co.  make  a  specialty  of  fine  gold  foil,  gold  pellets, 
gold  plate,  and  solders,  and  all  standard  filling  materials,  etc.,  and 
are  sole  agents  in  New  York  for  Johnson  &  Lund's  famous  teeth, 


which  are  unexcelled  for  strength  and  beauty.  They  likewise  keep 
in  slock  in  their  dental  depot  all  kinds  of  dental  supplies  and 
materials,  which  are  offered  to  customers  and  the  profession  at  mod- 
erate prices.  All  dental  supplies  purchased  from  them  are  un- 
rivalled for  quality,  reliability,  and  uniform  excellence,  and  have  no 
superiors  in  this  or  any  other  market.  Those  interested  requiring 
their  specialties  and  other  dental  materials  should  make  a  factor 
of  this  responsible  house,  which  offers  advantages  in  goods  and 
prices  very  difficult  to  be  secured  elsewhere. 

HERMAN  F.  BINDSEIL,  Manufacturer  of  Fuie  Furs,  No.  1151 
Broadway,  opposite  Victoria  Hotel.— The  keen,  intelligent 
public  of  New  York  and  adjoining  cities  is  quick  to  perceive 
and  prompt  to  patronize  that  tradesman  who,  by  the  exercise 
of  skilled  experience,  sound  jmlKim  nl,  and  imtiring  industry,  facili- 
tates the  securing  of  the  choicest  lionestly-made  goods  at  the  lowest 
prices.  In  the  front  rank  of  manufacturing  furriers  is  Mr.  Herman 
F.  Bindseil,  and  to  whom  the  above  remarks  strictly  apply.  His  has 
been  and  is  a  success  achieved  in  the  face  of  extreme  competition, 
and  one  all  the  more  creditalile  herause,  in  every  case,  for  every  gar- 
ment turned  out  the  public  has  tlie  full  worth  of  its  money.  Mr. 
Bindseil  is  very  close  to  an  Aiiierieaii-boi  n  citizen,  for  he  was  but  one 
and  a  half  years  old  when  his  tatlK'r  came  to  jVmerica,  and  on  attain- 
ing a  suitable  age  learned  practically  every  detail  of  the  trade  of  the 
manufacturing  furrier.  He  early  manifested  that  spirit  of  push  and 
self-reUance  that  goes  far  to  sustain  true  progress;  and  in  brief  let  us 
add,  that  though  still  a  young  man,  he  is  old-established  in  business, 
having  embarked  upon  his  own  account  thirteen  years  ago,  and  dur- 
ing the  intervening  period  has  developed  both  a  wholesale  and  retail 
trade  of  great  magnitude.  Mr.  Bindseil  manifests  sound  judgment  as 
to  location.  He  does  not  hide  away  his  splendid  stock  of  sealskin 
garments  in  dirty  back  streets,  where  people  who  wear  such  costly 
robes  will  not  venture;  but  has  solved  the  problem  by  getting  the 
whole  building  except  the  ground  floor  of  No.  ll.'il  Broadway,  abso- 
lutely central,  and  convenient  alike  to  the  ('lite  of  the  city  and  hotel 
sojourners.  The  results  are  what  would  be  expected.  Mr.  Bindseil 
is  fast  controlling  the  best  American  trade  in  fine  furs.  He  manu- 
factures on  an  extensive  scale  on  the  third  floor,  eini-ldvintc  ujiwards 
of  twenty  skilled  hands,  and  personally  supervising'  tln  ir  u  .  .rk.  As 
he  selects  his  skins  with  the  utmost  care,  the  result  is  iliat  tli.^  pnljlic 
can  always  get  the  finest  sealskin  jackets,  dohnans,  jiali  iots.  (  te  .  in 
his  showrooms,  quoted  at  prices  which  cannot  be  dupliealeil  else- 
where. Making  a  specialty  of  the  richest  seal  garments  in  all  stand- 
ard lengths,  we  cordially  recommend  the  public  to  inspect  the  splendid 
stock  and  get  quotations  before  going  elsewliere.  Tlie  elaborate 
finish,  the  perfect  cut  and  symmeti-y  of  all  Mr.  lihiil-i  il  s  work  have 
become  justly  celebrated.  Merit  teUs,  and  he  is  insiuivd  with  the 
determination  to  excel,  and  give  the  best  value  of  any  mauufactiu-ing 
furrier  in  America. 

WK.  H.\MMOND,  Manufaeturers'  Au-etit  for  il„.  s,,l..  ,,f  all 
kinds  of  Building  Brick,  X,..  \  w  I  hini-  :!,  Si; ,  ,  (  _ 
^  At  the  present  day  the  inaiiiira<-i  in.  i-,'  a  :i!  i.i-,-n|  .ics  an 
important  position  in  cinnn.-iv  ial  ,nl,ur~  This  lur.aiis 
of  sale,  the  conneetni-  linlc  iH-iw.rn  ta.-  m  iiin!- ,,■  m-.r  .,,<■]  buyer,  is 
becoming  daily  111. 'le  aiul  inor.- ilh'  ..rl.  i  ;in.l  m  !,  i.!  .if  trade,  and 
at  the  present  day  the  li.  st  m..1s  an.l  m au  rials  ni  t\iv  I'lnled  States 
are  controlled  bytli.'sr  h1i.>  are  Irclnm'ally  called  manufacturers' 

agents.   Promineni  a  ni,'  ihc  nniiil..!-  thus  referred  to  in  New  York 

isMr.  W.  K.  Hainim.n.l.  inannl' i.-nn  ,  r  ;'  n-.  iit  for  the  sale  of  aU 
kinds  of  ImiMin-  lirick,  uhnsr  ,  :  :  i  '  ■  !  at  No.  C24  West 
Tliirtieih  Sir.-el      Mr.  Ilamnion.i  i  is  business  in  1875, 

sinee  wiiieli  period  he  has  ..htaiii    i  ;       .    >  a  iitial,  and  perma- 

nent patronage  in  all  sections  ol'  thr  rnite.l  States  and  Canada. 
He  represents  in  New  York  several  of  the  leading  and  most  reliable 
niaiiufaettirers  of  building  briek  in  this  country,  and  can  always 
quote  satisfactory  iiri.  i  s  foi-  <  ar  load  or  cargo  lots,  shipments  being 
made  direct  from  th  '  w  il  s  •  .  buyei-s.  Sir.  Hammond  likewise 
makes  a  specially  ol  .  Ii  ii  ic  nn;,'  light-draft  vessels,  so  that  cus- 
tomers on  the  .seaboard  can  have  the  advantage  of  the  lowest  pos- 
sible rates  for  the  transportation  of  bricks,  etc.,  bought  from  this 
responsible  house.  Mr.  Hammond  is  nn  active  member  of  the 
Building  Material  Exchange.  He  is  a  native  of  New  York.  His  pros- 
pects in  the  near  future  as  a  ninnufacturers'  agent  are  of  the  most 
encouraging  and  favorable  character. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


KOESTER  &  SIEVERS,  Photographs,  No.  279  Sixth  Avenue.— 
A  representative  and  eminently  popular  uptown  establish- 
ment in  its  particular  branch  of  professional  industry  is 
that  of  Messrs.  Koester  &  Sievers,  proprietors  of  the  pho- 
tographic enterprise  at  No.  ~'T9  Sixth  Avenue.  This  gallt-]-y  was 
originally  established  in  18r:.\  and  has  been  under  the  present  pro- 
prietorship since  earlj-  in  1887.  The  commodious  and  well-arranged 
premises  are  elegantly  furnished,  and  the  operating  department  is 
supplied  with  the  newest  and  best  improved  photographic  methods 
and  appliances.  Everything  pertaining  to  modern  portraiture  is 
executed  in  the  highest  degree  of  artistic  and  mechanical  excel- 
lence; and  the  patronage  of  the  establishment  is  drawn  from 
the  best  custom  of  the  vicinity.  They  make  a  specialty  of  the 
instantaneous  process— which  process  is  most  true  to  nature  of  any 
other  late  improvement  in  photography.  Mr.  E.  C.  Koester  is  a 
native  of  Germany,  and  an  artist  of  seventeen  years'  experience, 
having  been  with  the  famous  house  of  Sarony  &  Co.  for  ten  years, 
and  with  Mareno  &  Lopez  for  several  years.  Mr.  Geo.  C.  Sievers 
was  born  in  South  America,  where  he  acquired  his  profession  six 
years  ago,  and  has  been  in  this  city  since  1882,  and  was  formerly 
with  Blareno  &  Lopez.  These  gentlemen  succeeded  in  the  early  part 
of  the  present  year  to  an  old-established  business,  which  under  their 
able  and  popular  management  has  already  been  materially  de- 
veloped. 

JOHN  B.  HAYGOONI,  Constantinople  Bazaar,  Direct  Importer  of 
Oriental  Rugs,  Portieres,  etc.,  No.  l.j.34  Broadway  — This  enter- 
prise was  opened  on  September  1,  1887,  by  Mr.  John  B.  Hay- 
gooni.  This  gentleman  is  a  native  of  Turkey,  and  first  came 
to  the  United  States  eleven  years  ago,  and  has  since  been  duly 
naturalized  as  an  American  citizen.  He  went  to  Constantmople,  and 
while  there  purchased  a  very  handsome  line  of  Oriental  goods,  which 
are  replete  with  curious  and  artistic  interest.  The  assortment  com- 
prises Tui'kish,  Persian,  Daghistan  and  other  rugs,  both  antique  and 
modern,  in  various  sizes,  all  wool,  hand-embroidered  Cappadocian, 
Persian  calico,  silk  kuz  kilini  and  other  portieres,  embroideries  of  all 
kinds,  including  antique  and  modern  towels  and  tidies,  doylies,  lam- 
brequins, panels,  aprons,  table  and  pillow  covers,  ladies  and  chil- 
dren's slippers,  bags,  gentlemen's  smoking  caps  and  children's  fancy 
cap^.  belts,  etc  ,  on  velvet,  satin,  broadcloth  and  linen.  A  superior 
lot  of  pottery  embracing  Turkish  mosques,  pitchers,  bowls,  Turkish 
coffee-cups  with  saucers  and  znv/s.  jugs,  pipes,  waiters,  etc.,  wrought 
with  silver  and  gold ;  Roman,  Byzantine,  and  Arabian  coins,  ancient, 
and  Turkish  and  Grecian  coins,  modei  u.  in  gold,  silver  and  copper, 
including  "  widow's  mites;"  bracelets,  silver  ai  ticles,  brooches,  belts, 
umbrella  and  cane  handles,  sleeve-buttons,  salt-cellars,  silver-cased 
knives,  etc.;  brass  articles  in  Damascus  plaques,  Turkish  inkstands, 
lanterns,  censers,  coffee-pots,  zarfs,  etc. ;  wooden  articles,  also  Turk- 
ish ladies'  hats  and  dresses,  attar  of  roses,  Jerusalem  beads,  Ma- 
hommedan's  shoes  and  nalluns,  Greek  costumes,  nargiles,  etc. 
These  goods  are  guaranteed  to  be  genuine  Oriental  goods,  exactly  as 
represented,  and  are  offered  for  sale  at  the  most  reasonable  prices. 
Samples  are  sent  to  houses,  if  desired.  Mr.  Haygooni  carries  on 
both  a  wholesale  and  retail  trade. 

OTTO  BURKART,  Importing  Tailor,  No.  41.5  Fourth  Avenue, 
between  Twenty-eighth  and  Twenty-ninth  Streets.— The  tail- 
oring trade  is  necessarily  an  important  one,  and  a  prominent 
and  leading  artist  in  this  trade  is  Mr.  Otto  Burkart,  who  is 
not  only  an  authority  on  styles  and  fashions,  but  occupies  the  posi 
tion  of  originating  new  styles  in  gentlemen's  garments.  Mr.  Burk- 
art founded  his  business  in  186G,  and  since  that  period  has  earned 
an  enviable  reputation  which  has  been  the  direct  result  of  the  su- 
periority and  artistic  style  and  cut  of  the  various  garments  made  at 
his  establishment.  Mr.  Burkart  is  not  a  mere  figurehead,  but  a  most 
active  man  in  the  business,  on  which  he  brings  to  liear  a  practical 
experience  of  thirty  years.  The  store  has  an  area  of  :2.'i.\7.j  feet,  is 
elegantly  furnished  and  equipped  with  every  appliance  and  con- 
venience for  the  accommodation  of  the  splendid  stock  and  the 
comfort  of  jiatrons.  The  stock  embraces  fresh  importations  of  the 
newest  fabrics  in  broadcloths,  suitings,  etc.,  and  these  are  displayed 
in  such  profusion  as  to  afford  the  fullest  choice,  even  to  the  most 
fastidious.  The  facilities  of  the  house  for  the  fulfilment  of  orders 
are  absolutely  unexcelled,  and  include  a  large  corps  of  able  work- 
men, whose  operations  are  all  conducted  under  the  supervision  of 
Mr.  Burkart,  who  guarantees  every  garment  to  be  stylish  in  out. 


perfect  in  fit,  and  of  the  best  workmanship.  He  is  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, has  resided  in  this  city  since  1865,  and  is  an  honored  member 
of  the  Masonic  order. 

WKNOWLTON,  Photographer,  No.  335  Fourth  Avenue.— 
The  many  improvements  that  have  been  made  in  pho- 
^  tography,  and  the  avidity  with  which  the  new  processes 
and  methods  have  been  adopted  by  those  engaged  in 
the  profession,  are  at  once  an  evidence  of  the  spu-it  of  enterprise  which 
distinguishes  the  representatives  of  the  art.  Among  those  who  are 
familiar  with  all  the  details  of  the  business  and  the  advances  that 
have  been  made  there  are  probably  none  more  practically  proficient 
than  Mr.  W.  Knowlton,  whose  experience  as  photo  artist  extends  over 
thirty  yeai-s.  He  executes  strictly  first-class  work,  beautifully 
finished  in  crayon,  oil,  pastel,  India  ink  or  water-colors;  and  also 
copies  and  enlarges  pictures.  He  has  also  a  special  department 
for  doing  all  kinds  of  interiors  architectural  and  landscape  work 
of  all  descriptions.  The  reception-rooms  ai'e  2,5x75  feet  in  size,  ele- 
gantly fm-nished.  and  the  operating-rooms  adjoining  on  same  floor 
are  provided  with  all  the  requisite  apparatus  and  appliances,  in- 
cluding backgrounds  for  giving  effect  to  pictures.  A  safe  steam 
elevator  takes  his  patrons  to  the  gallery,  saving  the  fatigue  of  chmb- 
ing  stairs.  As  a  portrait  artist  Mr.  Knowlton  is  not  surpassed,  all 
his  work  showing  at  once  the  master-hand  of  the  thorough  artist; 
the  pose  is  easy  and  graceful,  and  the  likeness  showing  harmony  in 
composition  and  truth  in  outlines.  In  his  artistic  work  Mr.  Knowl- 
ton omits  nothing,  not  even  the  smallest  detail,  and  the  result  is  a 
portrait  of  artistic  excellence.  Bom  at  Ashfield,  Mass.,  Mr.  Knowl- 
ton has  for  many  years  continued  successfully  in  business  in  Brook- 
lyn and  this  city,  and  has  become  well  known  as  an  artist  exercising 
care  and  judgment  in  all  his  beautiful  work.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest 
among  the  popiilar  photographers  in  New  York,  and  is  in  the  full  en- 
joyment of  a  first-class,  fastidious  patronage  derived  from  the  elite 
classes  of  the  commimity. 

DE  CAPO  CIGAR  FACTORY.  Jacoby  &  Bookman,  No.  m 
East  Thirty-eighth  Street.— The  manufacture  of  cigars  has 
long  coustituted  an  important  factor  of  metropolitan  com- 
merce, giving  employment  to  vast  capital  and  much  skilled 
labor.  Among  the  old-established  and  representative  houses  engaged 
in  this  department  of  industry  is  that  of  Messrs.  Jacoby  &  Book- 
man, propi  ietors  of  the  "  De  Capo  Cigar  Factory,"  at  No.  342  East 
Thirty-eiglitli  Street.  The  extensive  business  conducted  under  this 
hfading  was  originally  established  by  Mr.  M.  Jacoby  in  1866.  In  1880 
the  firm  of  Jacoby  &  Fromer  was  formed,  and  in  this  style  the  busi- 
ness was  continued  until  isso,  when  Mr.  Fromer  retired,  and  was 
succeeded  by  Mr.  S.  Bookman,  under  the  present  title.  The  factory 
is  a  fine  five-storied  brick  structure  30xl7-.J  feet  in  surface  dimensions. 
The  premises  are  admirably  arranged  and  supplied  with  all  the  mod- 
ern conveniences  and  facilities.  Three  hundred  experienced  cigar- 
makers  are  employed,  and  10,000,000  cigars  are  manufactured  per 
annum.  The  goods  turned  out  have  an  old-established  reputation  for 
superior  excellence  in  the  trade,  and  command  an  extensive  and 
lucrative  market.  Messrs.  Jacoby  and  Bookman  are  thorough-going, 
enei  getic  business  men,  long  numbered  among  New  York's  represen- 
tative and  most  highly  respected  merchants  in  the  cigar  trade. 

ISAAC  I.  STILLIXGS.  Importer  and  Manufacturer  of  Fine  Sad- 
dlery, No.  1566  Broadway.— A  widely  known  and  representative 
house  is  that  of  Mr.  Isaac  I.  Stillings,  importer  and  manufac- 
turer of  fine  saddlery,  which  was  established  forty  years  ago 
by  Mr.  Stillings.  who  has  since  built  up  a  liberal,  influential,  and 
permanent  patronage  in  New  York  and  the  neighboring  cities. 
He  is  noted  for  manufacturing  the  finest  class  of  hand-made  work 
only,  and  possesses  every  facility  for  the  prompt  filling  of  all  orders 
at  extremely  low  prices.  His  establishment  is  finely  fitted  up,  and 
is  fully  stocked  with  a  superior  assortment  of  fine  hand-made  coach 
and  road  harness,  bridles  and  saddles  (for  ladies  and  gentlemen), 
blankets,  robes  of  all  descriptions,  whips,  and  a  general  stock  of 
choice  saddlery  goods.  Mr.  Stillings  employs  sixteen  skilful  and 
able  workmen,  and  gives  close  personal  attention  to  the  filling  of  all 
orders,  ever  maintaining  the  highest  standard  of  excellence  He  is 
a  native  of  Baltimore,  Md..  and  is  a  skilful  trade.sman  and  an  enter- 
jirising  business  man.  Those  requiring  the  finest  and  most  reliable 
harness  and  saddlery  in  the  market  should  make  a  factor  of  this 
responsible  house. 


THE    MHTROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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ClIAKLKS  MOnxiNGSTAR  &  CO..  ( •-nuiiissi...,  Merchants  and 
WlK.U'salr  Dr  .kTS  in  Starch,  No.  is  T.irk  I'lu.  r;  liostou Office, 
N-„.  llio  Jlilk  Slrccl.-Th.-  ol,l-.'sl,.l,l.s  1  In.usr  „f  Clmrlcs 
iMoruiugstar  &  Co.  is  one  lias  cmt  cxi  ri-is.d  a  salutary  in- 
fluence in  the  wholesale  Irade  in  sl.in-li,  -unis,  and  arnlnie  (M.l.irs.  .and 
is  the  leadinj?  repre!5"ntalive  enKa-e.l  in  handlin-  and  nianiihu-l urnij; 
the  highest  qualities  f  floods  oilei  ed  lo  the  i.uhlie.  Tlie  bu.si- 
ness  was  established  by  the  late  .Mr.  diaries  M..rniii,L;star  m  im, 
who  early  achieved  an  enviable  re|)iitati<in  l  or  the  honorable  methods 
and  reliability  or  st,.ek  whieh  eharaelen/ed  liis  operations.  In  1874 
lie  lonned  a  eojiai  t  nei  slii]}  u  iUi  Mr.  W.  i  :.  riii  oii[)  and  Mr.  Frederick 
inul.M-  the  name  and  style  of  ( ■lia.  U^s  .Mornin^'star  &  Co.  Mr. 
Hose  retired  in  IHSl),  his  place  being  taken  by  ."^Ir.  Joseph  Morning.star, 
son  of  the  proprietor.  In  the  following  year,  Mr.  Charles  .Morning 
star  died,  deeply  regretted.  Mr.  Throup  retired  from  the  11  rm  in 
1884,  in  which  year  Mr.  Joseph  Morningstar  formed  a  copartnei-ship 
with  Mr.  E.  Weidenhach,  and  which  1  as -continued  to  date.  They  are 
importers,  connuission  dealers,  and  manufacturers.  As  importers, 
they  are  sole  agents  for  the  famous  German  house  of  Wm.  Noetzel  & 
Co.,  whose  aniline  colors  for  piu-ity  and  perfect  quaUties  have  long 
maintained  the  lead,  and  have  developed  its  sal?  to  the  trade  through- 
out the  United  States  to  proportions  of  great  magnitude.  The  firm 
are  also  extensive  manufacturers,  their  chemical  department  being 


turing  branch  of  the  business  was  established  in  1807.  and  the  hou.se 
has  been  represented  in  this  city  since  I87.'>.  The  salesroom,  40xls!5 
feet  in  dimensions,  is  supplied  with  all  the  modern  conveniences  and 
t  ai'ilii  ies  for  the  advantageous  handling  and  display  of  stock,  and  the 
superior  assortment  of  goods  displayed  comprises  everything  in  the 
line  ol  line  slippers  and  shoes  for  children  and  adults  of  both  sexes 
in  the  latest  styles  and  best  grades.  The  stock  earrie<l  is  large,  com- 
prehensive, and  complete,  and  the  volimiinous  trade  is  of  eminently 
prosperous  annual  aggregate.  Mr.  Dodge  is  too  well  known  to  re- 
quire exteiidi'd  notice  in  this  work,  and  it  will  be  sufficient  to  say  that 
he  is  coiniii  d  among  the  representative  shoe-manufacturers  and  emi- 
nent business  men  of  his  native  State.  Mr.  I.  G.  Ilealey,  who  is  in 
charge  of  thr  business  in  this  city,  is  a  typical  young  Now  York  mer- 
chant, possessing  a  thorough  knowledge  of  his  enterprise  with  the  re- 
quisite zeal  and  executive  ability  for  its  successful  contluct.  He  has 
been  in  charge  of  the  New  York  house  smce  1886,  and  by  his  well- 
directed  management  has  aided  materially  in  its  success. 

JS.  FERGUSON,  Mutual  Hoarding  and  Liverv  Stables,  Nos. 
103  and  105  We.st   Filly  third  Stivel.and   X.      104  and  108 
,    West  Fifty-fourth  St leei ,  -  ri„.  miiiiial  hiiai.lin  ,-  and  livery 
Stables  of  Mr.  J.  .S.  K,.,„nison  an-  imted  ann.n-  ih'e  most  pop- 
ular resorts  for  thepubhcof  New  York  in  search  of  first-class  "  rigs." 


I860— Half-orphan  Asylur 


situated  at  Nos.  536  and  .5.38  West  Fourteenth  Street,  fully  equipped 
thron-liont  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and  appUances,  and 
where  a  lai'Lce  force  of  hands  are  employed.  The  firm's  Boston  office 
is  at  No.  III.-  Milk  Street,  and  Philadelphia  office  at  No.  48  North  Dela- 
ware .\\  em  i.-.  \\liene,-  a  large  manufacturing  trade  has  been  de- 
veloped; they  ,irr  also  heavy  exporters,  and  handle  for  the  trade 
every  grade, .f  laundry  gloss  an<l  eoru-stareh.  ..fferie  ;  inducements 
both  as  to  pric-e  and  (luality  whieli  eannol  b,-  ilnjilie.ited  elsewhere. 
Mr.  Mornin;;star  was  l)orn  in  fliis  eity.  and  has  liad  a  life-long  connec- 
tion with  the  business  ui  which  he  has  achievi-d  such  a  marked  suc- 
cess. Mr.  Weidenbaeh  is  a  native  of  Baltimore,  an  old  esteemed  resi- 
dent of  this  city,  and  a  valued  member  of  commercial  circles. 

NATHAN  D.  DODGE.  Manufacturer  of  Fine  Slippers  and  Shoes. 
Nos.  liSiand  1d4  Duane  Street.— Among  the  prominent  houses 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes,  Mr.  Nathan  D.  Dodge 
is  well  known  as  a  lending  manufacturer  of  fine  slippers 
and  shoes,  with  factories  at  Newburyport,  Mass.,  and  a  New  York 
distributing  depot  at  Nos.  124  and  1^4  Duane  Street.   The  manufu^- 


The  business  was  established  here  in  1873.  and  the  house  has  always 
commanded  a  liberal  and  influential  support.  Along,  practical  ex- 
perience enables  the  jiroprietor  to  offer  services  of  the  most  advan- 
tageous character.  His  stable  is  a  fine  four  story  brick  building. 
.50.Y200  feet  in  dimensions,  \Mtii  lia-<  iih-uI.  .itToi  dim.'  aeeommodations 
for  one  hundred  and  forty-five  horses  ami  an  immense  number  of 
vehicles,  and  is  tlioroughly  eqnipp(>d  and  perfect  in  convenience  of 
arrangement  for  the  proper  prosecution  of  the  business.  A  force  of 
twenty-fire  hands  look  after  the  comfort  and  wants  of  the  stock.  A 
comjilete  anil  di  sii-.-ible  line  of  fine  equipages  are  kept  for  hire,  and 
are  iiir  ii-In  d  f.n-  all  cii  ea-ions  where  they  may  be  required,  for  busi- 
ness <  a- jileasnre,  for  wi'ddiiiijs.  balls,  the  theatre  and  entertainments 
throui;hout  tlie  city.  It  iii  ing  a  rule  of  the  house  to  meet  every  caU 
by  telephone,  or  otherwise,  promptly,  patrons  are  a.ssured  of  satis- 
factorj'  treatment,  while  the  prices  charged  are  invariably  fair  and 
reasonable.  In  addition  to  his  large  livery  business,  .^Ir.  Ferguson 
gives  special  attention  to  boarding  hoi-ses.  and  is  enabled,  by  reason 
of  his  fine  faciliti  s,  to  giinrantees  satisfaction  in  all  cases.  Mr.  Fer- 
on  is  a  recognized  authority  upon  the  care  and  treatmentof  horses. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


THOKLVS  E.  TRIPLER,  Dealer  in  all  lands  of  Second  hand 
Building  Material;  Yards  and  Office,  Avenue  B,  Seventeenth 
and  Eighteenth  Streets  — An  old-estabhshed  and  reliable  house 
in  New  York  engaged  in  the  sale  of  second-hand  building 
materials  Is  that  of  Mr.  Thomas  E.  Tripler.  whose  office  and  yards 
are  eligibly  located  on  Avenue  B,  Seventeenth  and  Eighteenth  streets. 
This  business  was  established  in  lS3.j  by  S,  H.  Bessey,  and  was  con- 
ducted by  him  till  1Sj5,  wli.'U  5Ir.  Tripler  succeeded  to  the  manage- 
ment. The  yards  are  spacious  and  convenient,  and  are  fully  sup- 
plied with  every  facility  for  -the  accommodation  of  any  amount  of 
second-hand  building  materials.  Mr.  Tripler  removes  the  largest 
buildings  on  short  notice,  and  often  employs  three  hundred  workmen. 
The  following  buildings  were  purchased  by  Mr.  Tripler  and  quickly 
removed,  viz.:  St.  Nicholas  Hotel;  Booth's  Theatre;  Metropolitan 
Theatre;  Produce  Exchange;  Theatre  Comique;  Washington  Hotel; 
Old  Post-office,  etc  ,  and  a  number  of  other  famous  structures  in  New 
York  and  its  vicinity.  Mr  Tripler  keeps  constantly  on  hand  an  ex- 
tensive stock  of  building  materials  which  are  almost  as  good  as  new; 
these  are  offered  to  customers  at  exceedingly  low  prices.  He  emt)loy^ 
twenty  trucks,  and  his  trade  e5:<:c-:':  '.L. ^.u^uout  all  sections  of  the 
country,  uir.  Tripler  was  bom  in  New  York,  and  is  highly  esteemed 
in  business  circles  for  his  energy,  industry,  and  integi-ity.  Those  re- 
quiring second  hand  building  materials,  or  desirous  of  selling  build- 
ings, should  make  a  factor  of  this  responsible  house,  which  offers 
advantages  in  prices  very  difficult  to  be  duplicated  elsewhere. 

FRANK  MILEER  &  SONS,  Manufacturers  of  Blacking.  Shoe  and 
■  Hai;ness  Dressings,  Harness  Oil  and  Soap,  Nos.  349  and  3.")! 
West  Twenty-sixth  Street  — Among  the  manufacturers  of 
specialties  peculiar  to  their  own  establishments  in  the  metrop- 
olis are  Messrs.  Frank  Miller  &  Sons,  manufacturers  of  blacking, 
dressings,  inks,  harness  oils  and  soaps,  etc.,  of  Nos.  3+9  and  3.51  West 
Twenty-sixth  street.  This  is  an  old-established  and  one  of  the  best 
known  concerns  in  its  line  in  the  city.  The  house  dates  its  origin 
back  to  183S,  when  it  was  foimded  under  the  firm-style  of  Frank  Miller 
&  Co.  In  1871  this  style  was  changed  to  Frank  Miller  &  Sons,  and 
the  sons,  who  are  now  the  proprietors,  are  Messrs.  Edwin  A.,  James 
L.,  and  Frank  C.  MiUer.  The  premises  occupied  consist  of  a  four- 
story  brick  building,  .50x100  feet  in  dimensions,  and  these  are  fitted  up 
■with  aU  necessary  machinery,  which  is  operated  by  a  steam-engine 
of  30  and  a  steam-boOer  of  40  horse-ijower.  Here  the  firm  manufac- 
ture extensively  unproved  Freuch  blacking.  Peerless  blacking.  Crown 
shoe-dressing,  harness-oil,  harness-soap,  harness-dressing;  also  inks 
and  dressings  for  harness,  collar,  and  boot  and  shoe  manufacturers. 
Seventy -five  hands  are  employed,  and  the  business  conducted  is  one 
of  vast  volume.  The  products  of  the  concern  are  shipped  to  not  only 
every  part  of  the  Union,  but  to  every  section  of  the  civilized  globe.  The 
firm  have  a  European  office  at  Tower  Chambers,  Moorgate,  London, 
through  which  suppUes  are  furnished  to  dealers  in  all  parts  of  Europe. 
Some  time  ago  the  firm  purchased  at  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  a  factory 
belonging  to  the  Rogers  Manufacturing  Company,  and  here  they 
carry  on  a  vast  business  as  manufacturers  of  bluing,  which,  owing  to 
its  excellent  quality,  is  now  In  great  demand  by  dealers  and  consumers 
everywhere.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  all  natives  of  New  York 
State,  and  they  are  all  men  of  business  activity,  energy,  and  enter- 
l^rise. 

SP.  JAYNE  &  CO.,  Real  Estate  and  Insurance,  No.  273  West 
Twenty-third  Street  and  No.  59  Liberty  Street  ("  Real  Estate 
Exchange  and  Auction  Room  Building"). — One  of  the  old- 
established  and  most  widely-known  real-estate  firms  in  New 
York  is  that  of  Messrs.  S.  F.  Jayne  &  Co.,  of  No.  273  West  Twenty- 
third  Street.  The  late  Mr.  J.  Denham,  a  prominent  owner  of  and 
operator  in  realty  upwards  of  forty  years  ago,  founded  this  business 
in  1845,  under  the  style  of  J.  Denham  &  Co.  Mr.  S.  F.  Jayne  suc- 
ceeded to  the  proprietorship,  and  likewise  took  chargi^  of  tlie  Den- 
ham Estate,  administering  its  affairs.  In  1S80  he  took  Mr.  A.  M. 
Cudner  into  copartnership,  imder  the  existing  firm-name.  As  thus 
constituted  the  firm  is  to-day  one  of  the  best  qualified  and  expe- 
rienced for  the  carrying  on  of  every  department  of  the  business. 
Their  main  offices  are  central  to  the  most  popular  residential  and 
business  sections  of  the  city,  while  their  intimate  and  accurate 
knowledge  of  v.-ilues,  character  of  neighborhoods,  prospective  im- 
provements, commend  them  to  conservative  investors.  Their  con- 
nections are  of  the  most  influential  and  widespread  character. 
Messrs.  Jajme  &  Co.  are  among  tlie  best  known  and  most  popular 


brokers  and  agents  on  the  west  side.  Both  Mi-.  Jayne  and  Mr.  Cudner 
are  members  of  tlie  Real  Estate  Exchange  and  transact  much  busi- 
ness on  its  floor,  to  facilitate  same,  and  convenience  their  numerous 
customers,  having  an  office  directly  in  the  Exchange  Building,  No. 
59  Liberty  Street.  None  have  done  more  to  advance  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  Exchange.  This  firm  especially  excels  in  judicious  and 
economical  management  of  estates,  for  which  they  have  unusual  fa- 
cility. 

NIPPON  JIERCANTILE  CO.,  Importers  of  Japanese  Goods; 
Torao  Takeno,  Manager,  No.  47  Barclay  Street.— Tlie  grow- 
ing demand  throughout  the  United  States  for  the  medium 
grades  of  the  beautiful  Japanese  goods  is  most  thoroughly 
met  by  the  famous  Nippon  Jlercantile  Company,  of  No.  47  Barclay 
Street.  This  is  essentially  the  outcome  of  the  Japanese  spirit  of  en- 
terprise, so  proverbial  and  which  renders  them  the  equal  of  Ameri- 
cans in  all  branches  of  trade  and  commerce.  The  gentleman  at  the 
head  of  this  important  enterorise  is  Yuk-jro  Niwa,  a  prominent  mer- 
chant, resident  in  Japan,  and  recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost 
business  men  of  the  country  and  who  upwards  of  eighteen  years  ago 
began  the  trade  with  the  United  States  in  the  beautiful  and  useful 
goods  of  his  native  land.  The  demand  steadily  grew,  and  about  a 
dozen  years  ago  he  opened  the  fii-st  New  York  house  in  Fulton 
Street,  and  moved  to  No.  310  Broadway,  and  there  remained  until 
May  1st  of  the  present  year,  when  he  removed  to  the  present  ad- 
dress. The  business  is  now  under  the  able  management  of  l\Ir. 
Torao  Takeno,  a  gentleman  possessed  of  the  widest  range  of 
practical  experience,  and  whose  intimate  knowledge  of  the 
wants  of  the  trade  and  the  public  at  large  has  become  generally  re- 
cognized. Both  as  regards  facilities  and  connections  the  company 
holds  the  leading  position  in  the  trade,  and  is  one  of  the  heaviest  di- 
rect importers  of  all  descriptions  of  Japanese  goods.  Mr.  Torao 
Takeno  has.  since  his  first  establishing  here  in  1881,  become  noted 
for  his  mercantile  skill  and  abilities.  Mr.  Niwa  has  been  in  England 
for  several  jears.  He  went  back  to  Japan,  and  was  appointed  to 
a  high  office  in  the  navy,  where  he  remained  a  few  years,  when 
he  resigned  his  position  and  started  in  this  business.  In  the  large 
Barclay  Street  store  are  to  be  found  the  best  collection  of  fine  por- 
celains and  ceramics  in  town,  selected  with  the  greatest  care  and 
most  beautiful  in  shades,  patterns,  and  general  outlines.  The  prices 
are  remarkably  low,  placing  the  goods  within  the  reach  of  all.  Japan- 
ese tea-  and  dinner-sets,  lacquer  wares,  fans  in  vast  variety,  silks_ 
f  tc,  mattings,  screens,  etc.,  are  all  charmingly  attractive,  and  from 
the  wide  variety  in  stock  every  buj'er  can  be  suited  both  at  whole- 
sale and  retail.  Mr.  Takeno  employs  a  number  of  clerks  and  sales- 
men, and  is  prepared  to  promptly  fill  tlie  largest  orders,  and  we 
strongly  recommend  the  pulilic  to  call  in  and  inspect  the  large  mag- 
nificent stock  here  so  attra3tively  displayed.  Dealers  in  Japanese 
goods  can  find  better  bargains  here  than  anywhere  else  in  town, 
and  the  steady  growth  indicates  how  satisfactorily  the  company  is 
catering  to  the  wants  of  the  community. 

HENRY  FERRIS'  SON,  Brewer  of  Fine  Canada  Malt  Ales  and 
Porter,  Nos.  249  and  251  Tenth  Avenue.— Prominent  among  the 
old-estabhshed  and  ever  popular  brewing  concerns  of  to-day  is 
that  so  successfully  conducted  by  Henry  Ferris'  Son.  This 
enterprise  was  founded  in  1857  by  Mr.  Henry  Ferris,  and  in  1886  the 
present  proprietor,  Mr.  Charles  W.  Ferris,  who  had  been  connected 
with  the  business  as  partner  for  a  number  of  years,  became  sole 
owner,  conducting  the  business  under  the  present  name  and  style. 
His  brewery  is  a  four-story  brick  building,  40x100  feet  in  dimensions, 
provided  with  aU  the  latest  improvements  in  brewing  appUances,  in 
troduced  at  great  expense,  and  operated  by  a  seventy-five  horse- 
power steam-boiler.  The  brewery  has  a  capacity  of  forty  thousand 
barrels  per  year,  and  is  supplied  with  spring  water  in  abtmdance,  of 
excellent  quality  for  brewing  piu-poses,  the  purity  of  which  is  vmsur- 
passed,  enabling  the  proprietor,  with  the  use  of  the  choicest  Canada 
malt  and  hops,  to  maintain  the  high  prestige  long  ago  secured  by 
this  house  for  producing  fine  ales  and  porter  that  challenge  com- 
parison with  the  products  of  other  breweries  in  any  part  of  the 
country.  A  heavy  and  constant  demand  throughout  New  York,  New 
England,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania  is  supphed.  A  force  of  thirty 
skilled  and  experienced  hands  is  employed,  and  promptness,  reha- 
bUity,  and  fair  prices  form  the  principles  on  which  the  business  is 
conducted.  Mr.  Ferris  is  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  and  has  been 
trained  in  the  business  in  which  he  is  engaged. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


135 


FRANCIS  S.  GRAY,  Real  Estate,  No.  l-'Oj  Broadway.— One 
aiiiniit,'  the  oldest  established  real  estate  offices  in  the  city  is 
tluit  comluoted  by  Francis  3.  Gray  at  No.  1295  Broadway. 
Mr.  Gray  has  continued  in  ii  sincf  ISTl.  and  has  been  promi- 
nently identified  with  many  of  tl  p,  tmiiohs  iliat  have  been  going 

on  in  that  time.  He  was  formn  l\  a  in.  inli.T  of  tlie  firm  of  Hine  & 
Gray,  but  siiu'.-  l^M  li-  has  ,  ,liu-i,.d  tli.-  I nisinrss  on  lii- o«  u  ac- 
count, ami  ninnl.rr.  hm.miu-  in-,  rlinit.' many  ..f  ih.'  I.m.Imi-  repre- 
sentative rili/iiis  an. I  .  ■,  1 1 1 , 1 :  i  i  i^i  ^  M  r.  ( I  ra\'  al  u  a  \  s  ha^  -i.-M-ial  in- 
dncenienl-  lo  .iir.r  niNrsim-,  i,i  ImiMinL--.  ,1 »  •  ■!  I  n  i  . ;.  n>  i  la  n.  I  •  m  1  he 
city  au.l  \  (.■irnlw  ana  al-.i  ni:iM\  \  alnalilr  an.l       -  ;i  I        i  1  M -s  to 

let  on  nM-.aial.ln  l.aans.     He  also  lak.-s  tin-    n,  a, a   .  ^a.  nl  of 


firmly  cstablislied,  and  lie  can  b,.  relied  on  witli  iniplaal  eonn.i.  r.e.- 
in  all  bnsiness  oiierations.  He  is  a  native  of  N.-w  \  oi  l;  eny.  having,' 
lived  in  the  city  nearly  all  his  life,  and  is  well  and  lavural)]y  kn..wn 
in  the  connnunity.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  New  Yorlc 
Keal  Estate  Exehanfce,  and  has  established  that  degree  of  confidence 
which  correct  bnsiness  principles  alone  can  secure. 


GURNEY'S  E.\ri;ESS,  STORAGE  AND  FURNITURE  TRANS- 
FORT.VTION  CO.;  Warehouses,  No.  465  Fourth  Avenue,  No. 
421  East  Twelfth  Street:  Main  OflBce,  No.  403  Fourth  Aveinie; 
E.  H.  Gurney,  Proprietor.— Prominent  among  the  most 
active  and  reliable  concerns  engaged  in  the  express  business  in  New 
York  is  Gurney's  Storage  and  Furniture  Transportation  Co ,  of 
which  Mr.  E.  H.  Guruey  is  the  popnl  .r  proprietor.  The  warehouses 
of  this  responsible  establishment  are  situated  at  No.  465  Fourth 
Avenue  and  No.  421  East  Twelfth  Street.  The  main  office  is  at  No. 
465  Fourth  Avenue.  This  bnsiness  was  established  in  1878  by  Mr. 
Gurney,  who  previously,  however,  had  been  engaged  with  Morrell  & 
Co.,  storage  warehouses.  Mr.  Gurney  transfers  baggage  to  and 
from  any  part  of  the  city  below  Eighty-si.xth  Street  for  25  cents  per 
trunk,  also  to  Jersey  City,  Brooklyn,  and  Harlem.  One  piece  .50 
cents,  two  SO  cents,  three  $1,  each  additional  25  cents.  He  likewise 
employs  large  vans  and  experienced  men  for  removals,  city  or 
country,  and  makes  a  specialty  of  packing  furniture,  china,  pictures, 
and  works  of  art.  In  his  warehouses,  which  contain  one  hundred 
rooms,  trunks  are  stored  for  one  cent  per  day.  while  furniture  is 
taken  and  charged  according  to  space.  In  the  warehouses  are 
separate  rooms,  which  are  let  at  from  $2  to  $20  per  mouth.  From 
the  start,  Mr.  Gurney  developed  a  large  and  permanent  trade,  his 
exiaess  earning  for  itself  the  title  of  being  one  of  the  most  reliable 
and  trustworthy  in  New  York.  As  a  furniture-mover  he  hasachieved 
an  extended  reputation  for  having  the  finest  covered  vans,  and  hand- 
ling household  effects  with  skill  and  care,  while  his  charges  for  all 
kinds  of  work  are  extremely  moderate.  31r.  Gurney  was  born  and 
raised  in  Warren  County.  N.  Y.,but  has  resided  in  the  metropolis  for 
the  last  eighteen  years.  True  merit  always  tells.  Such  has  been  the 
case  with  Gurney's  Express  Storage  and  Transportation  Co.,  and  the 
public  can  always  rely  on  obtaining  greater  advantages  and  increased 
■security  from  this  responsible  house,  at  more  reasonable  charges  than 
■can  be  secured  elsewhere. 

WOODS,  LOWRY  &  CO.,  Importers  of  Woollens,  Xos.  S2T 
and  829  Broadway.— An  old-established  and  representative 
house  actively  engaged  in  the  importation  of  the  finest 
foreign  woollens  is  that  of  Messrs.  Woods,  Lowry  &  Co., 
•who  have  also  an  establishment  in  London,  England,  at  No.  10 
Old  Bond  Street.  This  business  was  established  in  1832  by 
Messrs.  Woods  &  Lo-n-ry,  who  were  succeeded  in  1809  by  Messrs. 
Woods,  Lowry  &  Co.  In  1879  Mr.  James  H.  Woods,  one  of  the 
founders,  retired  after  an  honorable  and  successful  career,  and  be- 
came a  special  partner.  The  present  active  partners,  Messrs.  John 
Lowry  and  John  W.  Woolley,  have  had  great  experience  in  hand- 
ling foreign  woollen  goods,  and  at  the  s.-une  time  po.ssess  an  intimate 
knowledge  ot  the  requirements  of  the  American  market.  This  firm 
is  one  of  the  most  extensive  importing  houses  in  New  York,  and 
possesses  every  facility  for  keeping  itself  en  rapport  witli  the  most 
famous  European  manufacturers,  always  being  the  first  to  secure 
the  choicest  and  finest  woollen  fabrics  of  British  looms.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  comprise  three  spacious  and  well-equipped  floors. 
The  stock  is  complete  and  embraces  a  splendid  selection  of  all  kinds 
of  woollens  and  suitings,  which  are  unrivalled  for  quality,  finish, 
beauty,  and  uniform  excellence  by  those  of  any  other  first-class 
house  in  this  country  or  Europe.   The  trade  is  wholesale  and  ex 


tends  throughout  all  sections  of  the  United  States,  while  the  prices 
quoted  necessarily  attract  the  attention  of  close  and  prudent  buy- 
ers. Mr.  Lowry  is  a  native  of  New  York,  while  Mr.  Woolley  was 
born  in  New  Jer.sey.  Both  gentlemen  during  their  active  career 
have  won  a  measure  of  popularity,  confidence,  and  respect  second 
to  no  other  members  of  comjnei  cial  circles. 

DESSART  BROTHERS,  Manufacturers  and  Importers  of  Masks, 
etc.,  etc.,  at  wholesale.  No.  110  Chambers  Street.— Among  the 
well  known  business  houses  in  the  city  that  of  the  Dessart 
Bros.,  importers  and  manufac- 
turers of  masks,  occupy  a  prominent 
l>osition,  II  has  been  estabUshed  the 
jiasi  |..M-lvo  y.  ars,  and  is  one  of  the 
lara.st  an.l  nh.st  prominent  in  its 
special  liia'  of  business  in  the  city 
Every  faciUty  is  at  hand  for  business 
purposes,  the  premises  having  an  area 
of  20x70  feet;  and  a  general  line  of 
sill,-,  c.ifloii.  w  in-,  paiii.a-  mache  full 
an. I  half  nia-K s.  aNo  i heatrical,  mas- 
querade, and  sorioi  N  hair  goods,  wigs, 
beards,  etc.,  etc.,  of  every  kind  and 
description,  is  constantly  kept  on  sale 
to  supply  the  demands  of  the  trade, 
which  comes  from  all  the  leading 
business  centres  throughout  the 
country.  Mr.  Charles  H.  and  Mr. 
Victor  E.  Dessart  are  the  copartners, 
the  former  having 
and  have  resided  u 


■u  l  iorn  m  France  and  the  latter  in  this  country, 
rly  all  their  fives  in  New  York. 


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first  Str.-.-t,  Mr.  .\ckerman  ol■i,^■ina lly  r..iiia!i'.l  liis  .an- 
ISli).  on  Ilii.ls.ai  Street,  and  eon.ln.a.-il  it  wah  rlv  li.-st  . 
until  ISa;.  wh.ai  he  retired  to  be  siie.-.'.'il.'il  l.y  Ins  son, 
Ackermaii.  The  latter  continue. 1  the  in.lustiy  until  the  present 
year,  when  his  lamented  death  occurreil,  and  his  father  a.^rain 
assumed  the  helm  of  management.  The  premises  occupied,  which 
were  taken  ]iossession  of  in  ISsi;.  roiiiiiris.-  a  si.a.^i.ais  huil.iiiig 
having  three  floors,  2.5x80  feet  eacli  in  .liiiieiisions.  an.l  .-.[iiipiied 
throughout  in  the  most  approve.l  inaiin.  a  f.  .r  ail  I  la- re.iiiir.-iiients 
of  the  business,  ami  empl.-yment  is  alT.  .r.l.-.l  a  force  of  skilled 
workmen.  Mr,  .\ekermaii  eai'i'i.'s  ..n  -.ai.Tal  ..p. ■rations  as  a  manu- 
facturer of  wairons.  earts.  an.l  trucks,  iis,.s  ,,nly  the  best  and  most 
carefully  selected  materials,  ami  the  pro.lnet i. .ns  of  his  establish- 
ment cannot  be  surpassed  for  utility,  strength,  durability,  and  gen- 
eral superiority,  while  in  the  matter  ot  cost,  the  house  can  siieeess- 
fully  compete  with  any  contemporary.  I'arti.-iiUir  attention  is 
devoted  to  the  repairing  department.  Jlr.  .\.'k.a man.  who  was  born 
in  New  York,  is  one  of  our  oldest  and  most  .•sLaaa,..!  I  .usiness  men 
and  citizens,  and  enjoys  the  entire  confidence  of  the  conimunit}'. 

JOSEPH  SIBBEL,  Modeller  and  Sculptor.  Studio  No.  214  East 
Twenty-sixth' Street  — Prominent  among  the  principal  sculp- 
tors of  New  York  is  3Ir.  Josei.h  Sibbel,  wli..s,.  stu.Ii..  is  l...-aled 
at  No, 214  East  Twenty-sixth  Stre.-t,  Mr,  s,  i  a  ,.-1  \n  ;i,  1,  an  in 
Germany,  and  after  having  receive.l  th..i-..uu'h  pr.  .1 .  ss,,  .nal  n  ain- 
ing  in  modelling  and  sculpture  came  to  the  United  .States  in  1871. 
In  1881  he  commeneed  business  in  New  York,  since  which  period  he 
built  up  a  liberal  an.l  intlueiitial  |)atroiiage.  He  make  a  specialty  of 
altar  pieces  ami  statuary  of  everv  description  in  plain  and  ornamen- 
tal marble,  and  refers  to  the  artistic  work  executed  by  him  in  St. 
Leo's  Church,  St.  Gabrii  l's  Church.  Holy  Cross  Church,  Sacred 
Heart  Church,  New  York,  and  the  Cathedral.  Hartford,  His  ceme- 
tery work  covers  all  the  branches  of  the  art,  inclndin(  it.atues, 
busts,  medallions,  etc.,  in  any  material.  He  likewise  devotes 
the  closest  attention  vo  designing  the  mechanical  execution  of  his 
work.  Mr.  Sibbel  is  enabled  to  offer  artistic  productions  at  no 
greater  cost  than  that  at  which  ordinary  work  has  been  hitherto 
produced. 


136 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


SCHERMERHORN'S  TEACHERS'  AGENCY  AND  AMERICAN 
SCHOOL  INSTITUTE.  J.  W.  Schernieihorn  &  Co.,  Managers, 
No.  7  East  Fourteenth  Street.— The  educational  world  has 
good  cause  to  be  very  grateful,  as  well  as  the  public  at  large, 
for  the  invaluable  services  rendered  by  Schermerhoru's  Teachers' 
Agency  and  the  American  School  Institute.  It  has  since  its  incep- 
tion in  185.5  placed  many  thousands  of  teachers  for  every  kind  of 
educational  service  in  all  sections  of  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries.  The  late  Mr.  Schermerhorn  who  founded  it  brought  to 
bear  exceptionall3'  high  qualificAtions,  and  early  achieved  an  envia- 
ble reputation  both  with  the  teachers  aided  to  secure  positions  and 
the  schools  and  colleges  served  through  his  agency.  In  18B1  he 
l>ranched  out  into  the  publishing  of  standard  educational  works  and 
school  supplies  of  all  kinds.  This  proved  equally  as  successful  and 
useful  an  enterprise  as  tlie  other.  In  1861  Mr.  George  M.  Kendall 
became  connected  with  the  business,  and  aided  largely  in  building  it 
up,  with  the  result  that  in  1868  he  was  admitted  into  copartnership. 
The  firm  did  an  annually  enlarging  business,  and  became  justly  cele- 
brated for  its  facilities  and  the  reliability  of  the  students  it  fur- 
nished all  over  the  country  and  abroad  as  well.  The  lamented 
decease  of  Mr.  Schermerhorn  occurred  in  1885,  since  which  date  the 
business  has  been  conducted  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Schermerhorn  (widow  of 
the  founder)  in  copartnership  with  Mr.  Kendall  under  the  name  and 
style  of  J.  W.  Schermerhorn  &  Co.  The  premises  occupied  are 
centrally  located  at  No.  7  East  Fourteenth  Street,  comprising  one 
entire  floor  25x80  feet,  and  appropriately  fitted  up  with  office, 
reception  room,  and  book  and  school  supplies  department.  A 
number  of  assistants  are  kept  busily  engaged.  This  is  by  far  the 
most  ably  managed  and  influential  agency  in  the  United  States.  It 
is  prepared  to  supply  private  pupils,  families,  schools,  and  colleges 
with  teachers,  secure  positions  for  teachers,  supply  parents  with  in- 
formation as  to  good  schools:  to  sell  and  rent  school  properties,  and 
deal  in  educational  text-books,  and  school,  kindergarten,  and  kitchen 
garden  supplies.  It  is,  in  fact,  a  reliable  and  efficient  educational 
business  bureau,  aided  by  the  records  and  experience  of  over  a 
quarter  of  a  century.  It  always  has  upon  its  lists  large  numbers 
of  teachers,  both  American  and  foreign,  embracing  every  variety 
and  degree  of  education,  experience,  and  ability.  The  average  prin- 
cipal of  a  college  or  board  of  trustees  of  a  school  cannot  hope  to 
select  teachers  to  such  good  advantage  from  their  limited  field  of 
observation  as  by  securing  the  services  of  this  agency,  which  costs 
them' nothing,  and  is  prepared  to  give  them  teachers  selected  from  a 
list  of  hundreds.  Many  who  register  hold  positions  at  the  time  and 
give  satisfaction,  but  seek  a  change  to  better  their  position.  Many 
of  the  able.st  teachers  and  professors  in  the  land  have  obtained  their 
positions  through  this  agency.  In  the  publishing  department  the 
firm  has  brought  out  many  valuable  works  that  have  had  a  deserv- 
edly large  sale.  Their  list  of  books  on  physical  education  is  very 
long  and  exhaustive,  and  the  attention  of  parents  and  teachers  is 
directed  to  it:  also  to  their  standard  gymnastic  apparatus,  which  has 
become  famous  both  as  regards  reliability,  beauty  of  finish,  and  the 
perfection  of  shapes  and  sizes.  One  of  the  flrni's  recent  issues  is  an 
improved  and  enlarged  edition  of  the  popular  work  ■  Merry  Simgs 
and  Games,"  designed  for  use  in  the  kindergarten.  JIi  s.  Si  licrnier- 
horn  is  a  lady  of  superior  ability,  sound  judgment,  and  an  accurate 
character.  Likewise  with  Mr.  Kendall:  he  is  a  zealous  laborer  in 
this  important  field,  and  honorable  and  reliable  in  every  trans.ic- 
tion. 

GEO.  B.  BENEDICT  &  CO.,  Druggists  and  Dispensing  Chemists, 
Rossmore  Hotel,  Broadway  and  Forty-second  Street.— In  ele- 
gance, reliabiUty,  and  extent  of  trade,  the  drug  establishment 
of  Messrs.  Geo.  B.  Benedict  &  Co.,  at  Broadway  and  Forty- 
second  Street,  under  the  Rossmore  Hotel,  occupies  a  prominent  posi 
tion  in  that  section  of  the  metropolis.  Its  business  reputation  is  of  the 
highest  character,  and  the  careful  regard  for  the  interests  of  the  pnh- 
lic  which  distinguishes  its  operations  has  gained  for  it  a  measure  ot 
popularity  shared  by  but  few  similar  concerns  in  this  city.  It  has 
been  in  successful  operation  since  1880,  and  under  its  enterprising  and 
reliable  management  the  volume  of  its  transactions  has  been  contin- 
ually increasing.  The  store  is  spacious  in  size,  handsome  in  all  its  ap- 
pointments, and  replete  with  everything  that  constitutes  a  thoroughly 
first-class  pharmacy.  A  very  large  stock  is  carried  of  pure  drugs, 
chemicals,  pharmaceutical  preparations,  essences  and  extracts,  toilet 
and  fancy  goods,  druggists'  sundries  of  all  kinds,  and  other  articles 
belonging  to  the  trade.  The  firm  make  their  purchases  from  the  most 


reputable  sources,  approaching  first  hands  only— a  fact  which  is  ap- 
preciated by  all  who  have  their  wants  supplied  by  this  house.  The 
prescription  department  is  carefuUy  and  efficiently  directed,  in  charge 
of  experienced  compoimders,  and  the  limit  of  precision  and  safety  is 
reached  in  every  case.  Mr.  Benedict,  the  active  member  of  the  firm, 
is  a  native  of  Connecticut,  an  accomplished  druggist  and  chemist,  and 
a  gentleman  of  high  social  and  business  standing.  We  cheerfully  ac- 
cord this  house  a  conspicuous  place  in  these  pages,  both  on  account 
of  the  liberahty  and  reliabihty  of  its  management  and  the  importance 
of  the  industry  represented  to  society  at  large. 

DC.  NEWELL  &  SONS,  Lumber  Dealers,  Yellow  Pine  Floor- 
ing, etc.,  Hudson  River  Planing-mills,  foot  West  Nineteenth 
J  Street. — No  department  of  commercial  enterprise  in  the 
great  metropolis  is  of  more  direct  value  and  importance 
to  the  community  than  that  of  the  wholesale  and  retail  lumber  trade, 
and  in  this  line  the  eminent  and  old-established  firm  of  Messrs.  D.  C. 
Newell  &  Sons  holds  a  representative  position.  The  founder  of  this 
extensive  business,  Mr.  D.  C.  Newell,  is  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the 
New  York  lumber  trade,  having  been  engaged  in  this  business  for  half 
a  century,  with  results  too  well  known  in  the  commercial  world  to  re- 
quire any  comments.  He  is  assisted  by  his  sons,  Messrs.  G.  H.  and  D. 
E.  Newell,  who  have  been  brought  up  in  the  lumber  trade,  are  thor- 
oughly conversant  with  every  detail  and  feature  of  this  valuable  in- 
dustry and  the  requirements  of  patrons.  The  yards  of  the  firm  are 
spacious,  extending  from  Eighteenth  to  Nineteenth  Street.  Their 
Hudson  River  Planing-mills  are  fully  equipped  with  all  the  latest 
improved  woodworking  machinery,  tools,  and  appliances  known  to 
the  trade.  One  hundred  experienced  workmen  are  employed  in  the 
yard,  planing-mills,  etc.,  and  the  machinery  is  driven  by  a  superior 
eighty-horse-power  steam-engine.  In  the  yards  a  stock  of  three 
million  feet  of  lumber  is  constantly  on  hand,  including  yellow  pine 
flooring,  ceiling  and  step  plank,  locust  and  chestnut  posts,  locust 
timber,  also  white  pine,  spruce,  and  hemlock;  while  a  specialty  is 
made  of  vertical  yellow  pine  flooring  and  kiln-dried  flooring.  Messrs. 
D.  C.  Newell  &  Sons  enjoy  unrivalled  facilities,  and  can  always  quote 
satisfactory  prices  in  all  branches  of  work,  and  have  furnished  their 
productions  for  many  of  the  finest  buildings  erected  latterly  in  New 
York  and  its  vicinity.  They  furnished  all  the  lumber,  etc.,  for  the 
Equitable  Building,  Seventh  Regiment  Armory,  Twelfth  Regiment 
Armory,  Mutual  Life  Building,  Academy  of  Design,  Washington 
Building,  Arnold  &  Constable's,  O'Neil's,  and  many  other  first-class 
private  and  public  buildings  in  the  metropolis  and  elsewhere,  giv- 
ing entire  satisfaction  to  the  architects  and  builders.  Mr.  D.  C. 
Newell  was  born  in  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y.,  while  Messrs.  G.  H.  and  D.  E. 
Newell  are  natives  of  New  Y'ork. 

THE  GREAT  AMERICAN  STEAM  CARPET-CLEANING  AND 
MACHINE  WORKS,  No.  1.55  West  Twenty-ninth  Street,  be- 
tween Sixth  and  Seventh  Avenues.— A  concern  which  is  justly 
a  most  prominent  one  in  its  line  in  New  York  is  "The  Great 
American  Steam  Carpet-cleaning  Works,"  so  eligibly  located  at  No. 
1.55  West  Twenty -ninth  Street,  between  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues. 
These  works  were  originally  founded  as  machine  works,  about  a 
quarter  of  a  century  ago,  and  they  have  ever  maintained  a  solid 
reputation  for  expeditiously  doing  all  work  in  a  very  superior 
manner  The  carpet  cleaning  department  was  added  in  1874,  and 
ha-i  been  singularly  successful.  The  works  comprise  a  five-story 
brick  liiiilding  25x50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  this  is  equipped  with 
freif;ht  elevator.  Tlie  lower  floors  form  the  machine  department, 
and  this  i.s  provided  with  all  necessary  tools  and  appliances  tor  the 
successful  operation  of  the  business.  Machine  work  of  all  kinds  is 
e.xfcuted.  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  shafting,  pulleys,  and  hangers. 
The  upper  floors  of  the  building  are  assigned  for  carpet-cleaning, 
which  work  is  efflciently  carried  out  with  the  aid  of  steam-driven 
carpet-cleaning  machines.  The  i>rocess  adopted  not  only  rids  the 
carpets  of  all  dust  and  thoroughly  disinfects  them,  but  destroys  al'i 
moths  and  vermin,  and  raises  and  brightens  the  nap.  For  the 
information  of  those  who  want  to  benefit  by  patroni«ing  a  reliable 
and  responsible  concern,  we  may  say  that  The  Great  American 
Steam  Carpet-cleaning  Works  clean  every  carpet  thoroughly,  and 
all  moths  and  their  deposits  are  carefully  removed,  while  the  carpets 
are  not  strained,  ripped,  nor  torn.  The  proprietor,  Mr.  Wm.  H. 
Rowden.  has  had  considerable  experience  in  this  important  branch 
of  industry,  and  his  enterprise  justly  merits  mention  in  this  historical 
review. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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CHAS.  H.  GILLESPIE  &  SONS,  Manufacturers  of  Varnishes  aud 
Japans,  Nos.  534-5G2  West  Twenty -fifth  Street.  —  Varnish  is 
one  of  the  most  important  of  all  llic  aids  to  external  licoora- 
tion.and  few  articles  of  nianufaetiD  r  a  in.'i  r  vMrii'd  Held 

of  usefulness.  Much  of  interest  might  wi  ilini  ..i  us  hlsi. .ry  and 
mysteries,  its  manufacture  and  applicalicn,  and  ilu-  d arislorniation 
of  the  fossil  gums,  hidden  forapres  in  tropical  sands,  into  the  ndrror- 
like  lustre  upon  the  coach  or  piano;  also  of  the  progress  made  in  its 
manufacture  in  the  last  half-century.  A  prominent  and  represen- 
tative house  in  New  York  actively  eugagrd  in  tlii>  proiludi'in  of  the 
Yinest  varnishes  and  japans  is  that  of  M.  ^^i  -  rh a.,  II  Cilh  -pie  & 
Sons,  whose  office  and  works  are  locaird  ai   N.i-.  "i.'il  .iiij  West 

Twenty-fifth  Street.   This  business,  whicli  is  .n  I  iln-  oMr-i  in  the 

country,  was  established  in  18:.'4  by  Charles  (;illi's|.ic,  taila-r  of 

the  senior  member  of  the  present  firm,  who  w,as  sure  led  l.\  Parker 

&  Gillespie  in  ISO.  Mr.  Parker  dyin-  iii  isro,  tlic  i.usiness  was  car- 
ried on  l.y  Clias.  11.  (iill.-spi.'  until  Deeemlier,  ISSt;,  wlu-n  tlir  im-sent 

the  old  English  vaniisli  houses,  the  inethixis.  toriuulas,  and  secrets 


A.  D.  Cowan  and  T.  V.  W.  Bergen,  who  have  since  built  up  an  exten- 
sive and  influential  connection  in  oil  sections  of  the  country.  Their 
patrons  comprise  the  leading  American  families  who  own  country 
establishments,  and  their  seeds  also  find  their  way  to  many  of  the 
far-famed  private  gardens  of  France,  Germany,  and  Great  Britain. 
The  premises  owned  and  occupied  by  them  are  of  the  mo.st  substan- 
tial and  suitable  character,  the  interior  having  been  especially  ar- 
ranged for  the  requirements  of  the  seed  trade,  and  are  fully  equipped 
with  every  appliance  and  facility  for  the  successful  prosecution  of  the 
business.  The  firm  keep  constantly  on  hand  an  immense  assortment 
of  flower  and  vegetable  seeds,  bulbs,  plants,  etc.,  which  are  offered 
to  customers  and  the  trade  at  reasonable  prices.  In  the  preparation 
of  seeds  for  the  market,  great  care  is  exercised  in  the  selection  of 
those  varieties  most  suitable  to  the  different  climatic  conditions  of 
the  several  States  to  which  they  are  to  be  forwarded.  The  firm  pay 
the  strictest  attention  to  the  packing  of  their  seeds,  etc.,  each  lot 
being  carefully  marked  with  the  common  as  well  as  the  botanical 
name.  Messrs.  A.  D.  Cowan  &  Co.  import  direct  from  the  most  cel- 
ebrated foreign  houses  seeds,  bulbs,  etc.,  and  are  consequently  en 


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over  sixty  years.    The  ii: 
Messrs.  Clias.  H,.  Clias.  1 
are  thoronglily  practical 
versant  with  every  dit: 
and  the  requirements  o 
and  are  fully  supplied  ^ 
known  to  the  trade.  Mi 
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japans.   Their  product  goes  whe 
proportion  of  tlieir  business  is  ii 
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pans  maiuifactured  by  thisresp. 
ity,  purity,  relialiility,  and  gener: 
in  this  or  any  other  market,  \vl 
the  lowest.   The  firm  have  a  braucli  lioi 
Chicago,  where  all  orders  are  iiromptly  ,n 


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AD.  COWAN  &  CO.,  Seed  Growers  and  Importers.  No.  114  Cham- 
bers Street.— A  most  important  factor  in  the  seed  trade  of  the 
J    metropolis  is  the  reUable  and  popular  house  of  Messrs. 
A.  D.  Cowan  &  Co.,  seed  grower::  and  importers.  This 
business  was  estabUshed  in  1879  by  the  present  copartners,  Messrs. 


abled  to  offer  superior  inducements  to  buyers.  Mr.  Cowan  was  bom 
in  Scotland,  while  3\Ir.  Bergen  is  a  native  of  New  York.  The  firm 
promptly  forward  free  on  application  catalogues  of  seeds,  bulbs, 
implements,  etc.,  to  any  part  of  the  country. 

'LLLIfi.VX  &  DALTON,  Wholesale  Butchers.  No.  001  West 
Thirty  ninth  Street.— This  fii-m  was  organized  five  years  ago, 
and  in  the  mean  time  the  concern  has  succeeded  in  developing 
a  trade  of  vast  proportions,  and  one  that  is  continually  show- 
ing sign;<  of  increase  The  copartners  are  Mr  Thomas  Halhgan  and 
William  Dalton,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  New  York  city,  and 
practical  butchers  of  long  experience.  Their  business  premises  com- 
prise a  one-story  frame  building.  2.-)x:7.5  feet  in  dimensions,  and  a  cov- 
ered yard  with  an  area  of  .50x73  feet.  The  estabhshment  is  equipped 
with  the  most  efficient  and  modern  appliances  pertaining  to  the 
slaughtering  of  cattle,  sheep,  etc.,  and  the  house  has  a  capacity  for 
kiUmg  IflOO  head  of  animals  per  week.  Ten  hands  are  perma- 
nently employed,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  is  exclusively  whole.saie. 
Dealers  can  alw.ays  rely  upon  obtaining  here  the  choicest  quality  of 
beet,  mutton,  lamb.  veal,  etc.,  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Every 
facility  and  convenience  is  at  hand  for  the  transaction  of  business,  and 
no  similar  concern  in  the  city  is  more  thoroughly  prepared  for  taking 
proper  care  of  its  extensive  and  still  growing  interests. 


138 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


LEWIS  &  CONGER,  House-furnishers,  Cutlery,  China,  and  Glass 
(specialties),  Nos.  1338  and  13-10  Broadway,  and  001  and  003 
Sixth  Avenue.— The  most  progressive  firm  engaged  in  the 
vitally  important  business  of  house-furnishing  that  of 
Messrs.  Lewis  &  Conger.  Their  methods,  character,  and  quality 
of  stock  bear  no  comparison  with  the  average  dealer  in  this  line. 
On  the  contrary  they  have  from  the  inception  of  their  business, 
twenty  years  ago,  conducted  it  upon  the  highest  attainable  plan  of 
efficiency  and  excellence,  omitting  no  effort  and  outlav  vn  ■zrCcSi:  io 
keep  the  best  goods  in  every  dEpartment  m  stock,  and  to  fully  cover 
the  field  so  that  buyers,  however  critical  or  refined  their  tastes, 
could  here  select  exactly  what  they  wanted.  Every  class  in  the  com- 
munity finds  it  advantageous  to  buy  here,  where  is  carried  the  largest 
wholesale  and  retail  stock  in  town.  The  firm  have  had  to  repeatedly 
enlarge  their  premises,  and  now  occupy  the  sjilendid  and  most  eeu- 
,trally  located  store,  Nos.  1338  ard  1340  Broadway,  ext;ni.lm,.4-  tiir:M«li 


objects,  not  only  adapted  for  household  ornamentation,  but  the  ma- 
jority directly  useful  in  one  form  or  another.  The  stock  of  staple 
glassw^are  includes  everything  from  the  most  famous  Pennsylvania, 
Ohio,  New  Jersey,  and  Massachusetts  works,  and  all  pretty  new 
shades  and  styles  will  be  found  here  at  same  prices  charged  along  the 
avenues  for  the  '■  out  of  date"  old-fashioned  goods.  The  partners 
are  gentlemen  of  ability  and  integrity ;  their  -ri-i^zs.  are  the  lowest 
uniformly  ail  through  tl.c  lengthy  list  of  the  household  requu-ements 
tnat  can  be  quoted  for  the  best  goods  of  the  most  reputable  makers, 
and  their  estabUshment  is  a  veritable  emporium,  whose  facilities  are 
appreciated  by  not  only  the  best  families  of  New  York  and  neighbor- 
ing cities,  but  by  every  circle  of  the  public,  the  poor  man  of  taste 
finding  goods  here  that  please  him  at  prices  he  can  afford.  The  firm's 
out  of -town  trade  is  highly  important  and  includes  many  wholesale 
orders.  Messrs.  Lewis  &  Conner  eminently  deserve  the  substantial 
success  they  have  achieved,  and  the  hign  degree  of  consideration  in 


I860— Custom-House,  Wall  Street,  now  Sub-Treasury. 


the  block  and  fronting  on  Sixth  Avenue  at  Nos.  601  and  603.  It  is 
handsomely  fitted  up,  and  Jlessrs.  Lewis  &  Conger  bring  to  bear  ripe 
experience  and  ample  resom-ces  in  the  harmonious  gathering  to- 
gether of  such  a  bewildering,  yet  charmingly  attractive  display  of  all 
descriptions  of  plain  and  fancy  cutlery,  china,  glassware,  and  house- 
furnishing  goods  generally.  Their  stock  embraces  the  products  of 
the  most  celebrated  makers  both  in  Europe  and  America.  In  cutlery 
the  stock  includes  the  best  ivory-handled  knives,  forks,  carvers, 
sUcers,  steels,  knife-rests,  spoons  of  solid  silver  and  heaviest  electro- 
plate. There  are  beautiful  sets  of  knives,  forks,  and  spoons  in  satin- 
lined  cases,  admirably  adapted  for  wedding  and  holiday  presents.  In 
imported  china,  Messrs.  Le\vis  &  Conger  show  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  serviceable  varieties  in  America.  It  would  be  impossible  to 
particulariz'^.  The  housewife  and  hotel  or  restaurant  proprietor  can 
here  select  from  hundreds  of  sample  styles  from  plain,  heavy  wares 
up  to  the  thinnest  ornamental  French  sets  resplendent  in  their  deli- 
cate tints  and  artistic  beauty.  Fancy  potteries,  statuettes  in  bisque, 
Limoges  and  Sevres  wares.  Baccarat  glass,  porcelain,  cut  and  Bohe- 
mian glassware,  are  found  here  in  vast  profusion ;  rare  and  beautiful 


which  they  are  held  and  by  the  public  at  large,  to  whom  unques- 
tionably the  firm  name  has  become  a  "household  word." 


'OHN    COLBY,  Commission   Merchant    and  Manufacturers' 
Agent,  No.  113  Chambers  Street.— A  prominent  representa- 


T 

\J     five  commission  merchant  and  manufacturers'  agent  is  Mr. 

John  Colby.  Mr.  Colby,  who  was  formerly  with  Sterling  & 
Co.  and  the  Pocasset  Iron  Works,  established  his  present  business 
six  years  ago  and  has  by  his,  energy  and  prr^ressive  pohcy,  devel- 
oped a  large  and  influential  trade,  which  is  pi.x  licularly  heavy 
throughout  the  South.  Mr.  Colby  carries  no  stc-  .,  but  sells  goods 
direct  from  the  sources  of  production.  He  is  a  represenative  of  a 
number  of  noted  manufacturers,  and  li-ndles  the  following  special- 
ties: grindstones,  sad-iruus,  sash-weights,  fire-dogs,  caldrons,  sugar- 
pans,  wagon-boxes,  and  Pocasset  lioUow-ware.  The  reputation 
enjoyed  by  the  house  for  the  expeditious  and  discerning  manner  in 
which  the  proprietor  conducts  all  business  intrusted  to  him,  merits 
the  approbation  of  those  with  whom  relations  have  been  effected, 
and  tends  to  promote  the  annual  increase  of  his  business. 


THH    MHT1U)1U:>IJS  OF 


T  (3  -  D  A  Y  . 


139 


EI)\V\i;h  II.  I'OM.OCIC,  •M  iMiii  i, -Hirer  of  Harness,  CurriaKes, 
ri,-.  I .' I  ( 'lianiin  1  V  Si  I  •  .'I  -A  well-known  and  reliable  es- 
l:ili,isliiriciit  is  UkU  oI  i:ilu;ir.l  1 1.  Pollock,  manufafturer  of 
antl  wholesale  dealer  in  line  harness,  saddlery,  carriages, 
whips,  blankets,  robes,  etc.,  whose  products  are  in  steady  and  grow- 
ing' demand  in  the  Irade  tl)i-oii;.'liout  the  entire  country,  owing  to 
tin-  unit.. fiiily  liiKh  sl:niihii-.i  ..f  -.•iirrMi  eXL-fllfiir,-  nt  whi.-li  llir 
SMlil.-  are  n  i:i  i  1 1 1  a  in.M  1  ;    lia-  ■j.:,.hI>.  U-.i'. Iliis  l.-a.liii^  aini  |i..|.illar 

cncTi  in-  A  I  iiit-wrx  IV;ilii>  CiM-iil    in  .l.-siu:ii.  w.-rkiujiiiship. 

liiiish.and  ,linal.il.i>.  Mr  i  .llo,-k,  u  ho  is  ananve  ,.1  Nrw  Vmk 
State,  and  a  resiii.  in  ..|  ilns  cm  \  .n.-r  a  i|uarirr  of  a  cnilui-.w  is  a 
practical  and  exp.i'l  woiknian  Inniscll,  Willi  many  years' o.\|M'iion<e 
in  the  exercise  o(  his  an,  and  is  i  li.  .i  oiiL;lily  ronversani  wiili  the 
business  in  all  its  branches,  bi-in^  i.iimi-Iu  up  to  tlu'  trade  since 
early  boyhood.  He  started  in  liu^imss  I::.;  cwu  account  herein 
180^,  ai:d  from  the  inception  of  the  M  Titnro  his  eareer  has  been  an 
uiihroKcii  rci-oril  of  prosperity.  Heoecupn  s  as  warerooinsand  shop 
a  ^r.xSii  11.  fust  lloor,  and  a  basement  of  o.iiial  area,  liiiely  fitted  up 
and  well-ordered  throughout,  and  a  heavy  and  lirst  elassstoek  iseon- 
stantly  carried,  embracing  superb  harnesses  of  evrr\  size,  style,  and 
variety,  saddles,  bridles,  collars,  whips,  lap-robes,  slu  eis.  hkinkeis, 
and  horse  clothing  of  all  kinds;  also  elegant  carriages,  liu;,-gics,  and 
light  wagons  :  while  from  six  to  ten  skilled  hands  are  employed,  and 
the  trade  of  tlie  iioiise,  whieh  extends  all  over  the  United  States,  but 
princii>all.x  New  York  and  environs,  is  exceedingly  large. 

PUTXa:\[  house,  Nos.  3«3  to  :i(;9  Fourth  Avenue,  Lawrence  R. 
Kerr,  I'roprietor,— This  widely-known  and  old-established  lio- 
tel  ranks  among  the  most  prominent  houses  in  this  section  of 
the  city.  It  was  established  forty-live  years  ago,  and  the 
present  popular  proprietor,  Jlr.  Lawrence  R,  Kerr,  has  had  the  man- 
agement of  it  since  1851  The  Putnam  House  is  conducted  on  the 
European  plan,  and  is  very  complete  in  all  its  appointments,  and 
most  economical  in  prices.  Its  well  furnished,  comfortable,  and 
sanitary  apartments  can  be  rented  from  fifty  cents  to  one  ilollar  per 
day.  In  connection  with  the  Putnam  House  there  is  a  superior  and 
comfortable  restaurant,  where  first  class  meals  are  served  at  very 


moderate  prices.  It  is  steam  heated  and  supplied  with  an  Otis  ele- 
vator.'while  the  greatest  care  has  been  paid  lo  the  sanir.ary  arrange- 
ments, and  the  means  of  escape  in  case  of  tire  are  ii.-rfeet.  There 

Iiorse-cirs  ami  the  elovated  railroad,  and  is  convenient  to  all  places 
of  business,  theatres,  etc  .  while  oidy  recently  il  lias  been  furnished 
and  decorated.  Internally  the  Putnam  is  noted  for  its  comfort  and 
elegance,  and  no  pains  or  exjiense  has  been  sjiared  bv  Mr.  Kerr  to 
render  it  a  representative  New  York  hotel.  The  bar  is  spacious  and 
handsome,  and  is  fully  supplied  with  the  finest  and  purest  liquors, 
•wines,  ales,  cigars,  etc.  Mr.  Kerr  was  born  in  New  York,  and  has 
been  engaged  in  the  hotel  business  for  thirty -eight  years.  The  mer- 
its and  advantages  of  the  Putuam  House  are  too  well  known  to  re- 
•quire  any  further  comments,  and  the  best  proof  of  its  general  popu- 
larity is  afforded  by  the  thousands  of  visitors  and  guests,  who  have 
enjoyed  its  hospitality,  economy,  and  comfort. 


GOUDON  &  ROBERTS,  Insurance,  No.  104  West  Forty-second 
street,  Hrauch  Otllce  No.  Si  Liberty  Street.— The  Vjest  up- 
town channel  through  whicli  to  etTect  fire  insurance  is  that 
afforded  by  the  responsible  and  honorable  firm  of  Oordon  & 
Roberts.  Without  in  any  way  reHectiiig  on  other  offices,  it  is  but 
just  to  say  that  these  gentlemen  have  secured  the  leading  position 
ill  their  line,  and  now,  after  being  in  business  for  eigliteen  years, 
li,i\.  developed  a  connection  and  patronage  of  a  most  influential 
and  widespread  character.  Their  main  office, situated  as  it  is  at 
No  |N|  W  i  st  I'orty-si  cond  Street,  is  absolutely  central  to  the  best 
resid.  Ill  I  il  sei  iion  of  the  city,  and  wdiere,  the  risks  being  of  a  desir- 
aiilo  i  liarai  ii  r,  the  rates  of  premium  are  correspondingly  moderate. 
Messrs.  (ioidon  &  Roberts  represent  the  following  well-Known  and 
reliable  ccmpanies,  viz :  The  German  American  of  New  York, 
Alliance  of  New  York,  Phoenix  of  London,  Phenix  of  Brooklyn, 
Lancashire  of  England,  and  the  Westchester  of  New  York.  With 
their  millions  of  cai)ital  and  large  surplus  they  offer  absolute  security 
to  the  assured.  The  firm  are  placing  risks  with  these  and  other 
companies  at  remarkably  low  r;ites;  the  policies  areclearly  worded, 
exjilirit  and  devoid  of  technicalities,  thej- having  a  very  large  assort- 
mi  ni  of  printed  forms  especially  adapted  to  the  numerous  cl.^sses 
of  hazards  which  they  control,  and  all  losses  (as  in  the  past,  so  in 
the  future)  are  promptly  paid  on  adjustment.  Messrs.  Gordon  & 
Roberts  control  the  insurance  of  important  lines  of  business,  resi- 
dential and  manufacturing  propert.v,  stocks  of  merchandise,  leases, 
rents,  yachts,  household  elTeets,  etc.,  and  have  steadily  extended 
their  circle  of  cusioim  i  s,  lo  .M  oommodate  whom  they  have  opened 
a  branch  office  at  No.  LiiH  ity  Street,  in  the  Exchange  Room  of 
the  Metropolitan  Board  of  Fire  Insurauee  Hrokei-s,  directly  con- 
venient to  business  men.  All  orders  by  ti  h  phone  receive  direct 
personal  attention,  the  call  being  "I'liii  ly  ninth  Street,  9.5."  The 
partners  are  recognized  authorities  in  their  line,  and  have  an  un- 
rivalled knowledge  of  the  ]iriiieii)al  risks  olTering,  rendering  them 

safe  as  agents  for  conservari\  nii.aiiii  s  like  those  they  represent, 

while  an  added  advantage  is  that  :\Ir.  Roberts  is  a  member  of  the 
Heal  Estate  Exchange,  and  both  are  members  of  the  Mri  l  opolitan 
Board  of  Fire  Insurance  Brokers,  of  wliich  Mr.  Cordon  i-,  a  ihi  r,-ior, 
lieing  also  a  director  in  the  Alliance  Insurance  Assoi  i  1 1  ion  i.d'  New 
York,  lioth  gentlemen  are  noted  for  ex<-.  II,  nt  hn^im  ss  methods 
andaiirompl  liljrral  policy,  wliil.-  t  licy  h.ix  c  c-vcr  ic:  ;i  med  the  con- 
fidence of  leading  commercial  ami  financial  circles.  Any  parties 
desiring  insurance  in  any  of  its  branches  cannot  do  better  than 
conimuuicate  with  the  above  firm. 

CW.  MATHESEN,  Florist,  No.  673  Sixth  Avenue,  second  door 
below  Thirty-ninth  Street.— The  establishment  of  Mr.  C.  W. 
^  .'"lathesen  is  a  representative  one  in  this  line  in  this  city,  and 
has  ministered  with  satisfaction  and  skill  to  the  people  of 
New  Y'  il  k  and  its  suburban  towns  for  the  past  ten  years.  His  sales- 
room is  spaci,  .lis  and  handsomely  fitted  up,  and  contains  at  all  times 
a  choice  assortiiieiit  of  the  most  popular  and  beautiful  flowers.  His 
greenhouse  in  rear  of  store  is  as  perfectly  arranged  as  the  experience 
and  skill  of  tlie  horticulturist  can  make  it,  and  is  the  largest  on  the 
avenue.  Every  plant  and  flower  is  to  be  secured  here  that  is  esteemed 
and  valued.  A  full  assortment  of  choice  cut  flowers  is  constantly  on 
hand;  baskets  and  designs  are  made  up  at  short  notice,  and  a  spe- 
cialty is  made  of  decorations  for  weddings,  balls,  and  festive  occasions. 
A  large,  first-class  patronage  is  enjoyed.  Mr.  Mathesen  is  a  native  of 
Denmark,  and  has  resided  in  this  city  for  many  years. 

PROSPERE  DUBREUIL,  Gents'  French  Shoes,  No.  13  East  Six- 
teenth Street.— One  among  the  most  successful  of  the  well- 
known  popular  boot  and  shoe  makers  in  the  city  is  Mr.  P. 
Dubreuil.  whose  experience  in  the  business  extends  over  many 
years,  and  he  has  become  widely  known  as  one  of  the  most  correct 
fitters  and  thorough  skilled  practical  master- workmen  in  New  York.  A 
first-class  fastidious  patronage  is  enjoyed,  and  he  has  become  distin- 
guished, and  is  highly  recommended  by  all  who  have  worn  lioots  and 
shoes  of  his  manufacture.  The  store,  which  has  an  area  of  :2.5x80 
feet,  is  neatly  fitt<»d  up  and  well  stocked  with  a  general  line  of  fine 
boots  and  shoes  of  his  own  make,  and  also  those  of  the  tjest-known 
manufacturers  in  the  country.  Popular  prices  prevail.  In  the  custom 
■department  Mr.  Prospi're  Dubreuil  employs  from  fifteen  to  twenty- 
five  practical  workmen.  A  native  of  Canada  of  French  extraction, 
Mr.  Dubreuil  has  lived  nearly  all  his  life  in  this  city,  and  for  thirty 
years  was  manager  for  Miller  &  Co. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


WILLIAM  KNOWLES,  Artistic  Job  Printer,  104  East  Tliir- 
teenth  Street. — Au  establisliiiieiit  H'hich,  from  tlie  high 
character  of  its  management  and  superiority  of  its  pro- 
ductions, is  well  worthy  of  a  place  for  honorable  mention 
in  this  volume,  is  that  of  Mr.  William  Knovvles,  artistic  job  printer 
and  publisher,  of  No.  104  East  Thirteenth  Street,  near  Fourth  Av- 
enue. Mr.  Knowles  is  one  of  the  most  worthy  and  highest  esteemed 
of  citizens,  and  is  a  gentleman  of  the  most  excellent  attainments  of 
character.  He  was  born  in  this  city  in  1842,  and  at  the  age  of  twelve 
entered  upon  the  pi  iuting  profession,  in  which  he  lias  since  contin- 
ued, and  in  which  he  is  a  thorough  expert.  Mr.  Knowles  took  an  ac- 
tive part  in  the  late  war  and  underwent  very  severe  experiences. 
He  enlisted  in  the  83d  Regiment,  New  York  Volunteers,  to  serve 
from  1861  to  1863,  took  part  in  many  engagements,  and  at  the  battle 
of  Antietam  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  Confederates  and  kept  con- 
fined at  Libby  Prison  for  four  months.  The  horrors  and  sufferings 
of  war  played  severely  upon  his  system,  and  in  contrast  to  a  sturdy 
young  man  of  one  hundred  and  eighty  pounds  weight  when  he  en- 
tered the  army,  he  left  it  reduced  to  a  mere  skeleton  and  weighing 
but  ninety  pounds.  Mr.  Knowles  is  widely  known  as  the  publisher 
of  "  Gathering  Jewels,  or  the  Secret  of  a  Beautiful  Life,"  and  '■  Me- 
moirs of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Knowles,"  his  parents,  which  is  a  very 
prominent  Christian  work  and  has  had  an  extensive  sale.  The 
business  premises  occupied  comprise  an  office  and  a  printing  depart- 
ment, the  latter  excellently  equipped  with  a  most  complete  outfit  of 
presses  and  type.  A  general  business  is  carried  on  in  commercial 
and  general  job  printing,  and  the  work  turned  out  is  noted  for  its 
artistic  excellence  and  general  superiority.  All  orders  are  promptly 
filled  at  lowest  prices,  and  all  patrons  of  the  establishment  will  find 
Mr.  Knowles  a  very  pleasant  gentleman  to  deal  with. 

JAMES  J.  CROSSON  &  CO.,  Steam-heating,  Engineers'  and 
Factory  Supplies,  No.  513  West  Twenty-second  Street.— The 
best  inventive  talent  of  this  century  has  been  employed  in  the 
perfection  of  methods  for  lieating  buildings  and  dwellings, 
and  every  year  a  marked  advance  has  been  made  in  this  respect. 
Among  those  who  are  familiar  with  the  new  improved  methods  that 
have  been  recently  mtroduced,  and  who  have  made  the  subject  of 
steam-heating  a  study,  there  are  none  more  capable  or  efficient  than 
Mr.  James  J.  Crosson,  of  the  firm  of  J.  Crosson  &  Co.,  who  has  liad 
many  years'  practical  experience,  and  is  highly  indorsed  aud  recom- 
mended by  architects  and  builders.  Mr.  Crosson  makes  contracts 
and  furnishes  plans  for  heating  buildings  both  public  and  private, 
and  dwellings  and  factories,  by  high  or  low  pressure  steam-heating, 
and  furnishes  all  the  necessary  boilers,  pipes,  registers,  fittings,  etc., 
executing  the  work  upon  scientific  principles,  in  the  best  and  most 
substantial  manner.  Exhaust  heating  is  a  specialty,  and  all  work  is 
fully  guaranteed,  A  two-story  building  having  au  area  of  20x70  feet 
is  occupied,  and  a  general  assortment  of  all  kinds  of  engineers'  and 
factory  supplies  is  always  kept  in  stock,  or  furtiished  to  order  at 
short  notice.  Mr.  Crosson  was  born  and  brought  up  in  New  York, 
and  is  well-known  in  business  circles,  and  is  thoroughly  grounded 
in  the  theory  and  practice  of  steam-heating,  and  occupies  a  high 
position  among  the  most  distinguished  of  those  engaged  in  the 
business  in  the  city.  Mr.  Crosson  has  been  connected  with  some  of 
the  largest  houses  in  this  line  in  the  city,  previous  to  embarking  in 
this  business  on  his  owu  account:  was  for  two  years  foreman  for 
Mr.  J.  R.  Block  of  this  city.  Associated  with  Mr.  Crosson  in  the 
business  is  Mr.  Owen  Smyth,  a  well-known  engineer  in  the  trade, 
who  was  for  a  long  time  President  of  the  Engineers'  Society  in  this 
city. 

AHAHN,  Dealer  in  Square  and  Upright  Pianos  and 
Organs,  No.  8  Union  Square.— The  American  people  are 
,  naturally  a  musical  people,  and  almost  every  family  here 
is  supplied  with  a  piano  or  organ  or  both,  and  music  is  as 
much  a  part  of  our  educational  system  as  arithmetic  or  writing. 
The  piano  and  organ  trade  of  New  Y^ork  is  a  very  valuable  and  im- 
portant one.  We  find  engaged  therein  a  large  amount  of  capital 
and  many  very  reputable  and  liigh  classed  firms.  Among  these  we 
recall  the  firm  of  Mr.  A.  Hahn,  which  became  established  here  in  the 
year  1879,  in  the  location  which  tliis  gentleman  now  occuj)ies, 
namely.  No.  8  Union  Square,  between  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth 
streets.  This  gentleman  is  an  expert  at  the  business  and  tunes  him- 
self, and  possibly  to  this  fact  may  be  traced  much  of  his  success  in 
trade.   An  active,  practical  experience  in  the  business  of  twenty- 


five  years  has  done  much  for  him;  so  that  to-day  there  are  very  few 
men  in  New  York  possessing  a  more  intimate  and  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  these  goods  than  he.  In  his  store  at  the  number  above  indi- 
cated may  be  found  a  large  and  full  line  of  instruments  which  for 
quality  and  jjureness  of  tone,  expression  of  intonation,  strength  of 
tone,  and  elegance  of  finish  cannot  be  surpassed  by  any  firm  in  the 
metropolis.  These  goods  are  offered  at  prices  which  defy  competi- 
tion. Possessing  ample  capital  and  abundant  trade  facilities,  Mr, 
Hahn  is  able  to  give  to  his  patrons  special  facilities  in  the  way  of 
allowing  them  extended  time  in  which  to  meet  their  payments; 
that  is  to  say,  he  will  deliver  to  reliable  parties  a  piano  or  organ, 
asking  merely  a  deposit  upon  delivery  and  accepting  small  monthly 
payments  for  the  balance  until  the  debt  is  cancelled.  Many  are  now 
availing  themselves  of  tliis  facility  at  these  excellent  warerooms. 
Before  purchasing  elsewhere  we  would  advise  our  readers  to  give 
Mr.  Hahn  a  call.  The  premises  occupied  by  Mr.  Hahn  have  dimen- 
sions measuring  25x80  feet,  and  are  elegantly  fitted  up  and  arranged 
for  the  business  The  head  of  this  concern  is  a  native  of  Germany, 
coming  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
in  this  line  of  business. 

WOODBURY  BROS.,  Manufacturers  of  the  Woodbury  Pat- 
ent Solid  Back  Brushes,  Eleventh  Avenue  corner  Twenty- 
seventh  Street.— A  representative  establishment  in  its 
special  line  of  manufacture  is  that  of  Messrs.  Woodbury 
Bros  ,  located  on  Eleventh  Avenue,  corner  of  Twenty-seventh  Street. 
This  firm  have  been  long  and  widel.v  known  as  the  manufacturers  of 
tlie  Woodbury  Patent  Solid  Back  Brushes,  in  wliich  they  have 
gained  a  national  reputation  and  built  up  an  extensive  and  influen- 
tial trade.  The  business  lias  been  in  successful  operation  here  since 
1873,  and  both  in  quality  and  quantity  of  goods  manufactured  the 
house  is  recognized  as  a  leader  in  its  line  in  the  metropolis.  The 
premises  occupied  for  the  business  are  spacious  and  well-equipped, 
and  every  facility  is  afforded  for  rapid,  systematic,  and  perfect  pro- 
duction. The  output  comprises  store,  shoe,  sci  ub,  horse,  bath,  and 
dauber  brushes,  all  solid  wooden  backs,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of 
the  Helix  Brush,  patented  April  36,  1870.  These  goods  are  acknowl- 
edged to  be  of  unparalleled  e.xcellence  in  durability  and  utility,  and 
wherever  introduced  they  meet  with  a  ready  sale.  From  thirty  to 
fifty  skilled  bauds  are  constantly  employed,  and  the  goods  are  in 
heavy  and  permanent  demand  in  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  and  are  shipped  in  large  quantities  to  many  foreign  coun- 
tries. Having  excellent  facilities  for  the  prompt  and  perfect  fulfil- 
ment of  all  orders,  the  house  is  in  a  position  to  offer  inducements  to 
the  trade  second  to  none  of  its  contemporaries,  while  liberality  and 
fair  dealing  characterize  all  its  transactions,  3Ir.  O.  D.  Woodbury, 
the  sole  surviving  partner,  is  a  native  of  Vermont,  and  known  in  this 
city  as  a  reliable  and  successful  manufacturer,  and  au  enterprising 
and  substantial  business  man. 

HV.  MEAD  &  CO..  Real  Estate  and  Insurance  Brokers  and 
House  Agents.  No.  433  Eighth  Avenue —One  of  the  oldest 
J  and  most  responsible  firms  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business  in  the  uptown  west  side  of  the  cit.v  is  Hiat  of  H. 
V.  Mead  &  Co.,  real-estate  and  insurance  lirnkers.  whose  spacious 
and  handsome  offices  are  located  at  No.  433  Eighth  Avenue,  between 
Thirty-first  and  Tliirty-second  stieets,  and  than  wlioni  none  in  the 
business  in  this  section  of  the  city  sustain  a  higher  reputation,  as  few 
enjoy  a  larger  share  of  public  favor  and  confidence;  numbering 
among  their  clientele  many  of  the  solid  citizens  in  the  community. 
This  flourishing  business  was  established  in  l^^.  !!  by  Smith  &  Mead, 
who  conducted  the  same  up  to  1SV3,  wln-n  tli.  v  wi-i^  succeeded  bj^ 
the  present  senior  memljcr  as  si.lc  jircpi  ii-t..i-.  Ii.-  cai  r\  in;:  it  on  alone- 
until  January,  I8.'!7,  when  lie  ailniitti-d  iiit«.  paii m-rsliip  Jlessrs.  L. 
P.  Van  Riper  and  W  H.  Smith,  thus  coiistit  ut ing  the  jinsliing  and 
popular  firm  whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  and  who  have  since 
continued  the  business  with  uninterrupted  success.  The.y  occupy 
commodious  and  finely  appointed  quarters  and  employ  two  capabh^ 
and  experienced  clerks,  transacting  a  general  line  of  real  estate  and 
insurance  brokerage.  Houses,  farms,  building  lots  and  otlier  forms 
of  property  are  bought,  sold  aud  exchanged,  rents  are  mlleeted.  and 
estates  managed;  while  loans  are  negotiated  .m  In. ml  an'l  mortgage. 
Investments  are  desirably  placed,  and  life  or  pidjiert  y  insured  in  the 
most  stable  and  reliable  companies,  while  the  firm  are  accounted 
among  the  best  judges  of  the  present  and  prospective  values  of  im- 
proved and  uninqiroved  property  in  this  vicinity,  and  altogether 
they  transact  an  extensive  and  flourisliing  business. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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JOHNSIMT'SOX,  IiiiiM.il.T  :iihl  U.mI.t  in  Staple  and  Fancy  Dry 
(ioi.il^,  NcK  ;■,'.")  :ina  :  j;  Si\ih  Av.-tiu.',  lii'luven  Forty -first  and 
Kdi't y-scri.ii.l  Sii-.'crs  -  Tlir  iiiipi  i .v.-nii-iit  tliat  has  taken  place 
in  the  dry-Boods  trade  lias  made  establishments  enKaged 
therein  to  become  veritable  bazaars,  refle(!tin|f  tlie  manufacturing 
progress  of  every  nation.  A  prominent  and  popular  dry-Koods 
house  in  this  city  islbat  of  yiv.  .lolin  Simpson,  idr.iti'.l  al  Nos.  735 
and  'ii'i  Sixlli  Ammiiic,  li,-lH.-,-ri  l''orly  lii'sl  aii^l  j.oi  I  -r,  1  S[rects. 
Mr.  Simps.. II  has  l,.-.-ii  .-,1  ;i l.lislu-.l  111  i.usincss  r..i-  s. .m.- 1  w.  n  1  .\  years, 
iDcatint,' ..ii;;iiially  ..II  iji,'liili  .V  venue,  and  removing  t.)his  pre.sent 
.[uai  tt  I  S  ill  is;,s  lii  i lie  ...  l  upies  a  spacious  and  handsomely  ap- 
p.iinlc.l  si..ri',  "iiixliii)  liM-l  in  dimensions,  ornamented  with  two 
Hli'„'aiii  sii..\v  wiii  l.iws  an. I  otIiiT  modern  appointments,  with  a 
basciiu'iii  111  th.'  s  III.-  si/.f.  K'iviiif,'  an  abundance  of  room  for  supply- 
in„-  til.'  IU..SI  ..xL-iisiv.'  (Ifniaii.l.  The  stock  is  the  largest  and  most 
complete  of  its  kiiiil  in  this  section  of  the  city,  is  carefully  selected 
in  every  line,  and  displays  all  the  materials  that  have  bt-i'u  ma.le 
popular  by  personal  preference  or  the  decrees  of  fashion,  while 
equal  attention  is  given  to  every  assortment.  The  clirt'.M.-nt  lines 
comprise  dress  goods,  velvets,  velveteens,  cashmeres,  an. I  prints; 
white  goods,  cambrics,  calicoes,  an. I  ^'in^^lianis;  h.isi.My.  Kl"^es  and 
underwear,  corsets  and  bustl.'s,  laees  and  enilir.ii.l.ni.  s,  under- 
wear, notions,  and  infants'  outliitin^cs;  fan.'y  u''">ils,  j.'welry,  and 
gents'  furnishing  goods;  dress  an.l  .  l.iaK  ti  iiiiniiii^s,  ril.lii.ns  an.l  ties, 
parasols  and  lunbrellas,  and  evei  yi  Ihhl;  .ii;;ini,' t.i  I  he  staple  and 
fancy  dry-goods  trade.    The  .  hum  pi  ivm-  an.!  progressive 

methods  are  ob.served  both  in  iiiakinu  pni.-liMs.  s  I'.ir  tli.-  varying  sea- 
sons an.l  in  miuisteiin;;  to  the  wants  ..I  pair. .ns.  The  quality  and 
desirability  of  the  stock  is  ably  maintaineil,  and  inducements  in 
prices  are  quoted  that  couhl  only  obtain  with  a  house  so  thoroughly 
prepared  for  efficient  service.  The  affairs  of  the  house  are  in  a 
most  flourishing  c.in.liti.in,  an.l  tli.'  soundness  and  popularity  of  the 
policy  pursue. I  ar.'i-al.  ulat.  .1  1.1  iiuniitain  its  prosperity.  From  thirty- 
five  to  f.irty  el.'i  ks  an.l  s,i:.>,|,nli.  s  ,ir.-  i-mployed,  and  the  trade  is  at 
all  times  brisk  an.l  liv.'ly.  Jlr.  Sinips.iri  is  an  able  and  experienced 
merchant,  enjoying  the  highest  regard  of  the  people  for  his  honor 
able  business  career. 

EIIRHAUD  n ACF.X.  Maiuifacturers  of  Plain,  Carved  and 
Fancy  Har.lw.....!  M.iuldings,  etc.,  Nos.  24.5  and  247  West 
Twenty-ei;;litli  Street.— A  firm  that  occupies  a  distinctive 
representative  positiou  in  New  York  is  that  of  Messrs, 
Ehrhard  &  Hageu.  This  lirm  was  f.mn.le.l  in  1S.')7,  and  has  been  in 
continuous  and  prospennis  existence  I'.ir  thirty  yi'ars.  The  factory 
of  the  firm  is  a  tive-story  brick  liuililin>„'.  "ilxlOO  feet  in  dimensions. 
It  is  tli.irou;;hly  .'.inippeil  tliroutfhoiit  with  machinery  of  the  most 
111. idern  an.l  elli.aent  cliaracter,  anil  the  driving  force  for  the  111a- 
cliinery  is  fiu'nislied  b,\-  a  4.">  horse-power  steam-engine.  Twenty 
skilled  aud  experienced  artisans  are  employed  in  the  var  ous  dejiart- 
ments  of  the  business,  which  consists  of  the  manufacture  of  plain, 
carved  and  fancy  har.lw. >.>.|  m..ul. lilies.  Tlie  facilities  of  the  estab- 
lishment for  tuniiiit;  out  luonlJiiiu's  of  every  descriiition  and  for 
every  |)urp..s.>  are  ..f  th.'  iii..^t  .-.iiiiiilete  and  ample  character.  A 
sjiecialty  is  ina.I.'  ..I  pian.itorte  mouldings,  and  tlie  products  in  this 
line  ari' most  artisti.'  in  ex.-.aition  and  unique  in  desi;,'n.  A  large 
and  growing'  paironaK.'  is  derived  from  the  building  an.l  pianoforte 
trades  in  all  (.arts  i}f  the  country,  and  the  firm  have  also  a  large  ex- 
port trade  with  Cuba  and  Canada.  Orders  entruste.l  to  the  firm 
are  promptly  executed,  and  the  material  and  workmanship  are 
guaranteed  to  be  the  best,  while  the  charges  are  always  fair  and 
equitable.  The  copartners  are  Messrs.  I'hilip  Ehrhard  and  M. 
Hagen,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  (ii'mianv  an.l  ol.l  residents  in 
New  York,  where  they  are  widely  known  and  highly  esteemed. 

JB.  WOOLLEY,  Agent,  Importer,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealer 
in  Japanese,  Chinese,  Turkish  and  India  Goods,  No.  12.3 
^  Fifth  Avenue.— The  notable  and  increasim,'  development  of 
popular  tastes  in  the  dirccti.u]  ..f  tli.' am  i.|ii.- an.l  unique  in 
household  surroundings,  and  as  a  r.'sult  1  h.'  iiiipori .it  i. .n  an.l  sale  of 
Japanese,  Chinese,  and  Eastern  art  prodncls,  bronzes,  and  general 
bric-a-brac,  has  become  a  very  important  branch  of  mercantile  ac- 
tivity in  this  country.  .\  leading  and  noteworthy  house  in  this  line  in 
the  metropolis  is  that  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Woolley,  importer,  wholesale  and 
retail  dealer  in  ,Iapanese.  Chinese.  Turkish,  and  East  India  goods, 
which  is  eligibly  located  at  No.  123  Fifth  Avenue,  between  Nine- 
teenth aiid  Twentieth  Streets,  and  which  is   recognized  as  one 


of  tlie  most  responsible  and  best  equipped  establishments  of  tlje 
kind  in  New  York;  while  its  patronage,  which  is  of  a  most  substan- 
tial and  gratifying  character,  extends  throughout  the  entire  country, 
and  grows  apace  annually.  This  widel.y  and  favorably  known  store 
was  established  in  1870  at  the  commodious  and  desirable  quarters  at 
present  occupied  by  the  enterprising  and  popular  gentleman  whose 
name  heads  this  sketch,  and  from  the  inception  of  the  venture  Mr. 
Woolley  has  steadily  won  his  way  to  public  favor  and  confidence. 
The  salesrooms,  which  are  20x100  feet  in  dimensions,  are 
neatly  fitted  up  and  tastefully  arranged,  and  an  exceedingly  fine 
stock  is  constantly  carried,  embracing  elegant  china  anil  porcelain 
table  service,  sujierb  bronzes,  both  ancient  and  moilei  ii,  exipiisitely 
embroidered  screens,  rich,  rare  Japanese  leather  wall-iiaper,  teak- 
wood,  ivory  carvings,  beautiful  cabinets  and  lacquered  articles, 
curios  and  bric-a-brac  in  unique  and  artistic  designs,  and  ori- 
ental novelties.  The  assortment  also  includes  the  celebrated 
rorluguesc  rush  chairs,  for  which  Mr.  Woolley  is  sole  agent  in  the 
Uniti'.l  States;  .ibj.'.  i,  of  art  in  great  variety,  and  a  multifarious 
collection  of  Japanese,  Chinese,  Turkish,  and  India  goods;  while 
several  courteous  and  competent  salesmen  are  in  attendance. 
The  trade  of  the  establishment,  which  is  exceedingly  large,  extends 
all  over  the  United  States.  Mr.  Woolley  is  a  native  of  New 
York. 

OH.  BARNARD.  :\Iatiiifictu:er  of  Undertakers'  Supplies,  etc., 
Nos.  .511  t<i  517  West  Thirtieth  Street.— A  widely -known  and 
^  representative  house  iu  New  York,  actively  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  trimmings  and  undertakersi'  goods,  is 
that  of  Mr.  O.  H.  Barnard,  whose  office  and  workrooms  are  located 
at  Nos.  511,513,  515.  and  517  West  Thirtieth  Street.  This  business 
was  established  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor, who  has  since  built  up  a  liberal,  influential,  and  permanent 
patronage  in  all  sections  of  the  United  States.  The  premises  occu- 
pied comprise  two  commodious  floors,  40xG0  feet  in  dimensions. 
The  workrooms  are  fully  supplied  with  all  th."  lat.'st  improved 
appliances,  looms,  etc.,  necessary  for  the  sii.'ce^-fnl  ].r.  .  ut  1  n  of 
the  business.  Forty  experienced  and  skille.l  .  i  .it  n  .  s  ,ir.  . m  1  1.  .y- 
ed.  who  turn  out  large  quantities  of  undertakers'  1 1 1 111  in  1 11  ^  ^.  I'l  .n  ,"-s. 
gimps,  etc.  These  go. ..Is  an-  unrivalleil  for<iualiiy  ..I  n i;.  1 .  1  i.ils. 
elegance  ot  design,  linish.  an.l  ex.'ell.-nce,  and  h.iv.'  le.  i  p  :i n  -,  in 
this  country  or  Eiirop.-  u  hil.-  the  ]iri.'i-s  ipL.t.-.l  for  t  h.  ni  n.  --;u  ily 
attract  the  attenti..n  ..f  .-L.-e  ;in.l  prii.l.-nt  l.uv.-rs.  All  .  i.I-t-  are 
promptly  an.l  .-.■ir.'fiill v  lill.-.l.  .in.l  tli.'  tr,-..le  .,r  th.'  li..u-.-  1^  M.'.'i.lily 
increasing,  .uviii„-  to  the  -.ii|..Ti..rit\  airl  l,.-aiii  >•  of  n-  pr.  ..i  u.m  1.  .ns, 
which  are  -I'li.  ial  fav.irit.  s  wli.'ievei-  iiitro. hi. .Air,  Uarnaiil  was 
born  in  New  A'ork,  u  li.-re  he  is  lii;,dily  re;_M  1 .1.  .1  by  the  community 
for  his  bii^iii.'ss  aliiliiy,  skill,  and  inte^'iiiy,  ,'\laiiy  of  the  under- 
takers'trimminus  an.l  s|i.-cialliPS  maiiiifactiired  by  this  house  are 
of  peculiar  design,  and  are  made  by  no  other  firm  in  the  metro- 
polis. 

PPATRY.  Lumber  Dealer.  Hardwood  and  Pine,  corner  Twenty- 
ninth  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.  — .\  feature  of  the  indus- 
,  tries  of  the  metropolis  especially  worlhy  of  mention  is  'he 
trade  in  lumber.  Anion:.'  tlmsi-who  have  ilispl.iN  .-.I  <;i>at 
enterprise  in  this  industry  is  ^\r.  I'  I'atry,  whose  cslal.lishnient  is 
located  at  the  corner  of  Twntv-niiitli  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue, 
and  which  must  be  accor.l.-.l  a  .-.  .nspicuous  and  justly  prominent 
position.  The  business  s.>  su.-.-. ■--fully  conducted  by  Mr.  Patry  was 
originally  cstablisli.-.l  in  lss-.>  i,y  Mv.  Dillon  Beebe,  who  was  suc- 
cee.led  by  the  iires.  nt  pn ipri.  t . .r  ill  May,  1887.  The  premises  occu- 
pie.l  for  tra.li-  pnrp..-.-s  in. -In.l.'  a  lumber  yard  100  feet  square,  with 
cverv  conveni.-n.-.-  an.l  l,i.  ility  for  the  handling  and  storage  of  the 
ext.  n>;ive  st.i.-k  that  is  constantly  carried.  With  commendable 
en.'i;,'y  an.l  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  the  trade.  Jlr. 
Patry  has  all  .  a. ly  established  a  reputation  for  first-class  gooils  and 
a  ]iromptiiess  in  filling  orders  which  assures  him  continued  success 
aud  permanent  prosperity.  He  handles  both  hardwood  and  pine, 
received  direct  from  the  forests  and  first  hands,  and  is  prepared  to 
supply  dealers,  builders,  and  others  needing  these  supplies  with  as 
good  a  quality  of  materials  as  can  be  secured  in  the  city.  The  trade 
of  the  house  extends  throughout  the  city  to  New  Jersey  aud  other 
adjoining  States,  and  is  constantly  on  the  increase.  Mr.  Patry  was 
horn  in  Quebec,  Canada,  and  has  resided  here  for  many  years.  He 
is  enterprising  and  reliable  in  all  his  business  methods,  and  jusMy 
merits  the  confidence  and  patronage  of  all. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


AMERICAN  DENTAL  MFG.  COMPANT,  Nos.  1298  and  1300 
Broadway,  J.  A.  Hanway,  President.— This  reliable  and  pro- 
gressive company  was  duly  organized  and  incorporated  in 
1881  under  the  laws  of  New  York  with  ample  capital  for  the 
purpose  of  manufacturing  and  furnishing  materials  to  aid  and  facili- 
tate the  labor  of  practising  dentists.  The  ofiBcers  of  the  company  are 
J.  A.  Hanway,  President  and  General  Manager;  O.  B.  Dawson,  M.D., 
Secrfetary  and  Treasurer.  Mr.  J.  A.  Hanway,  President  and  General 
Manager  of  the  company,  is  a  native  of  Maryland.  His  having  been 
associated  with  manufacturing  interests  since  boyhood,  his  experience 
of  the  needs  of  a  first-class  manufacturing  establishment,  together 
with  his  skill  in  directing  its  various  interests,  assure  us  of  ever  in- 
creasing progress  and  success  for  this  company  in  the  future.  Ohver 
B.  Dawson,  M  D.,  secretary  and  treasurer,  was  bom  in  Delaware. 
He  studied  medicine,  graduating  from  the  medical  department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  Having  a  special  love  for  the  study  of 
chemistry  and  mineralogy,  he  devoted  himself  to  these  and  graduated 
from  the  scientific  department  of  Cooper  Institute,  New  York  City, 
after  which  he  held  for  three  years  an  adjunct  professorship  in  the 
above-named  department  of  this  most  excellent  institution.  Since 
the  organization  of  this  company  Dr.  Dawson  has  been  its  chemist, 
dovotui^  absolutely  all  his  time  to  the  laboratory  and  the  general 
supervision  of  the  factory  adjoining,  which  is  in  immediate  charge  of 
a  most  skilled  workman  as  foreman.  Hence  it  is  not  strange  that  the 
various  filling  material  and  products  generally  from  the  factory  of 
this  company  are  found  to 
be  of  such  uniform  excel- 
lence. Both  of  the  above- 
named  gentlemen  are  high- 
ly esteemed  in  business  and 
professional  circles  for 
their  abihty,  skill,  and  in- 
tegrity. The  commodious 
and  well  equipped  office  and 
salesrooms  are  situated  at 
Nos.  1298  and  1300  Broad- 
way (cor.  Thirty  -  fourth 
Street)  and  the  factory 
Broadway  cor.  Thirty-sev- 
enth Street.  The  company 
aim  to  keep  abreast  of  the 
needs  of  the  profession, 
and  are  constantly  improv- 
ing old  forms  and  designs 
or  inventing  new  special- 
ties. Scarcely  a  month  has 
elapsed  since  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  American  Dental 
Mfg.  Company  in  which 
they  have  not  improved 
and  extended  their  man- 
ufactiu-mg  facilities;  searching  for  and  solicitincr  materials,  gather- 
ing to  themselves  the  most  talented  ami  ahl-  u  urkiiicn,  and  at  the 
same  time  adopting  improved  methods,  making  new  tools,  and  build- 
ing special  machines.  All  these  methods  tend  to  secure  the  best 
quaUty  of  instrumen.  filling  materials,  etc.,  at  price  beneficial  alike  to 
users  and  makers.  The  company  strives  to  make  reliability  and 
quality  the  indispensable  qualifications  of  its  business  By  a  carefid 
inspection  of  the  company's  Blustrated  Catalogue,  dentists  and 
others  will  find  full  particulars  of  the  most  popular  and  latest  ap- 
proved forms  of  dental  instruments,  etc..  awl  we  are  confident  that 
then-  excellent  workmanship  and  siipi-i  inr  qualitips  will  be  at  once 
recognized  and  appreciated  by  the  jirofessiou.  The  veiy  high  talent 
brought  to  bear  in  the  production  of  all  the  specialties  of  the 
company  is  such  as  is  not  surpassed  by  any  similar  house  in  the 
country.  The  company  fills  all  orders  promptly  and  carefully  at 
the  lowest  possible  prices.  The  trade  of  the  American  Dental 
Manufacturing  Company  extends  throughout  all  sections  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  South  America,  Mexico,  and  to 
some  extent  throughout  Europe,  and  dentists  desirous  of  pro- 
curing outfits,  instruments,  or  materials  wiU  consult  their  own 
interests  by  seeing  to  it  that  their  orders  for  aU  instru. 
ments  and  materials  are  filled  with  goods  manufactured  by  this 
responsible  estabhshment,  whose  dental  requisites  wiU  not  fail 
to  give  entire  satisfaction  to  the  most  critical  and  emnient 
operators. 


JOHN  STEWART,  Real-estate  and  Insurance  Agent,  No.  9,'i8 
Eighth  Avenue.— Mr.  John  Stewart  established  his  business 
here  tweuty-flve  years  ago,  and  early  gained  a  high  reputation 
as  a  responsible  and  judicious  real  estate  and  insurance  broker. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  the  sale  and  exchange  of  property,  and  has 
gained  a  connection  of  the  most  influential  character,  numbering 
among  his  customers  many  of  our  leading  capitalists  and  investors. 
He  devotes  himself  personally  to  securing  the  best  possible  bargains 
for  his  cUents,  and  all  who  enter  into  business  relations  with  him  can 
rely  upon  his  sound  judgment.  He  has  money  to  loan  on  bond  and 
mortgage,  gives  his  personal  attention  to  the  collection  of  rents,  the 
payment  of  taxeS;  and  the  care  and  management  of  estates.  As  an 
insurance  broker  he  effects  insm-ance  in  all  the  solid  and  substantial 
companies  of  the  United  States  and  Europe,  quoting  the  lowest  rates 
of  premium  and  guaranteeing  a  prompt  and  satisfactory  adjustment 
of  all  losses.  Mr.  Stewart  is  a  native  of  Scotland,  a  resident  of  this 
country  for  more  than  thirty -five  years. 

HARDY  &  CO.,  Dry  Goods,  No.  BSo  Eighth  Avenue,  Between 
Thirty -eighth  and  Thirty -ninth  Streets.— There  is  no  merchant' 
in  this  section  of  the  city  more  widely  known  than  Mr.  Thomas 
Hardy,  and  no  dry-goods  house  on  the  west  side  of  the  city 
enjoys  greater  popularity  than  does  the  one  he  controls.  Mr.  Hardy 
founded  the  business  here  in  18.59,  and  he  has  ever  smce  conducted  it 
with  remarkable  success  under  the  firm  style  of  Hardy  &  Co.  The 
premises  occupied  for  the 
business  comprise  two 
floors  and  basement,  each 
having  an  area  of  25x100 
feet.  They  are  tastefully 
and  appropriately  fitted  up 
throughout,  and  are  admi- 
rably equipped  with  every 
faciUty  and  apphance  for 
the  accommodation  and 
display  of  the  large  and 
valuable  stock.  The  base- 
ment is  set  apart  for  hnen 
and  cotton  goods;  the  first 
floor  Ls  devoted  to  the  dis- 
play of  dry  and  fancy  goods  ♦ 
{  in  general;  and  the  second 
floor  LS  utUized  for  ladies' 
suits,  wraps,  corsets,  etc. 
Neatness,  order,  every  fa- 
cility and  modem  apph- 
ance have  been  provided  for 
the  expeditious  despatch  of 
its  large  business.  Goods 
are  purchased  in  such 
quantities  as  to  enable 
Messrs.  Hardy  to  place  them  on  the  market  at  the  lowest  possible 
figures.  Large  as  the  business  now  is,  requu-ing.  as  it  does,  the  ser- 
vices of  twenty-six  assistants,  the  trade  of  the  house  is  mcreasing 
year  by  year.  The  house  has  a  large  out-of-town  patronage  in  ad- 
dition to  its  extensive  city  trade.   Mr.  Hardy  is  a  native  of  this  city. 

CHAS.  F.  ASCHEXBACH,  Manufacturer  of  fine  Harness,  Riding 
Saddles,  No.  II.".  Chambers  Street. -This  gentleman  has  won  a 
national  reputation  for  the  superiority  of  his  products.  He 
founded  his  establishment  in  this  city  eight  years  ago.  pre- 
vious to  which  he  had  been  in  business  in  Ehzabeth,  New  Jersey,  his 
native  State.  His  goods  are  highly  esteemed  wherever  mtroduced 
for  their  quality,  workmanship,  and  fine  finish.  The  commodious 
premises  occupied  cover  an  area  of  .3.5x12.5  feet,  are  admirably  fitted 
up,  and  are  equipped  with  every  improved  appliance  and  facility 
requisite,  and  employment  is  afforded  a  force  of  twenty  experienced 
hands.  Mr.  Aschenbach  manufactures  every  description  of  fine 
harness,  riding-saddles,  bridles,  and  horse-clothing,  using  the  best 
materials  in  the  production,  and  carries  a  heavy  stock  on  hand  to 
meet  the  demands  of  the  trade.  He  also  deals  in  whips,  fur  robes, 
rubber  goods,  etc.,  and  keeps  a  complete  assortment  of  merchandise 
in  this  line.  The  facilities  for  production  which  the  house  possesses 
enable  it  to  offer  inducements  to  the  trade  as  regards  prices  which 
smaller  houses  cannot  afford  to  duplicate.  Mr.  Aschenbacli  enjoys 
a  first-class  standing  in  business  circles. 


Early  View  of  New  York  Harbor. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


143 


MARTIN  J.  GROSSMAN,  Upholstery  Goods.  Xos.  :!0aiid41  East 
Thirteenth  Street  — A  house  which,  though  but  compara- 
tively newly  established,  yet  already  stands  at  the  head  in  its 
special  line  of  trade  and  has  accinii  '  il  a  rcputaiion  of  enviable 
character,  is  that  of  Mr.  Martin  J.  Grossnian,  wIjmI, -iale  and  retail 
dealer  in  upholstery  goods,  whose  qiiarici  -.  ai-.'  i  i  inr.iliy  situateil  at 
Nos.  39  and  41  East  Thirti'ml  h  Sin-fl,  iH-lwcm  nioa.hvay  and  I'lii- 
Versity  Place.  Mr.  Grossman  inail-UlMlt-.l  in-.  .■nl.TiD-ls.-  Ill  ,laiiiiai  \- 
1887,  bringing  the  knowlt-lL,'.'  -am.-l  hy  liu.-.-ii  v  ais'  ,-x|i.Ti.  ii<'.-  lo 
bear  in  his  operations,  wliirh  i' with  In--  pusli.  .  n'-it.'y.  and 

equitable  methods  of  dealing  havi'  wmi  lor  him  a  sulistaiitiai  trade, 
which  extends  to  all  parts  of  tlic  L'liiii'd  Stat.--;,  ami  is  steadily  aug- 
menting to  still  ^'L  i'ai.T  pro|i.irti.>iis.  as  the  character  of  hismi-rchan- 
dise  becomes  mui-.'  wiih  ly  kmnvn.  The  commodious  premises  com- 
prise a  store  haviii-  .Hiin-iisioiis  of  .")0x75  feet,  admirably  equipped 
throughout,  ami  arranged  in  the  most  approved  manner  for  the 
display  of  stock  and  the  convenient  handling  of  trade.  The  stock 
embraces  a  large  and  complete  assortment  of  upholstery  goods 
of  every  description,  including  plushes,  tapestries,  tow,  moss, 
steel  springs,  curtains,  poles,  etc.,  leading  specialties  being  made  of 
cords,  gimps,  fringes,  and  tassels,  the  whole  representing  the  best 
grades  of  manufacture  in  their  line.  Orders  meet  with  prompt  ful- 
filment, the  most  favorable  inducements  being  offered,  and  all  who 
have  dealings  with  Mr.  Gr<i<sinan  will  tind  him  a  most  honorable 
business  man  with  whom  to  f.a  iii  ri-lations. 

FS.  VAN  HORN  &  CO..  Dealers  in  Carriage  Hardware  and 
Trimmings,  Sarven  Patent  Wheels,  etc..  No.  54  Warren 
Street. — Among  the  old-established,  enterprising,  and  re- 
sponsible business  houses  which  contribute  so  largelj-  to  the 
permanent  prosperity  of  New  York  is  the  widely  known  firm  of 
Messrs.  F.  S.  Van  Horn  &  Co.,  who  are  among  the  most  prominent 
and  extensive  jobbers  and  wholesale  dealers  in  ean  iat,'e  hardware 
and  trimmings,  etc..  in  tlie  city.  The  business  was  fotuided  some 
forty  years  ago  by  the  late  Mr.  C.  Van  Horn,  who  conducted  it 
until  1889,  when  he  was  succeeded  in  the  management  of  the  enter- 
prise by  his  widow,  ?Irs.  J.  C.  Van  Horn,  and  by  his  son,  Mr.  F.  S. 
Van  Horn,  under  the  style  of  F.  S.  Van  Horn  &  Co.  The  premises 
occupied  consist  of  salesroom  and  basement,  each  25x80  feet  in 
dimensions,  and  these  are  provided  with  all  necessary  conveniences 
#  and  facilities  for  the  prosecution  of  the  business.  The  stock  is  a 
large  and  comprehensive  one,  and  embraces  everything  in  the  line 
of  hardware  and  trimmings  used  in  the  construction  of  carriages. 
The  famous  Sarven  patent  wheels  are  also  kept  in  stock,  which  is 
thoroughly  classified,  every  article  having  its  proper  place  in  the 
almost  endless  assortment  of  goods  .\U  purchases  are  made  direct 
from  the  manufacturers,  with  whom  the  tirm  have  effected  special 
arrangements  that  justify  the  most  advantageous  terms  to  cus- 
tomers. 

WM.  L.  ALLISON.  Puljlisher.  Bookseller,  and  Stationer,  No. 
93  Chambers  Street  and  Xo.  7r,  Iteade  Street.  -  .Vinon-  the 
old-established  and  widely  -  known  (•it\-  l.iKiiie<-i  men, 
shoidd  be  mentioned  Mr.  Wni.  L  .\lli-oi,,  publislier.  book- 
seller, and  stationer,  at  No.  Chambei  s  and  .Xo,  lieade  streets. 
Mr.  .\llison  was  born  in  Orange  Comity,  New  Y.>rk.  in  1S30,  and  early 
became  identified  with  the  hrancli  of  industry  w  hieli  he  has  success- 
fully followed  for  upwards  of  forty  years.  At  the  a-e  of  fifteen 
years  he  learned  the  printer'-;  trade,  and  in  IS.V,' pureliasetl  and  pub- 
lished and  I'diied  r/e  i;n:..tt'  at  Xewhur-h.  X.  Y.  In  is.",.-,  lie 
came  to  New  York  and  was  eiiu'atced  a^  as-ii-;tant  editor  of  The 
£i,-ei(j»(7  ^firror,  published  in  Ann  Streei.  and  later,  f.ir  a  jieriod 
seventeen  years,  was  editor  and  piiiih..h.  i'  of  tin-  ll'or/./n./  F,ir- 
mer  and  Xational  Agrictdtiinst.  two  j..nriials  of  inllnen<-e  and 
prominence  during  and  for  some  time  aftei-  the  Civil  War.  Subse- 
quently he  was  at  different  times  joeate  1  at  Xos,  l.ii;  and  l  .'--  Nassau 
Street,  and  in  the  Tribune  Building,  from  whence  he  expelled  the 
liquor  saloon.  In  1883  he  removed  to  No.  191  Fidton  Street,  and 
three  years  ago  to  No.  93  Chambers  Street.  The  present  premises 
are  very  spacious,  consisting  of  an  entire  floor  extending  through 
the  block  from  Chambers  to  Reade  street,  and  every  convenience 
and  facility  is  embraced  in  the  general  complete  appointment  of  the 
establishment.  Systematically  and  most  attractively  arranged 
about  the  commodious  wareroom  is  a  large  and  complete  stock  of 
Mr.  Allison's  own  publications,  representing  the  works  of  both  an- 
cient and  modern  authors,  including  his  own  revisions  of  Webster's 


great  Dictionaries,  Cushing's  Parliamentary  Manual,  and  other 
books,  which  have  reached  a  circulation  of  over  a  quarter  of  a 
million  copies.  The  publishing  branch  of  the  business  is  a  special 
feature,  to  which  are  devoted  the  knowledge  and  ability  acquired 
through  nearly  a  half-century  of  practical  experience.  A  specially 
in  this  department  is  made  of  Wm.  L.  Allison's  "  New  Arundel," 
"  l':xtra  .Vrundel,"  and  "  Illustrated  Arundel  "  series  of  old  and  new 
\\  oi  l, ,  -history,  art,  science,  poetry,  biography,  fiction,  and  in  ehort 
all  >iii)jects  of  verse  and  prose,  being  represented.  Many  books 
ujion  biblical  topics  are  also  published  and  handled,  including  Col- 
lins's  Clear  Print  Bibles,  which  have  a  standard  value  among  stu- 
dents and  the  clergy.  Mr.  Allison  is  the  compiler,  editor,  and  pub- 
lisher of  several  dictionaries  and  other  useful  works  which  lune  a 
world-wide  celebrity,  as  have  also  the  "  Arundel  "  series  of  publica- 
tions, and  his  trade  in  this  connection  extends  to  all  parts  of  the 
globe  where  literary  tastes  abound.  Although  over  fifty-seven  years 
of  age,  Mr  Allison  is  as  active  as  in  his  "  teens,"  and  is  still  actively 
engaged  in  the  superintendence  of  the  enterprise  with  which  he  has 
been  so  long  promiiu  ntly  identified.  He  is  universally  honored 
and  esteemed  for  his  many  good  works,  and  his  name  is  familiar, 
and  will  long  survive,  in  the  memory  of  the  literati  and  reading 
public. 

JOHN  CHADWICK,  Antique  Fumitm-e  and  Art  Novelties,  No. 
16  East  Eighteenth  Street.— Attention  is  directed  to  the  spa- 
cious and  well  ordered  art-room  of  John  Chadwick,  importer 
of  and  dealer  in  antique  furniture,  silverware,  embroidery, 
curios  and  bric-a-brac,  where  is  always  displayed  a  va-st  and  varied 
assortment  of  novel  and  exquisite  articles  of  use  and  ornament. 
This  flourishing  business  was  estabhshed  about  ten  years  ago  by  the 
gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  at  the  present  desirable 
location,  and  from  the  inception  of  the  enterprise  Jlr.  Chadwick  has 
steadily  won  his  way  to  public  favor.  The  premises  used  as  art 
display  rooms  occupy  an  entire  25x80  foot  floor,  and  are  finely  fitted 
up  and  neatly  ordered,  while  a  large  and  elegant  stock  is  constantly 
carried,  including  antique  furniture  in  unique  and  artistic  designs 
and  exquisite  workmanship,  massive  and  beautiful  silverware,  superb 
bronzes,  art  novelties  and  articles  of  virtu  in  great  variety.  The 
assortment  also  embraces  elegant  embroidery,  tapestry,  curios, 
lacquered  ware,  bric-a-brac  and  kindred  interior  decorations,  while 
some  four  or  more  polite  and  efficient  assistants  attend  to  the  wants 
of  patrons,  and  the  trade  of  the  house,  which  extends  all  over  the 
States,  is  of  a  most  substantial  and  influential  character.  Mr.  Chad- 
wick, who  is  a  gentleman  of  sixty-five,  but  active,  vigorous,  and  de- 
voted to  his  business,  was  born  in  Rector  Street,  this  city,  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  the  elevated  railroad  station.  Mr.  Chadwick 
also  conducts  a  flourishing  branch  establishment  at  No.  135  Bellevue 
Avenue,  Newport,  R.  I. 

BERRIEN  &  HALSEY,  Real  Estate  and  Insurance,  No.  45  East 
Eleventh  Street.— .\mong  the  great  and  diversified  business 
interests  of  New  York  there  is  none  which  is  possessed  of 
greater  or  even  ecjiial  importance,  than  that  which  pertains 
to  real  estate,  and  the  immense  operations  carried  on  in  building  is 
constantly  augmenting  the  transaction  of  the  leading  real  estate 
agents.  Among  the  representative  and  old-established  houses  en- 
gaged in  this  line  is  that  of  Messrs.  Berrien  and  Halsey,  whose  well- 
furnished  qu.irters  are  located  at  No.  45  East  Eleventh  Street.  The 
liiisinesv  of  this  familiarly  known  concern  was  originally  founded  in 
l^i;;  ljy  Mr,  Uiehard  P.  Berrien  and  conducted  by  him  until  18S3, 
\vln  ii  he  w  as  siieeeeded  by  the  present  firm,  the  merabei'S  being  his 
son.  Ml,  Kdw.iiil  :\IiielieU  Berrien,  and  Mr.  Jos.  Bayley  Ilalsey,  the 
former  of  whom  is  a  commissioner  of  deeds.  Messrs.  Berrien  and 
Halsey  are  natives  of  New  York,  and  have  had  many  years'  experi- 
ence in  real  estate  and  insurance  matters,  are  expert  judges  of 
values,  and  those  who  have  engaged  their  services  have  invariably 
obtained  properties  which  have  steadily  advanced  in  value  and 
income  productiveness.  They  carry  on  general  operations  as  nego- 
tiators of  loans  on  bond  and  mortgage,  buy,  sell,  rent,  and  lease 
buildings,  collect  rents,  and  take  entire  charge  of  estates,  securing 
responsible  tenants,  and  keeping  their  trusts  in  the  highest  state  of 
efficiency.  Representing  the  leading  fire  insurance  companies  they 
place  risks  at  the  most  favorable  terms,  and  always  secure  a  prompt 
settlement  of  losses.  Messrs.  Herrien  and  Halsey  have  an  estab- 
lished reputation  for  honorable  business  methods,  and  will  be  found 
pleasant  and  satisfactory  gentlemen  with  whom  to  have  dealings. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


WILLIAM  H.  ROOME  S  SON,  Real  Estate  Agent  and  Broker, 
No.  378  Sixth  Avenue,  Masonic  Temple  Building.— Among 
those  who  are  most  prominently  identified  with  the  real- 
estate  interests  of  the  city  is  the  well  known  and  reliable 
house  of  Wm.  H.  Roome's  Son,  Xo  378  Sixth  Avenue.  This  house 
was  originally  founded  in  lS5i  by  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Roonie,  and  the  busi- 
ness was  continued  by  him  with  gr^at  success  until  1881,  when  he  was 
succeeded  by  his  son.  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Roome.  who  has  smce  increased  the 
busine-ss  very  largely.  This  is  one  of  the  most  energetic  and  rehable 
houses  in  this  hue  ot  busui.'s.^.   ih  'office  isverv  i-ligiblv  located  in  the 


Masonic  Temple  Building,  one  iln.ir  aiMi\ c  Turui y  il  iid  Street,  where 
it  has  become  the  uptown  headquurtri-;  t^iv  thv  lai„'ist  and  wealthiest 
investors  and  speculators  in  real  estate.  Xew  York  and  Brooklyn 
properties  are  his  specialties,  and  he  buys,  sells,  and  lets  lots,  stores, 
and  dwellings  in  all  part^  of  both  cities.  A  specialty  of  this  house 
from  the  beginning  has  been  the  management  of  e.states  and  the  care 
property  tor  owners.  Mr.  Roome  has  charge  of  many  extensive 
properties  to  which  he  gives  his  personal  att<»ntion.  Some  of  these 
estates  have  been  under  his  care  for  over  twenty  years.  Mr.  Roome 
is  an  authority  on  values  present  and  prospective  of  the  realty  of  the 
metropolis,  and  investors  desirous  of  obtaining  information,  or  those 
having  any  business  with  real  estate,  will  find  their  interest  well  served 
by  entrusting  them  to  him.  He  is  an  esteemed  member  of  the  Real 
Estate  Exchange,  and  is  greatlv  respected  by  the  community  for  his 
executive  ability  and  sterling  integrity. 

ME.  O'CONNOR,  Builders'  Hardware,  No.  P3  Chambers 
Street.— This  house  was  founded  in  18R4  by  the  present 
J  proprietor,  and  from  its  inception  has  done  an  extensive 
business  in  the  handling  of  builders'  hardware  for  the 
trade.  The  premises  occupied  are  very  commodious,  consisting  of 
an  entire  floor  extending  from  Chambers  to  Reade  Street,  and  the 
general  appointment  includes  all  the  modern  conveniences  and  facili- 
ties for  displaying  and  handling  advantageously  the  large,  compre- 
hensive, and  complete  stock.  All  the  thousand  and  one  articles,  great 
and  small,  comprised  in  this  branch  of  the  trade  are  here  to  be  found. 
The  goods  handled  are  of  the  best  quality  in  all  departments,  con- 
forming in  every  respect  to  the  current  want,  and  the  business  enjoyed 
is  voluminous  and  extensive.  Mr.  O'Connor  is  a  thorougngoing, 
active  New  York  business  man  standing  in  the  highest  esteem  among 
his  confreres  and  in  the  front  rank  of  representative  New  York  hard- 
ware merchants. 

HUMPHREYS  <Sr  CO.,  Florists,  No.  721  Sixth  Avenue.— The  busi- 
ness of  the  florist  is  well  represented  by  Messrs.  Humphrey 
&  Co.  in  this  section  of  the  city,  who  have  had  a  large  expe- 
rience in  the  business,  Mr.  Humphreys  having  been  associated 
with  the  leading  florists  of  New  York  for  the  past  fourteen  years. 
Mr.  G.  W.  Humphreys  and  Mr.  H.  S  Godsne,  the  copartners,  are  both 
young  men  and  practical  to  the  business,  and  receive  every  day  fresh 


cut  flowers  from  the  leading  growers  throughout  this  vicinity.  The 
firm  have  nicely  fitted  up  premises.  The  dimensions  of  the  store  are 
25x60  feet,  and  it  is  admirably  ai-ranged  and  very  convenient  for  the 
purpose  of  the  business.  All  the  popular  fashionable  flowers  and 
rare  exotics  are  furnished  by  the  firm,  also  emblematic  designs  for 
the  adornment  of  dinner-tables,  and  also  for  parties  and  weddings  and 
funeral  purposes,  and  they  are  practically  expert  in  originating  floral 
designs  of  every  description  and  for  all  purposes.  These  gentlemen 
are  doing  a  large,  substantial  business,  numbering  among  their 
patrons  many  of  the  leading  famiUes  and  citizens.  Mr.  Humphreys 
and  Mr.  Godsoe  have  been  associated  since  1883,  and  are  highly  com- 
mended by  aU  who  have  had  dealings  with  them.  The  former  gentle- 
man is  from  Montreal,  Canada,  and  the  latter  is  anativeNew  Yorker 
Both  are  very  popular  in  the  community. 

DR.  EDWIN  ANCKER,  Veterinary  Surgeon,  Office  121  and  123 
West  Thirty  first  Street.— The  advancement  in  veterinary 
science  within  the  past  twenty  five  years  is  truly  wonderful, 
and  thoroughly  equipped  veterinary  colleges  are  to  be  found 
in  all  civilized  countries.  In  New  York  among  these  engaged  in  the 
profession  there  are  probably  no  others  having  a  higher  reputation 
for  skill  and  success  than  Dr.  Edwin  Ancker,  who  possesses  every 
faciUty  for  the  prosecution  of  the  business,  and  enjoys  a  very  exten- 
sile patronage  derived  from  among  the  best  class  of  citizens  who  are 
the  omiers  of  valuable  horses.  Dr.  Ancker  has  had  considerable  ex- 
[H'rirpcc  in  the  treatment  and  cure  of  horses,  has  all  the  requisite 
1;  ..lid  medicines  and  apphances,  and  is  famiUar  with  all  the  ad- 
iMi  thod.s  that  have  been  adopted  by  the  veterinary  schools  and 
u<ni'.-^t-s  m  Europe  and  this  country.  He  was  born  ir  Germany,  and 
is  a  graduate  of  the  Berlin  Veterinary  College,  and  during  the  time 
he  has  been  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  New  York  his  skill 
and  humane  treatment  have  elicited  the  highest  praise  from  all  who 
have  employed  his  services. 

MW.  HIGGIXSOX,  Architectiu-al  and  Ornamental  Wood- 
carving,  No.  134.5  Broadway.— In  the  line  of  architectural 
J,  and  ornamental  wood-carving,  Mr.  M.  W.  Higginson,  of  No. 
1313  Broadway,  is  recognized  in  this  city  as  a  skilled  and 
accomplished  master  of  his  trade,  and  one  of  its  prominent  exponents 
in  this  section  of  the  country.  He  has  been  established  in  the  busi- 
ness here  for  a  period  of  eighteen  years,  and  devotes  his  time  and 
talents  to  fine  work  exclusively.  The  preparation  for  the  systematic 
prosecution  of  the  business  is  thorough  and  complete,  a  fuU  equip- 
ment having  been  provided  of  all  the  tools  and  devices  that  can  be 
profitably  employed,  and  such  additions  are  made  to  the  facOities 
from  time  to  time  as  are  suggested  by  the  experienced  judgment  of 
the  proprietor.  He  is  thoroughly  artistic  and  original  in  his  designs, 
ascei-taining,  so  far  as  possible,  the  customer's  idea,  and  carrying  it 
out  in  the  most  appropriate  maimer.  Only  high-class  work  is  done, 
and  every  item  is  carefully  attended  to  and  the  best  standard  of  ex- 
cellence maintained  at  every  point.  The  patronage  of  the  house  is 
very  liberal  and  gratifying,  extendmg  throughout  the  States  of  New 
York,  Connecticut,  aud  New  .Jersey,  and  continually  growing  under 
enterprising  and  rehable  management.  Mr.  Higginson  is  a  native  of 
Elizabeth,  N.  J. ;  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  of  high  repute  and  standing 
in  business  and  industrial  circles. 

NEW  YORK  TRUSS  AND  BANDAGE  INSTITUTE,  No.  848 
Broadway,  between  Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  Streets  —The 
New  York  Truss  and  Bandage  Institute,  devoted  to  the  manu- 
facture of  orthopedic  instruments,  was  established  by  the  pres- 
ent proprietor,  Dr.  C.  B.  Ha.skell.  in  ISTG.  The  business  of  this  institute 
was  formerly  conducted  by  Dr.  Haskell  at  No.  783  Broadway  and  No. 
381  Sixth  Avenue.  The  premises  now  occupied  are  commodious, 
handsomely  fitted  up,  and  in  every  way  admirably  adapted  for  the 
purposes  to  which  they  are  devoted.  Dr.  Haskell  manufactures  and 
deals  in  everything  required  by  the  surgeon  in  his  practice.  Ortho- 
pedic instruments  are  made  to  order  for  every  species  of  deformities; 
a  specialty  is  made  of  the  treatment  and  cure  of  youths  and  infants 
of  rupture  and  deformities.  Ruptures  are  cured,  and  cures  are  guar- 
anteed. Dr.  Haskell  carries  in  stock  relief  trusses  for  every  kind  of 
rupture,  silk  and  thread  elastic  stockings,  knee  caps,  anklets  and  sup. 
porters,  suspensory  bandages,  shoulder-braces,  crutches,  etc.  A  lady 
is  in  constant  attendance  at  the  institute,  and  patients  are  attended 
by  Dr.  Haskell  at  their  residences  if  desired.  Dr.  Haskell  is  a  native 
of  this  city. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAV. 


THE  PENRHYN  SLATE  COMPANY,  Xo.  101  East  Seven- 
teenth Street.— To  few  features  of  interior  decoration 
does  more  interest  attach,  in  tliese  days  of  highly  developed 
taste  in  the  beautil 111  aiul  ai  lisiio  iu  household  surroundings, 
Chan  to  attractive  uiiinlcN,  ilir  a.Uance  made  in  the  production  of 
these  articles  in  slate  and  inailjii- wiiliiu  c-ompuralivi'ly  recent  years 
being  at  once  notable  and  gra(il\in_-.  Amciu'  Ih  i^.'  wlm  liave 
gained  a  national  reputation  in  tins  im.  is  iIk  r.nrh\n  sl,ii  Com- 
pany, whose  quarries  and  nmniilai  l  oi  y  a)v  l.n-il.  d  at  ^lidille  Cran- 
ville,  N.  Y..  and  wiiose  salesi-ooms  m  this  ,;iy  .iiv  ;ii  N.).  ini  East 
Seventeenth  Street  Anioiu-  -cii^'i-al  -lai,-  niannta.  i  mers.  this  com- 
pany is  one  of  (lie  larf,'esi  anil  best  kiinwn  ill  the  I'liited  states. 
It  was  incorporated  in  ISii.->,  under  the  laws  of  the  Slate  of  New  York, 
with  a  capital  of  Slt)O,00O,  and  is  officered  as  follows,  viz. :  President, 
Perry  P.  Williams;  Secretary,  E.  Willis;  Treasurer  and  Manager,  L. 
E.  Lefferts.  The\-  employ  a  force  of  two  Ininilred  men  at  the  quar- 
ries, and  tlieir  i>ro(lMets  maintain  a  nnilornily  hisfh  standard  of  excel- 
lence, heiir-c  nnsin  iK.sseil  ill  (lesi;;n  and  exeeiition  by  those  of  any 
other  house  in  tlie  country.  Their  sale.srocins  in  this  city  are 
spacious  and  elegantly  appointed,  under  enterprising;  ami  ■  xperiein-e.l 
management.  Their  stock  comprises  the  handsomest  ami  m.ist  v.ilu 
able  slate  mantels  ever  brought  to  this  city;  also,  sit  |,s  and  ris.  is, 
roofing  slate,  blackboards,  sinks,  tanks,  billiard  slate,  urinals,  tile, 
etc..  etc.  Private  and  public  buildings  are  .supplied  witli  mantels, 
wainscoting,  tiling,  etc.,  in  the  finest  style,  and  refer-'iice  is  made  to 
the  work  furnished  by  this  company  for  the  Produce  Exchange,  the 
Mills  Building,  the  Navarro  Flats,  Triliune  Building,  and  Temple 
Court,  in  this  city;  the  Pittsburg  Court-house,  at  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
and  hundreds  of  other  notable  specimens  of  superior  work  executed 
for  important  buildings  all  over  the  coimtry.  All  orders  receive 
prompt  attention,  and  patrons  of  the  N'ew  York  house  are  sure  to  be 
satisfied  and  pleased  both  in  the  quality  and  desirability  of  the  goods 
obtained  and  in  the  fairness  of  the  prices  charged. 

G CENTER.  Coal,  No.  1.559  Broadway  -  The  coa,  trade  of  New 
York  is  one  of  its  most  important  indiisti  ies,  and  counts 
^  among  its  merchants  some  of  the  im.st  acti\  e  and  enterpris 
ing  business  men  of  the  city.  The  great  coiinietition  there  is 
in  this  line  of  business  requires  the  maintaining  of  a  high  standard 
among  those  who  wish  to  control  a  lucrative  trade,  and  who  are 
compelled  to  keep  an  excellent  standard  with  low  p-ici  s.  It  is  there- 
fore a  high  compliment  to  the  standing  of  the  ousiness  house  of 
which  this  article  is  a  brief  notice,  to  say  that  its  trade  has  been 
steadily  on  the  increase  since  the  date  of  its  inception,  and  that  it 
now  has  one  of  the  largest  trades  in  this  line  in  this  .section  of  the 
city.  The  office  occupied  by  Mr.  Center  is  eligibly  located  at  No. 
15.5fl  Broadway,  and  the  wharves  from  which  the  coal  and  wood  are 
delivered  to  wholesale  or  retail  patrons  are  at  the  foot  of  West 
Thirty -seventh  and  West  Forty-sixth  streets.  Pine,  oak,  and  hickory 
wood,  English  and  American  cannel  coal,  white  and  red  ash  coal  of 
the  best  quality  are  constantly  on  hand,  and  are  promptly  delivered 
to  any  given  address;  from  five  to  ten  stevedores  being  employed  for 
the  purpose.  Mr.  Center  is  a  native  of  this  State,  and  has  lived  in 
the  metropolis  for  twenty-five  years.  P'or  this  lengthy  period  he  has 
heen  engaged  in  the  coal  biLsiness,  and  is  eniiiiently  worthy  of  the 
success  and  prosperity  of  his  enterprise.  Mr.  (  enter  has  filled  sever- 
al important  positions  as  a  leader  of  church  cloirs  and  iu  amatem- 
concerts. 

MEAD  &  EOSSMAN,  Plumbers,  Steam  and  Gas  Fitters.  No.  477 
Fourth  Avenue.— A  prominent  and  reliable  house  in  New 
York  actively  engaged  in  this  useful  and  important  in- 
dustry is  that  of  Messrs.  Mead  &  Rossinan.  wjios,.  office 
and  store  are  located  at  No.  477  Fourth  Avenin".  This  business  was 
established  in  18fiG  by  the  present  copartners,  Messrs  i;  M.  a.l  an.l 
J.  A.  Rossman,  both  of  whom  are  thorouirlily  i>ia<-tieal  iilnniliers. 
steam  and  gas  fitters,  fully  conversant  with  every  detail  and  feature 
of  the  business  and  the  requirements  of  patrons.  The  premises  oc- 
cupied are  commodious,  and  are  well  fitted  with  every  appliance  and 
facility  for  the  prosecution  of  the  business,  employment  being  fur- 
nished to  twenty  skilled  and  able  workmen.  A  complete  stock  of 
plumber  s,  gas-fitter's,  and  steam  supplies  is  carried ;  everything  in 
the  way  of  plumbing,  ventilating,  gas  and  steam  fitting  is  executed 
at  exceedingly  moderate  prices.  Contracts  for  all  descriptions  of 
plumbing,  etc  .  are  entered  into,  and  the  complete  fitting  up  of 
buildings  is  satisfactorily  performed.   Mr.  Mead  was  bom  in  Mossa 


chusetts,  but  was  brought  up  in  New  York,  while  Mr.  Rossman  is  a 
native  of  the  metropolis.  In  conclusion,  we  can  conscientiously  state 
that  this  rasponsible  firm  is  in  every  respect  a  representative  one  fn 
plumbing,  and  those  estabhshing  relations  with  it  will  secure  tbo 
greatest  satisfaction  in  the  thoroughly  good  nianner  in  which  all 
work  will  be  accomplished, 

HS.  ALMY&  CO.,  Importers  of  and  Dealers  in  Crockery,  China, 
Glassware,  Lamps,  etc.,  No.  4^  Park  Place  and  No.  87 
^  Barclay  Street.— This  business  was  established  in  IPOS  by 
H.  S.  &  George  W.  Alniy,  who  were  succeeded  in  1S7.S  by 
the  firm  of  H.  S.  Almy  &  Co.  The  members  of  thLs  copartnership, 
Megsrs.  H.  S.  and  George  W.  Almy,  have  had  great  experience  in  the 
china  and  glassware  trade,  and  are  fully  conversant  with  every  detail 
of  the  business  and  the  requirements  of  jobbers  and  retailers  in  all 
sections  of  the  country.  The  premises  occupied  are  spacious,  and  are 
fully  stocked  with  a  splendid  assortment  of  crockery,  china,  glass- 
ware, lamps,  bui-ners,  etc.,  which  are  offered  to  customers  at  re- 
markably low  iirices.  Messrs.  H.  S.  Ahny  &  Co.  have  influen- 
tial eonneetions  with  the  most  celebrated  European  houses  and  im- 
pori  .lii  ec  t  Hoth  partners  are  natives  of  Rhode  Island,  but  have 
resided  in  New  York  City  for  the  last  quarter  of  a  century.  Their 
business  has  ever  been  conducted  on  a  sound  and  honorable  hasis, 
and  they  are  now  achieving  a  well-merited  success. 

ELLIN  &  KITSO.V,  Architectural  Sculptors,  No.  .-1:1  West  I  a  en- 
ty-fiist  Street.— This  fu-m  occupies  a  high  positi  .ii  am  n_  I. ml 
ders  of  artistic  monuments  and  memorials.  K.ith  ni' inb.  is, 
Messrs.  Robert  Ellin  anil  .John  W,  Kitson,  were  born  in  Eng- 
land, and  are  anion;.'  oiir  leailiiiu'  architectural  sculptors,  being  noted 
for  their  skill,  talent,  and  just  in.  thnds.  This  business  was  established 
in  18()S  by  Ellin  Wliitehoiis,.,  uho  were  eventually  succeeded  by 
the  present  linn  in  ise.',  Tli.  i.ivinis.  s  (.eeiiiiieil  are  spacious,  and 
comprise  a  sulistautial  tlir.  e  sforv  binldiim  luitcru  feet  in  dimensions, 
with  sheds  ami  yanls  ailjninin;,'.  The  woiKsliops  are  completely 
fitted  n]i  with  all  the  latest  improved  appliances  and  machinery 
known  to  the  trade,  line  hundred  and  fifty  to  five  hundred  work- 
men are  often  em]iloyeil.  and  the  machinery  is  driven  by  a  40-horse- 
power  steam-engine.  Messrs.  Ellin  &  Kitson,  as  architectural  sculp- 
tors, have  executed  aU  the  finest  work  for  the  following  structiu-es: 
Collegiate  Church,  Fifth  Aveiuie  and  Foity -eighth  Street;  Astor 
Memorial.  W.  K.  Vanderbilfs  and  Cornelius  Vaiuierbilt's  mansions; 
altarsof  Grace  Church  and  the  Cathedral,  Fiftli  Avenue;  Equitable 
Building.  Mutual  Life  Company's  Building.  Samuel  . I.  Tilden's  resi- 
dence, etc.  Their  eemetery  work  covers  all  branches  of  the  art, 
statues,  busts,  ne  .lalli.  >ns,  etc.,  in  any  material,  and  the  partners  like- 
wise devote  theii- elos,'  .attention  to  the  most  costly  monument  or 
mausoleirn  I'.v  systematizing  the  mechanical  execution  of  their 
work.  ^lessis.  i;ilin  \-  Kitson  are  enabled  to  ,,IT.  r  artistic  produc- 
tions at  a  reasonable  cost,  and  furnish  estimat-s  I  or  all  kinds  of 
artistic  monuments,  memorials,  and  architectural  sculpture. 

JW.  STILWELL,  Commission,  Sale,  and  Exchange  Stables.  No. 
214  East  Twenty-fourth  Street  —The  New  York  horse  market 
J  has  grown  to  overshadow  all  others  in  the  United  States. 
Even  from  the  famous  "blue-grass"  region  of  Kentucky  the 
choicest  stO(,k  finds  the  principal  demand  here,  and  so  with  other 
breeding  sections  of  tlii'  country.  Among  those  who  li.ive  contrib- 
uted very  materially  to  the  development  of  this  maik.  t  is  Mr.  .T.  W. 
Stilwell.  .Mr.  Stilwell  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  and  practically  all 
Ills  life  has  had  to  do  with  horses;  he  has  thus  acquired  the  widest 
range  of  experience  coupled  with  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the 
wants  of  the  best  class  of  trade.  He  commenced  in  busingss  in  I8TO, 
and  early  establisheil  influential  connections;  handling  very  superior 
un  a. li  s  ..f  st.  i  k.  im  lmling  roadsters,  trotters,  saddle-horses,  family 
horses,  maieheil  ],:nv<  lor  carriages,  etc.  He  occupies  a  fine  two  story 
building,  ;fcliX)  feet  in  size,  where  he  always  has  on  hand  a  large 
stock  to  select  from,  and  those  guided  by  his  sound  judgment  and 
judicious  advice  can  rely  upon  securing  sound,  serviceable,  and  hand- 
some horses  at  the  most  reasonable  prices.  Sir.  Stilwell  is  busy  all 
the  time,  selling  and  exchanging  on  an  average  about  thirty  head  a 
week.  His  stable  is  large  and  commodious,  and  those  desirous  of 
selling  or  exchanging  should  forward  their  stock  to  him.  Mr.  Stilwell 
numbers  among  his  customers  many  of  our  most  promment  citizens, 
and  is  to-day  one  of  the  leading  factors  in  the  New  York  horse 
market. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


BURGESS  &  GODDARD,  Importers  of  White  and  Decorated 
Earthenware  and  China,  No.  49  Barclay  Street.— The  impor 
tance  of  New  York  as  a  gi'eat  commercial  centre  is  forcibly 
illustrated  in  every  branch  of  trade,  and  in  none  more  than 
the  import  trade  in  earthenware  and  china.  One  of  the  oldest  estab- 
lished and  a  thoroughly  representative  house  in  this  line  is  that  of 
Messrs.  Bwgess  &  Goddard,  of  No.  49  Barclay  Street.  The  business 
dates  its  inception  back  to  1848,  when  Mr.  John  Burgess  and  Mr. 
John  H.  Goddard  estabUshed  a  house  in  Baltimore  for  the  importation 
of  lines  of  earthenware  and  china  from  several  of  the  most  eminent 
manufacturers  in  Great  Britain.  The  enterprise  was  immediately 
and  continuously  successful;  and  in  1850  it  was  decided  to  move 
headquarters  to  New  York.  The  enterprise  and  energy  of  the  jpro- 
prietors  became  proverbial,  and  in  maintaining  the  front  rank  in  the 
trade  they  extended  their  connections  throughout  every  section  of 
the  United  States.  It  was  in  1877  that  the  present  copartners,  Mr. 
William  Burgess  and  Mr.  H.  H.  Goddard,  succeeded  to  the  proprietor- 
ship. Mr.  Burgess  is  a  nephew  of  the  original  senior  partner,  and  a 
native  of  Scotland,  who  in  boyhood  came  to  this  city  permanently  to 
reside.  Mr.  Goddard,  who  was  born  in  England,  is  the  resident 
member  of  the  firm  there  and  a  son  of  the  late  Mr.  John  H.  Goddard. 
Their  business  has  been  developed  to  proportions  of  great  magnitude 
and  strictly  upon  the  most  legitimate  basis  of  supply  and  demand. 
The  head  office  and  sample  room  of  the  firm  is  at  No.  49  Barclay 
Street,  where  a  full  display  of  samples  from  the  various  manufact- 
ories controlled  by  them  is  kept.  They  have  also  offices  and  sample 
rooms  at  the  following  places:  No.  29  Pearl  Street,  Boston,  in  charge 
of  Mr.  Samuel  Clark;  No.  728  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia,  in  charge  of 
Mr.  A.  S.  Tomkinson;  and  at  No.  BS  Gorman  Street,  Baltimore,  in 
charge  of  Mr.  J.  R.  Marston.  Their  stock  is  kept  entirely  in  original 
packages  in  free  and  bonded  warehouses.  In  their  well-ordered 
salesrooms  are  displayed  sample  sets  in  every  variety  of  treatment 
and  embracing  all  the  new  designs  and  original  styles,  imported 
direct  from  the  manufacturers,  including  John  Edwards'  white  gran, 
ite  and  porcelain  ;  Edwards  Brothers'  printed  and  decorated  ware  ; 
Wedgwood  &  Co. 's  white  granite;  Lustre  band  and  sprig  and  deco- 
rated ware;  Burgess  &  Goddard's  white  granite;  W.  &  E.  Corn's 
white  granite;  Wood  &  Son  Co 's  white  granite  and  decorated  ware; 
G.  W.  Tm  ner  &  Son's  printed  and  decorated  ware,  and  G.  L.  Ash- 
worth  &  Bros.' printed  and  decorated  ware.  Every  feature  of  ex- 
cellence is  included  in  the  products  of  the  above  eminent  concerns, 
whose  reputation  is  world-wide.  This  stock  is  a  criterion  of  all 
that  is  new,  serviceable,  beautiful,  and  ornate  in  the  earthenware 
trade,  and  buyers  here  select  for  every  department  of  the  largest 
wholesale  as  well  as  retail  crockery  and  china  houses.  -Messrs.  Bur- 
gess &  Goddard  have  customers  in  every  State  in  the  Union,  and 
ai-e  steadily  extending  their  connection.  The  partners  are  gen- 
tlemen of  ability  and  integrity,  having  the  highest  standing  in 
commercial  cij-cles,  and  their  great  success,  coupled  with  the  control 
of  a  first-class  trade,  is  due  entirely  to  their  square  dealing  with  their 
customers,  unrivalled  facUities,  and  unremitting  industry  and  en- 
terprise. 

MOTT  &  ROSS.  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel  Stables,  Livery  Stables,  Nos. 
119  and  m  West  Twenty-third  Street.— Among  the  most 
popular  and  well-managed  livery  and  boarding  stables 
of  the  metropolis  are  those  known  as  the  Fifth  Avenue 
Hotel  Stables,  centrally  located  at  Nos.  119  and  121  West  Twenty- 
third  Street.  This  business  was  founded  twenty-four  years  ago  by 
Mr.  Samuel  C.  Mott,  who  conducted  it  till  1882,  when  Mr.  Henry  C. 
Ross  was  admitted  into  partnership.  The  stables  are  spacious,  well 
ventilated,  drained,  and  lighted,  and  are  in  charge  of  careful  grooms 
and  staUjnen.  Every  care  and  attention  are  given  to  horses  entrusted 
to  the  proprietors,  who  now  command  a  liberal,  influential,  and  per- 
manent patronage.  Messrs.  Mott  &  Ross  have  some  of  the  finest 
and  most  stylish  equipages  to  be  seen  in  the  city,  and  a  stock  of 
superior  thoroughbred  driving-horses,  which  can  be  hired  for  busi- 
ness or  pleasure,  night  or  day,  on  moderate  terms.  Among  the  car- 
riages are  included  some  elegant  coaches,  landaus,  broughams,  coupes, 
buggies,  cabriolets,  victorias,  etc.  In  the  stock  of  horses  will  be  found 
those  suitable  for  visiting,  calling,  business,  and  pleasure,  likewise 
some  splendid  goers  for  those  who  like  to  make  lively  movements  on 
the  road.  The  stables  are  built  of  brick,  three  stories  high,  and  are 
50x200  feet  in  dimensions.  They  can  easily  accommodate  100  horses, 
and  40  carriages,  etc.   The  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel  Stables  are  connected 


by  telephone,  and  for  the  convenience  of  the  firm's  numerous  pa- 
trons, all  district  telegraph  orders  are  paid  promptly  at  the  office. 
Messrs.  Mott  &  Ross  have  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  noble  ani- 
mal as  to  soundness,  beauty,  disposition,  and  speed,  and  likewise 
know  what  his  wants  are,  and  how  to  provide  for  them. 

A WERNER  &  CO.,  Wines,  etc..  No.  52  V,  arren  Street.-  The  con- 
sumption of  wines  in  the  United  States  is  so  vast,  and  is 
^  constantly  increasing  so  rapidly,  that  the  trade  necessarily 
involves  considerations  of  the  greatest  importance.  Among 
the  best  known,  leading,  most  reliable  and  progressive  houses  engaged 
in  this  business  is  that  of  Messrs.  A.  Werner  &  Co.,  whose  establish- 
ment is  very  eUgibly  located  at  No.  52  Warren  Street.  This  house  has 
achieved  marked  distinction  in  the  trade,  and  has  become  thoroughly 
popular  with  the  consuming  public.  As  pure  wines  are  daily  becom- 
ing more  popular  with  the  public,  it  follows  that  those  establishments 
selhng  the  most  reliable  article  wUl  soon  have  its  reputation  noised 
abroad,  and  will  receive  a  generous  share  of  patronage.  Such  has 
been  the  case  with  A.  Werner  &  Co.,  and  the  goods  of  this  concern 
are  now  sent  in  extensive  quantities  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States. 
The  sole  proprietor  and  manager  of  the  business,  Mr.  A.  Werner,  is 
an  expert  in  every  branch  of  his  vocation,  and  he  personally  superin- 
tends the  operations  of  the  fifty  hands  employed  by  him.  He  deals 
in  wines  of  all  kinds,  sparkUng  grape-milk,  unfermented  grape- juice, 
extra  dry  champagne,  and  makes  a  leading  specialty  of  clarets  and 
white  wines  in  bottles.  His  estabhshment  has  a  productive  capacity 
of  fifty  cases  of  champagne  and  fifty  of  grape  makes  unfermented  per 
day,  and  a  heavy  stock  is  constantly  carried  to  meet  the  demands 
of  the  trade.  All  orders  are  filled  on  the  most  favorable  terms,  and 
aU  persons  dealing  with  Mr.  Werner  will  find  him  a  pleasant  gentle- 
man with  whom  to  have  transactions. 

CHAS.  E.  P.  MEUMANN,  Pharmacist,  Heyl  Building,  No.  787 
Eighth  Avenue,  corner  of  Forty-eighth  Street.  —  The  phar- 
macy of  Mr.  Charles  E.  P.  Meumann,  on  the  corner  of  Eighth 
Avenue  and  Forty-eighth  Street,  is  one  of  the  best  known  and 
most  popular  in  the  western  section  of  the  city.  The  business  was 
foimded  by  Mi-.  Adolph  Heyl  in  the  year  1876,  who  sold  it  to  Mr. 
Schwanzner  in  the  year  1883.  Retiring  from  business,  Mr.  Schwanzner 
sold  it  subsequently  to  the  present  proprietor,  Mr.  Charles  E.  P. 
Meumann,  in  the  year  1886.  This  gentleman  was  bom  forty-three 
years  ago  in  Germany,  and  graduated  at  the  Berlin  College  of  Phar 
macy.  In  1870  he  came  to  reside  in  this  city,  and  has  had  ample  ex- 
perience in,  as  he  has  a  thorough  knowledge  of,  dispensing  drugs. 
The  store  is  very  elegant  in  its  fittings  and  appointments,  and  the 
stock  comprises  the  finest  drugs  and  chemicals  known  to  the  trade, 
proprietary  medicines  of  acknowledged  merit  and  reputation,  fancy 
toilet  articles,  perfumeiy,  soda  and  miueral  waters,  etc.  The  pre- 
scription department  holds  a  paramount  position  in  this  establish- 
ment, and  no  pharmacist  in  the  city  more  fully  appreciates  the  re- 
sponsibility resting  upon  him  in  this  connection,  and  for  this  purpose' 
Mr.  Meumann  is  supplied  with  the  purest  possible  drugs  and  chemi- 
cals, and  only  skilful  and  experienced  clerks  are  employed  in  this 
branch  of  the  business. 

J A.  MACDONALD,  Plumber,  No.  296  Sixth  Avenue.— Among 
the  successful  business  men  who  have  achieved  a  wide  reputa- 
j  tion  there  are  none  more  popular  than  Mr.  J.  A.  McDonald, 
who  gives  his  special  attention  to  sanitary  plumbing  in  all 
its  branches,  is  familiar  with  the  laws  of  sanitary  science,  and  has 
had  an  experience  extending  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  in  fitting 
up  buildings  and  dwellings,  introducing  water  and  arranging  ventila- 
tion, and  also  making  sewer  connection  and  attending  to  underground 
drainage,  and  to  properly  setting  closets,  bath-tubs,  sinks,  etc.  Mr. 
McDonald  is  one  of  the  best  practical  plumbers  in  the  city,  and  the 
scientific  manner  'in  which  he  performs  the  work  has  given  him  a 
high  reputation.  He  furnishes  plans  and  estimates  and  also  pipe  and 
fittings,  etc.,  and  makes  contracts.  In  the  conduct  of  his  business 
he  employs  -from  ten  to  twenty  skilled  practical  workmen.  Among 
the  many  houses,  buildings,  etc.,  he  has  fitted  up  in  the  city,  we  cite 
the  Chelsea  Flats,  the  Astor  Buildings,  Cordova  Flats,  the  Bucking- 
ham Hotel,  Dr.  Hall's  Church,  and  many  others.  A  native  of  Ireland, 
Mr.  MacDonald  came  to  New  York  when  a  boy,  and  has  always  Uved 
in  the  city.  He  has  been  established  in  business  since  1861,  and  has 
been  in  his  present  location  during  the  past  eighteen  years. 


THE    MHTROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


147 


JOHN  I'AYE.  Agent  for  the  Sale  of  hi  irU  l,v  tl»-  l  ar-o;  omee, 
No.  (i^G  West  Thirtieth  Strect  -ln  a  w..i  k  .l.  v.iir.i  lo  auexpo- 
siliiiii  (if  the  various  iruliist rii's  of  tlif  iiirl  i  (  .| ,, ,lis  in  a  inaiuicr 
not  (iTily  scrvii-cahic  1..  Iliosi'  wli..  c.iiilih'l  llir  .liir.T,-nt  hn^i- 

tiuu  to  ll.e  K.-ncnil  (.iihlir  ■■.■lain,-       its  i-rs,,iii-.-s.  (!„■  Imimi,,-,  ,-, 
cliictea  l)y  Mr.  .Jdm  l',iw-,al  Ins  N.,.  liJIi  Wrsl  ■|iiiili,-l  h  Sl)v,-i, 

■  is  deserving  of  pi-i.niin.  ni  noi  i,-.'  'I'iiis  LTi-iitliaiiaii  is  well  Icmo«  n  in 
tliis  city  as  ngenl  f.u-  tho  salo  of  l.i  irlv  liy  liio  c'ai^;o,  an.l  lias  Ix-rn 
prominently  engageil  in  liic  laisim-ss  lit-rc  sincr  issi.  His  connec- 
tions with  liriok  niakcrs  of  the  highest  repnle  throughout  this  coun- 
try arc  such  as  tooiialilo  him  to  otfer  advantages  to  the  trade  and 
purchasers  in  tin-  \\a\  of  ivlialile  supplies  and  rcoiiomy  of  prices 
tliat  cannot  1)1-  ir  iiliiN  oiii.iiijra  I'isiMvhrro.  Hiiihlcis,  contractors, 
and  proiirrty  o;\  m  i  s  i  oailil>  appi rcial e  the  IxMirliis  secured  by  pat- 
ronizing the  agencN  of  )Ir.  I'ayc,  as  his  facilities  for  supplying  their 


can  be  bought  by  tlie  bushel.  When  these  patterns,  etc.,  were  found 
not  to  answer  all  the  claims  made  for  lliein,  the  "  Square"  came  to 
be  the  recognized  ideal  for  all  measures  and  drafts,  but  the  u.se  of 
I  his  n  c|uired  on  the  part  of  the  user  considerable  talent  for  figures 
ami  .hawing,  and  also  more  time  than  dressmakers  could  devote  lo 
II .  .No  dressmaker  can  take  as  much  time  to  draft  a  waist  as  a  tai- 
lor talics  to  draft  a  coat,  for  she  gets  only  one  fifth  as  much  for  her 
work,  which  is  even  more  particular  and  diflicult  than  the  coat  to 
(I rait.  To  such  the  McDowell  Garment  Drafting  Machine  comes 
as  a  l><M.n,  for  with  it  an  operator  can,  with  absolute  certainty,  do 
tlic  \\oi  k  as  w<  \  \  as  the  best  cutter  can  with  the  Square,  and  perform 
the  wurk  ill  ..Mrlifth  the  time,  and  with  one  tenth  the  study.  The 
measures  are  simple  and  reliable,  and  as  fully  actual  measures  as 
those  used  by  the  best  tailors.  'I'lie  niachine  is  as  variable  as  the 
measures  themselves,  and  give  to  each  part  of  the  garment  its  prop- 
er shape.    It  permits  the  cutter  tou.se  his  or  her  taste  and  follow 


1S60— Free  Academy,  or  College  of  the  City  of  New  York. 


wants  in  this  direction  are  of  the  most  perfect  character,  while  the 
promptness,  eflRciency,  and  relialiility  which  characterize  every 
transaction  render  him  worthy  of  every  confidence.  From  i  to 
4  p.  M.  each  day  he  is  to  be  found  at  No.  ,59  to  (w  I.iberty  Street. 
Communications  by  telephone,  No.  10-,'4  Thirty-ninth  Street,  will  re- 
ceive his  immediate  personal  attention.  Mr.  Paye  is  a  native  of 
Fishkill,  N.  Y..  a  member  of  the  Building  Material  Exchange,  and 
a  young  man  of  business  experience  and  ability,  of  infiueutial  con- 
nections and  high  social  standing,  with  whom  it  is  a  pleasure  to  deal. 

THE  Mcdowell  garment  drafting  machine  co.. 
No.  6  West  Fourteenth  Street.— Many  curious  mechanical  in- 
ventions will  be  found  described  in  detail  in  this  volume,  but 
one  of  the  most  unique  of  all  is  the  Garment  Drafting  Mach- 
ine, put  upon  the  market  by  The  McDowell  Garment  Drafting  Mach- 
ine Co.  It  does  not  require  any  great  exercise  of  intelligence  to  dis- 
cover the  fact  that  if  a  garment  is  to  be  made  to  fit  perfectly  it  must 
be  made  accordingly  to  actual  measurenient  of  the  intended  wearer, 
and  not  according  to  paper  patterns,  ready-made  linitigs,  etc.,  that 


any  fashion  without  losing  the  fit.  It  now  has  the  indorsement  of 
the  best  cutters  that  our  country  atTor.ls,  for  its  superiority  of  style, 
comfort,  and  iierfectioii  of  tit,  in  addition  to  its  being  the  most 
rapid,  simple,  and  aeeiiiale  iiieili,.,!  I'c.r  cutting.  The  company  was 
ini'orporate.l  in  I'-s  j.  an.l  I  he  ma  mil  ac  t  ii ring  department  is  under  the 
management  of  Mr.  A.  McDowell,  t  lie  inventor.  The  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  company  is  Mr.  T.  Wilson.  The  company  also  man- 
nfactures  a  new  sleeve-machine.  It  is  made  of  spring  brass,  is  very 
light,  is  simple  and  easy  to  use.  and  can  be  understood  in  few  a  mo- 
ments. It  makes  every  variety  of  sleeve  in  a  stylish,  graceful,  and 
perfect  matmi'r  in  .>im  iiiiniii.'  It  is  a  grand  invention,  that  every 
dressmaker  in  the  lan.l  will  hail  with  delight.  The  brass  has  been 
submitted  to  a  gold  lacipier  process  that  removes  all  brassy  and  ob- 
jectionable features.  In  addition  to  the  machine,  Mr.  McDowell  has 
prepared  a  book  devoted  exclusively  to  the  sleeve,  which  is  tilled 
with  illustrations,  valuable  suggestions,  and  usefid  information  not 
procurable  elsewhere,  and  which  is  sent  with  each  sleeve-machine. 
The  nuichines  made  by  this  company  are  in  great  demand  from  one 
end  of  the  country  to  the  other. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


CONDIE  &  SMITH,  Pharmacists,  No.  198  Ninth  Avenue,  corner 
Twenty-second  Street.— One  of  the  most  valuable  brandies  of 
industry  in  every  community  of  importance  is  tliat  followed 
by  the  dispensing  chemist  and  dealer  in  drugs  and  chemicals, 
and  it  is  of  the  utmost  consequence  to  the  public  that  the  persons 
engaged  in  this  line  should  be  thoroughly  reliable  and  trustworthy. 
New  York  is  amply  provided  with  drug  establishments  which  enjoy 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  public,  and  one  of  the  oldest  and 
best  known  of  these,  located  on  the  West  Side,  is  that  conducted 
by  Messrs.  Condie  &  Smith,  of  No.  198  Ninth  Avenue,  corner  of 
Twenty-second  Street.  For  more  than  half  a  century  a  drug  busi- 
ness has  been  carried  on  at  this  address.  The  establishment  was 
originally  founded  in  1835,  by  Messrs.  Wells  &  Gunn,  the  place  later 
on  becoming  Wendover's  Pharmacy.  In  1843,  Messrs.  Gabaudan  & 
Condie  became  the  proprietors,  and  the  subsequent  firm  changes 
were:  Condie  &  Whittet.  Condie  &  Hunt,  Condie  &  Smith;  the  lat- 
ter change  in  management  being  effected  in  1883.  The  individual 
members  of  the  firm,  Messrs.  James  Condie  and  Reuben  R.  Smith, 
are  pharmacists  occupying  a  representative  position  in  the  profes- 
sion. Mr.  Condie,  who  is  a  native  of  Scotland,  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1840,  deciding  on  making  New  York  his  permanent  home 
soon  after  his  arrival.  He  has  had  forty-eight  years'  experience  in 
the  drug  trade,  and  is  a  valued  member  of  the  New  York  College  of 
Pharmacy.  His  partner,  Mr.  Smith,  who  was  born  in  this  State  and 
has  lived  in  the  metropolis  since  1876,  has  passed  over  sixteen  years 
in  the  .service  of  his  vocation,  and  is  a  master  of  every  department  of 
the  profession  and  an  able  business  manager.  The  spacious  store 
occupied  is  admirably  situated  for  trade  purposes,  is  filled  up  in  the 
most  tasteful  manner,  and  its  interior  arrangement  is  most  sys- 
tematic and  convenient.  The  heavy  stock  carried  is  complete  in 
every  department,  and  embraces  a  complete  assortment  of  pure, 
fresh  drugs  and  chemicals,  proprietary  remedies,  toilet  and  fancy 
articles,  surgical  appliances,  and  druggists'  sundries  in  profuse  va- 
riety. Special  attention  is  devoted  to  the  preparation  of  medicines 
from  physicians'  prescriptions,  only  the  most  reliable  materials 
being  used,  and  absolute  accuracy  assured  in  all  cases.  An  active 
trade  is  constantly  enjoyed,  the  patronage  being  derived  from  the 
best  class  of  customers,  and  all  dealings  had  with  this  reputable 
establishment;  are  sure  to  prove  profitable  and  satisfactory. 

CWORCH.  Destroyer  of  Moths,  No.  124  East  Twenty-third 
Street.— A  discovery  of  immeasurable  value  is  that  known 
^  to  the  world  as  C.  Worch's  Dry-Air  Process,  or  Moth-De- 
stroying Apparatus,  the  owner  and  inventor  of  which,  Mr. 
C.  Worch,  has  his  headquarters  centrally  located  at  No.  124  East 
Twenty-third  Street.  Probablv  every  one  has  experienced  the  rav- 
ages and  annoyance  of  loss  caused  by  that  most  destructive  of  in- 
sects, the  moth,  and  has  probably  used  such  so-styled  remedies  as 
camphor,  pepper,  tar  paper,  borax,  insect-powder,  benzine,  naphtha, 
carbolic  acid,  etc.,  all  of  which  not  only  do  no  good,  but  work  posi- 
tive injury.  Mr.  Worch's  metliod  of  treatment  is  the  only  one  that 
has  ever  proved  a  specific,  and  its  operation  sure  and  effectual  in 
every  case.  Mr.  Worch's  more  than  twenty  years'  practical  ex- 
perience, with  thousands  of  references  from  private  families,  en- 
dorsed by  the  furniture  trade  in  general,  and  having  in  this  long 
time  rid  thousands  of  pieces  of  furniture  from  moths:  preserving 
over  8500,000  worth  of  furs,  clothing,  rugs,  etc..  annually;  three 
thousand  fur  cloaks  and  dolmans  alone,  have  proved  that  his  Dry- 
Air  Process  is  the  only  safe  and  reliable  method  in  existence  for 
eradicating  all  moths  and  their  eggs  from  any  piece  of  furniture, 
etc.,  wherever  they  may  be  secreted,  without  injury  to  the  finest 
fabrics,  woodwork  or  gilt,  of  whatever  character.  The  process  can 
be  used  everywhere  where  moths  find  an  abiding  place— on  furni- 
ture, carpets,  furs,  sealskin,  velvet,  plush  goods,  clothing,  and  in  dis- 
inteeiiiig  Tin-kish  and  Persian  rugs,  ancient  works  of  art,  museums, 
libi;uies.  etc.  Appended  are  sample  recommendations  from  a  few 
of  the  many  wlio  have  experienced  the  value  of  the  discovery: 
"After  ten  years'  experience,  we  have  found  yoiu- method  of  de- 
stroying tncjilis  very  effective.  We  can  i-ecomrnend  it  as  the  only 
method  we  know  of  entirely  eradicating  them.— E.  Vf.  Hutchings& 
Son."  "  We  have  every  reason  to  recommend  your  Moth-Destroy- 
ing Apparatus,  as  after  an  experience  of  years,  we  find  it  to  an- 
swer admirably  in  killing  both  the  moth  and  its  eggs  in  furniture. 
— B.  L.  Solomon's  Sons,  29  Union  Square."'  "  We  can  certify  to 
the  worth  of  your  Moth-Killing  Ajiparatus.  having  made  use  of  it 
for  several  years,  and  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it. — A.  Low- 


enbein,  Nos.  39  and  41  West  Twenty-third  Street."  A  neat  pamphlet; 
giving  a  description  of  the  moth,  the  Dry-Air  Process,  and  the 
prices  charged,  is  sent  free  on  application.  Mr.  Worch  is  a  native  of 
Germany,  came  to  this  city  in  1866,  and  established  his  business  in 
the  same  year.    He  has  developed  a  very  extensive  trade. 

THE  CONANT  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Piano-Forte  and  Or- 
gan Hardware,  etc.,  Nos.  162  and  164  West  Twenty -seventh 
Street.— Among  the  various  industries  of  New  York  the  pi- 
anoforte and  organ  hardware  establishment  of  the  Conant 
Manufacturing  Co.,  Nos.  162  and  164  West  Twenty-seventh  Street, 
occupies  a  leading  position  in  its  line.  Its  steady  progress  since  it 
was  founded  in  1853,  its  enterprise  in  covering  an  extended  territory 
in  the  sale  of  its  products,  and  the  variety  and  good  quality  of  its 
productions,  together  with  a  just  and  liberal  business  policy,  serve 
to  recommend  it  to  the  best  attention  of  manufacturers  of  piano- 
fortes and  organs  everywhere.  In  188G  the  concern  was  incorporat- 
ed, under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New  York,  as  the  Conant  Manu- 
facttiring  Co.,  with  a  capital  of  S'5,000.  The  president  of  '.the  com- 
pany is  Mr.  Henry  G.  Elliott,  who  is  a  native  of  Bridgeport,  Conn. 
The  secretary  and  treasurer  is  Mr.  John  Cooper,  and  the  vice-presi- 
dent is  Mr.  Fred.  J.  Jessup.  The  premises  occupied  for  the  busi- 
ness consist  of  the  first,  second,  and  third  floors  of  the  building,  and 
these  are  each  50x75  feet  in  dimensions.  They  are  fully  equipped 
with  all  the  latest  improved  machinery,  which  is  operated  by 
steam-power.  Fifty  skilled  and  experienced  workmen  are  em- 
ployed in  the  various  departments  of  the  business,  and  the  manu- 
factures consist  of  piano-forte  and  organ  hardware,  etc.  Piano 
plates  are  cast,  drilled,  and  finished  in  a  superior  manner,  and  a 
specialty  is  made  of  hardware  for  upright  pianos.  "The  manufac- 
tures of  this  concern  are  generally  admitted  to  have  no  superiors 
in  the  market,  and  the  company  conmand  a  trade  of  large  volume 
and  national  in  its  character.  The  advantages  which  this  house 
enjoys  in  the  manufacture  of  this  class  of  goods  it  promptly  shares 
with  its  patrons,  leading  to  the  establishment  of  relations  mutu- 
ally agreeable,  profitable,  and  permanent. 

BBERGM  ANN  (successor  to  J.  G.  Torrilhon),  Charcuterie  Fran- 
9aise,  No.  425  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Twenty-fifth  and 
^  Twenty-sixth  Streets.— Deahng  in  fancy  provisions,  this  es- 
tabhshment  has  become  a  noted  and  popular  one  in  its 
vicinity.  The  proprietor,  Mr.  B.  Bergmann,  was  born  in  1847  in 
Alsace,  then  a  province  of  France,  and  now  of  Germany.  Fifteen 
years  ago  he  came  to  New  York,  and  nearly  ten  years  ago  started  busi- 
ness in  his  present  line  on  Third  Avenue,  whence  he  removed,  nearly 
three  years  ago,  to  his  present  location.  No.  42.5'Sixth  Avenue,  between 
Twenty-fifth  and  Twenty  sixth  streets.  Mr  Bergmann  piu-chased 
from  Mr.  J.  G.  Torrilhon  a  large  hotel  and  restaurant  trade  which  he 
had  built  up,  and  Mr.  Bergmann  has  since  made  a  specialty  of  culti- 
vating this  class  of  trade.  His  store  is  20x40  feet  in  dimensions,  is 
handsomely  fitted  up  with  marble-top  counters  and  oak  fixtures,  and 
presents  at  all  times  a  neat,  clean,  attractive  appearance.  The  stock 
is  superb,  being  carefully  selected  from  the  most  reliable  sources,  and 
is  first-class  in  every  respect.  It  embraces  the  finest  foreign  and  do- 
mestic delicacies  for  the  table,|and  only  the  purest  and  choicest  goods 
are  handled  by  the  proprietor,  whose  reputation  for  fair  and  equita- 
ble dealing  is  of  a  most  enviable  character.  He  derives  a  large 
patronage  from  the  wealthiest  famihes  in  the  city,  and  his  business  is 
conducted  upon  a  policy  of  maintaining  the  hi.sch  character  of  his  goods 
and  of  affording  the  utmost  satisfaction  to  his  customers. 

FRED.  J.  MAIDHOF,  General  Engraver,  No.  9  West  Fourteenth 
Street  —One  of  the  most  skilled  engravers  is  Mr.  Fred.  J. 
Maidhof,  who  opened  his  establishment  at  No.  9  West  Four- 
teenth Street  dming  the  present  year.  Mr.  Maidhof  has  had 
seven  years'  active  experience  as  an  engraver,  and  is  practically 
versed  in  every  branch  of  his  business.  His  work-room  is  excellently 
equipped  for  all  the  purposes  of  the  business,  and  Mr.  Maidhof  and 
his  expert  assistants  are  kept  constantly  busy  in  filling  the  numerous 
orders  that  come  in.  Engraving  in  all  its  branches  is  attended  to, 
specialties  being  made  of  wedding  invitations,  visiting  and  business 
cards,  bill  and  note  headings,  monograms  and  address  dies.  Particu- 
lar attention  is  paid  to  card  work,  and  a  fine  plate  with  fifty  cards  are 
furnished  at  the  extremely  low  price  of  $1.50.  Mr.  Maidhof,  who  is 
a  native  of  New  York,  is  well  worthy  of  all  patronage  with  which  he 
may  be  favored. 


T  H  Li    .W  E  T  R  O  P  O  L  1  S    O  V    T  O  -  D  A  Y 


149 


MARIANI  &  CO.,  Coca  Preparutioiis,  No.  liT  Fiflb  Aveiiue,- 
Iti  the  iiiedical  phai  niaciipijeia  the  erythroxylon  coca  plant 
has  come  to  occupy  a  most  proiuineut  position  on  account 
of  its  higlily  nuti  itious  quahties.  The  coca  plant  belongs  to 
the  genus  Theobroma,  sijrnifying,  accoriling  to  the  ti reeks,  "  food  of 
the  gods."  Engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  valuable  coca 
preparations— the  Via  Mariani  (wine).  Elixir  Mariani  (cordial),  Pate 
Mariani  (Lozenges),  The  Wariaui  (Fluid  Extract),  are  Messrs.  Mariani 
&  Co.  of  Paris  and  this  city.  This  enterprising  and  sui-cesstul  firm, 
who*have,gaine(l  a  woi-Ul-widc  icimtal  imi  I'orll].-  snpiMim-  cxccliciic.' 
of  their  produi-ls.  >tai  l.Ml  Inism.'ss  in  in  l"ai  is.  Ihrv  liavr 

an  establishiniMil  at  Xo.  Il  l'.iMili-\alcl  llaussMiann  111  1>-<J  Ihi'v 
opened  an  establislmn-nt  in  N.-w  'i Hrk  at  Ni>  r.i  i;a-i  Sim .-.■nt li 
Street,  and  subsequently  n-nioM  il  lo  i ii.ir  pr.-M-in  I...  - ii  h  .n  ai  Nn.  I'j: 
Fifth  Avenue,  where  they  (ir.-iip\  a  lian.lsi.iin  i\  liilr.l  iqi  siiac.  -jrix^w 
feet  in  dinuMislniis,  and  whciv  tli.'V  cai  iy  an  iinm.'iisi-  stuck  .jf  their 
preparations,  'ni."  Via  Mariani  isusnl  in  all  li.ispilals,  cliniques, and 
public  institutions  in  Franco,  and  is.pivsciiliod  ami  highly  recom- 
mended by  the  medical  profession.  iMom  a  pamphlet  i>ublished  by 
the  firm  we  make  the  following-  exti  ads:  The  l  oi  inula  of  Vin  Mari- 
ani is  the  concentrated  extract  oi  i  he  leaf  ot  ei  \  t  hm \>  Ion  coca,  and 
an  excellent  special  quality  of  limileaux  wine,  eacli  liottle  contain- 
ing the  medicinal  properties  of  two  oinices  of  the  fresh  selected  leaves. 
Usual  dose  is  one  wine-glassful,  about  half  an  hour  before  or  imme- 
<liately  after  each  meal;  for  children,  half  the  quantity.  Vin 
Mitn'diii  supplies  exactly  what  jiln  sicians  have  lont;  felt  the  need  of 
in  their  practice— a  peifectiv  rchahle.  ditTiisihle  tonic  and  stimulant, 
without  any  inipleasant  reaction:  a  st  reiiKthen.-r  of  t  he  entire  sys- 
tem, the  most  excellent  adjuvant  in  the  treatment  of  disease.  This 
is  asserted  on  the  authority  of  eminent  members  of  the  medical  pro- 
fession or  Europe  and  America,  who  have  used  it  for  a  number  of 
years  with  the  best  of  results.  Vin  Mariani  nourishes,  strengthens, 
sustains,  and  refreshes.  It  has  been  prescribed  throughout  Europe 
since  186.3,  and  is  pronotmced  by  every  physician  who  tests  it  as  the 
most  agreeable  and  efficacious  of  all  tonics  and  stimulants,  very  pal- 
atable, and  borne  by  the.niost  enfeebled  stomach  where  everytliing 
else  fails.  Via  Mariani  is  well  adapted  for  children  and  persons  in 
<lelicate  health,  and  for  convalescents,  as  it  sustains  life  for  a  long 
period,  and  nourishes  without  any  other  food  or  drink,  and  above 
all,  having  tliat  gi  eat  advantage  and  superiority  over  cinchona,  iron, 
and  otlier  so-called  tonics,  that  it  essentially  strengthens  and  may  be 
taken  for  any  length  of  time  without  any  fear  of  inflammatiou  or 
injury  to  (lie  gastric  juices,  and  never  causing  constipation;  on  the 
contrary,  it  aids  digestion  and  assimilation,  removing  fatigue  and 
improving  the  appetite."  It  is  sold  only  in  bottles  with  capsule  cover 
and  seal,  and  is  obtainable  thron-h  all  first-class  pharmacists.  The 
New  York  house  has  estal)hshed  a  brisk  trade  throughout  the  Amer- 
ican continent.  The  business  here  is  under  the  management  of  Mr. 
J.  N.  Jaros. 

OWIGAND  &  SON,  RooUbindei-s,  University  Place,  S.  Vr. 
corner  Tentli  Str.-et  -In  n,.  siiecial  department  of  indu.s- 
try  has  niwre  siil.-.r;iiitial  perf.-i-tion  been  arrived  at  thau 
in  the  art  of  hookhimiing.  and  tlie  handsome  volumes 
that  fill  the  shelves  of  the  moil. -i  n  liiirary  bear  amiile  testimony  on 
this  point.  A  house  engaged  in  this  line  which  is  widely  and  hon- 
orably known  to  the  trade  and  the  public  throughout  this  comitry 
is  that  of  Messrs.  O.  Wigand  &  Son,  whose  establishment  is  locat- 
ed iu  University  Place,  southwest  corner  of  Tenth  Street.  The 
business  of  this  house  was  founded  in  18.52  by  Mr.  O.  Wigand,  who 
bad,  since  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  this  country,  in  18)0.  from  bis 
native  land,— Germany.— been  actively  following  the  book-binding 
trade.  He  met  with  substatitial  pnljlic  recognition  from  the  first, 
and  has  developed  a  very  extensive  trade.  During  the  present  year  lie 
admitted  to  partnership  his  son,  Mr.  G.  A.  Wigand,  who  is  a  native 
of  this  city,  and  lias  had  ten  years'  experience  at  his  vocation. 
The  premises  occupied  have  an  area  of  35x95  feet,  ai-e  fitted  up  in 
the  most  approved  manner  with  all  necessary  machinery  and  ap- 
pliances, and  steam  power  is  used  in  the  operations  of  the  same. 
Employment  is  given  from  twenty  to  thirty  expert  hands,  and 
bookbinding  in  all  its  various  branches  is  carried  on,  while  in  the 
matter  of  prices  tlie  house  can  fully  compete  with  any  contempo- 
rary concern.  The  Messrs.  Wigand  are  prompt  in  all  their  en- 
gagements, honorable  in  their  methods,  and  liberal  in  their  policy, 
and  any  transactions  had  with  them  cannot  fail  to  result  satisfac- 
torily. 


H(  )1.-\1  .\  N  S  PHARMACY,  No.  3S1  Fourth  Avenue,  near  Tweuty- 
scNcnth  .Street.— Among  the  prominent  hou.se8  iu  tlje  drug 
trade  deserving  of  recognition  is  that  of  Mr,  Holmuu,  located 
at  No.  .'WI  Fourth  Avenue.  Mr.  Holman,  wlio  is  now  a  mid- 
dle-aged man,  has  had  a  vast  practical  experience  in  his  profession. 
He  was  born  in  England,  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  came  to  the 
United  States.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  offered  his  services 
to  his  adopted  country,  and  for  four  yeai-s  wa,s  with  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  first  as  a  member  of  the  2Sth,  then  of  the  KVtli,  and  next 
of  the  Mth  New  York  Volunteers,  afterwards  in  the  regular  army  till 
till  close  of  the  war.  For  most  of  the  time  he  was  hospital  steward. 
Me  is  now  a  nu  inber  of  the  Alex.  Hamilton  Post,  No.  182,  of  the 
(I  A  i;  lie  1^  a  licensed  pharmacist  and  a  duly  registered  druggist. 
Ten  \ears  a.olie  ..pene.i  his  present  store,  and  since  then  he  lias 
built  nil  a  pati  ona-'  suhstantial  and  influential  in  its  character.  The 
stol  e  has  a  I  rontage  of  20  feet  and  a  depth  of  70  feet,  and  in  the 
rear  of  this  is  a  well-equipped  laboratory.  The  store  is  elegantly 
lifted  u]!  witli  siilendid  show  cases,  soda-water  fountain,  etc.,  and  the 
stoc  k  embraces  a  full  and  complete  assortment  of  fresh,  pure  drugs 
and  chemicals,  perfumery,  toilet  articles,  and  all  the  miscellaneous 
goods  usually  found  in  a  first-class  pharmacy.  Among  other  special- 
ties manufactured  by  Mr.  Holman  are  Magic  Spirits,  Facial  Lotion, 
Pulmonic  Syrup,  etc.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  prescrip- 
tion department,  every  care  being  exercised  in  the  compounding  of 
physicians'  prescriptions  and  family  recipes,  and  only  the  freshest 
and  purest  drugs  are  used.  Mr.  Holman  is  an  expert  in  his  profes- 
sion, and  is  liighly  esteemed  by  all  to  whom  he  is  known. 

ARMFIELD,  Leader  of  Fashions  in  Ladies  and  Gents'  Boots  and 
Shoes,  No.  .50  West  Thirtieth  Street —Mr.  Armfield,  who  is  a 
native  of  England,  has  resided  in  the  United  States  for  the 
past  twenty-one  years,  and  enjoys  a  large  business  and  social 
acquaintance.  He  established  his  pre.sent  entei-prise  in  IR77,  and  has 
been  prosperous  from  the  first,  owing  to  the  superiority  of  the.  boots 
and  shoes  made  by  him.  He  employs  three  competent  assistants, 
and  the  goods  turned  out  embody  the  best  material,  finest  workman- 
ship, and  the  newest  fashion  in  foot-wear.  He  also  gives  careful  at- 
tention to  repairing  of  all  kinds,  and  performs  all  work  at  the  most 
reasonable  rates.  A  first-class  Une  of  patronage  is  enjoyed,  the  house 
having  an  established  reputation  for  the  excellence  of  its  productions, 
and  it  is  cordially  commended  to  the  substantial  favor  of  our  readers. 

H WILBUR,  Artist,  No.  407  Eighth  Avenue.— This  gentleman 
has  been  established  in  business  here  for  the  past  twenty 
^  years,  and  from  quite  a  small  beginning  the  same  has  de- 
velojieil  into  a  large  and  prosperous  business.  As  a  pho- 
tographer .'Mr.  Wilbnr  lias  few  equals.  From  early  life  he  evinced 
abiUty  in  this  direction,  and  adopting  photography  as  an  avocation 
he  followed  his  natural  instincts,  hence  his  success.  His  studio  and 
gallery  are  very  beautifully  arranged  and  fitted  up,  and  in  pi  i  t'ect 
harmony  with  the  hne  of  business  followed  by  Mr.  Wilbur.  The  pop- 
ular prices  charged  by  this  gentleman  are  very  low  when  we  con- 
sider the  superior  character  of  the  work  turned  out.  Imperial  cab- 
inet photographs  are  charged  at  from  $2  00  to  $3.00  per  dozen 
according  to  the  finish.  In  photo-crayon  drawings,  pastels,  oil  and 
water  colors  he  is  right  at  home,  some  of  his  specimens  in  such,  and 
as  exhibited  at  his  establishment,  surpassing  anything  we  have 
heretofore  seen  in  this  line.  This  eminent  artist  was  born  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  and  has  been  a  life-long  resident  here. 

DG.  TIETZ,  Merchant  Tailor.  No.  .55  Reade  Street.-One  of  the 
oldest  as  well  as  the  ablest  down  town  merchant  tailoi^s  is 
^  Mr.  D.  G.  Tietz,  who  for  a  i>eriod  of  thirty-three  years  has 
conducted  a  business  in  this  line  in  New  York  City.  Mr.  Tietz 
was  born  in  Germany,  where  at  an  early  age  he  served  his  apprentice- 
ship and  became  a  skilful  tailor.  In  1857,  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven,  he 
came  to  this  city,  and  three  years  later  began  business  on  Greenwich 
Street.  Subsequently  he  was  locatetl  at  several  different  points  in  the 
city,  and  in  187S  secured  and  finally  removed  to  the  present  site.  The 
premises  are  commodious  and  attractive,  and  a  well-selected  and 
complete  assortment  of  imported  and  domestic  suitings,  trou.serings, 
overcoatings,  etc.,  is  carried,  embracing  all  the  newest  patterns  and 
most  fashionable  designs.  The  work  turned  out  at  this  establishment 
is  invariably  of  the  highest  degree  of  artistic  and  mechanical  excel- 
lence, and  Mr.  Tietz  has  an  old-established,  high-class  patronage  drawn 
from  the  leading  business  men  of  the  vicinity. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


WILLLVM  R.  WARD,  Shirt  Manufacturer  and  Importer  of 
Gents"  Fine  Furnishing  Goods,  No.  842  Broadway.— The 
name  of  Ward  has  now  for  over  half  a  century  been 
prominently  identified  with  the  trade  in  the  finest  grades 
of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods.  In  the  year  18^5  Mr.  S.  W.  H. 
Ward  founded  the  business  which  has  since  continued  the  leading 
representative  of  aU  that  is  styhsh,  original,  and  of  the  most  refined 
character  in  gentlemen's  fm-nishings.  The  late  Mr.  Ward  continued 
the  business  with  the  largest  measure  of  success,  untU  1870,  when  it 
finally  passed  into  the  hands  of  his  son  and  daughter,  Miss  E.  M.  and 
WiUiam  R.  Ward.  The  firm  fully  maintained  the  early  reputation  of 
the  concern,  controlling  the  very  best  class  of  fashionable  trade.  In 
January.  1887,  Mr.  WiUilm  R.  Ward  became  sole  proprietor,  and  at  No. 
842  Broadway  carries  the  largest  high-class  stock  of  the  new  styles  of 
gents'  furnishings.  Shirt  manuf actm-ing,  ever  the  prominent  specialty 
of  the  house,  is  still  a  leading  feature,  Mr.  Ward  continuing  to  make 
the  same  splendid  shirts  to  order  that  have  given  such  general  satisfac- 
tion for  years  at  this  establishment.  Mr.  Ward  defies  competition,  and 
gentlemen  who  have  not  been  suited  as  to  fit  or  fineness  of  quality 
elsewhere  are  particularly  invited  to  leave  their  measure  at  Ward's. 
This  is  the  place  to  order  fine  dress  shirts  at  the  lowest  prices.  It  is 
hardly  necessary  to  add  that  Mr.  Ward's  stock  is  the  most  complete 
and  deserving  of  attention  from  the  pubUc  of  any  displayed  in  town. 
His  store  is  spacious  and  very  handsomely  fitted  up.  We  noticed  a 
magnificent  display  of  the  newest  shades  and  patterns  in  fall  and 
winter  hosiery;  a  most  beautiful  assortment  of  styhsh  ties  and  cra- 
vats, having  the  most  tasteful  and  correct  combinations  of  colors  and 
adapted  to  all  requirements.  Here  are  white  and  ornamental  colored 
Unen  handkerchiefs,  silk,  merino,  and  lamb's-wool  underwear;  shirts 
and  collars,  gloves  and  suspenders,  rich  dressing-gowns,  smoking- 
jackets,  etc.;  a  splendid  assortment  of  cuffs,  breast-pins,  etc  ,  having 
every  jeweller's  novelty;  the  nattiest  canes  and  sticks;  the  best 
makes  of  imported  and  domestic  umbrellas.  All  the  choicest  impor- 
tations are  fully  represented  here.  Mr.  Ward's  business  is  one  of  the 
largest  in  its  line,  requiring  the  services  of  from  fifteen  to  twenty-five 
hands.  Mr.  Ward  has  for  the  past  thirteen  years  been  actively 
identified  with  the  New  York  State  National  Guard,  as  a  member  of 
Co.  B,  Seventh  Regiment,  and  faithfully  discharges  the  duties  de- 
volving upon  him,  and  no  more  popular  business  man  than  he  is  to 
be  found  along  upper  Broadway. 

VICTOR  ACKER,  Photographer,  No.  1.59  Sixth  Avenue.— Photo- 
graphing is  a  branch  of  professional  industry  closely  allied  to 
the  fine  arts,  and  the  exquisite  productions  of  modern  artists 
are  well  calculated  to  excite  the  wonder  and  admiration  of 
the  world.  A  skilful  and  popular  exponent  of  this  department  of  in- 
dustry is  Mr.  Victor  Acker,  whose  premises  are  eUgibly  located  at 
No.  159  Sixth  Avenue.  Mr.  Acker  is  a  native  of  this  city  and  a  young 
man  thoroughly  versed  in  his  art.  He  learned  his  profession  some 
thu-teen  years  ago  and  for  several  years  was  in  the  employ  of  "  Mora." 
In  the  early  part  of  1887  he  established  for  himself  at  the  present  site, 
and  by  superior  work  and  popular  methods  has  already  secured  a 
large  and  fast-increasing  patronage.  The  commodious  apartments 
are  furnished  with  elegant  taste,  and  the  operating  room  is  supphed 
with  the  best  improved  photographic  methods  and  apphances.  Every- 
thing pertaining  to  modern  portraiture  is  executed  in  the  highest  de- 
gree of  perfection,  and  among  his  many  patrons  Mr.  Acker  is  es- 
teemed as  one  of  the  leading  city  artists. 

THOMAS  GRIEVE,  Upholsterer  and  Manufacturer  of  Fine  Fur- 
niture, Curtains,  Shades,  Draperies,  etc..  No.  14S8  Broadway, 
between  Forty-second  and  Forty-third  Streets.— The  business 
of  the  upholsterer  and  manufacturer  of  fine  furniture  is  an 
important  industry  in  this  city  and  is  well  represented  by  men  of 
ability  and  extended  experience,  notable  among  whom  is  Mr.  Thomas 
Grieve,  who  has  been  identified  with  it  for  many  years,  and  since  1880 
has  been  in  his  present  location  at  No.  1488  Broadway.  He  gives 
special  attention  to  upholstering  in  aU  its  branches,  and  is  an  expert  in 
making  and  putting  up  curtains  and  arranging  draperies.  He  gives 
particular  attention  to  interior  decorations,  and  also  manufactures 
to  order  slip-covers  for  furniture,  and  hangs  window-shades,  and 
makes  to  order  parlor  and  bedroom  suits  in  new.  stylish,  and  fashion- 
able designs,  which  are  upholstered  in  the  highest  style  of  the  art  in 
silk,  plush,  velvet,  brocade,  or  any  coverings  required,  and  attends 
to  repairing  and  general  jobbing  in  his  line  of  business.  He  has  am- 
ple facilities  for  properly  doing  the  very  best  class  of  work,  and  is 


one  of  the  most  experienced  practical  men  in  the  trade.  Mr.  Grieve, 
who  was  born  in  this  city  in  close  proximity  to  St.  Paul's  Chtirch,  pos- 
sesses a  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  every  department 
of  his  business,  and  is  highly  indorsed  and  recommended  by  the  best- 
class  of  citizens.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  he  joined  Colonel 
Baker's  Cahfornia  regiment,  and  served  during  the  war  with  marked 
distinction  in  all  the  campaigns  on  the  fields  of  Virginia,  with  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  at  the  battle  of  Ball's  Bluff,  Va.,  October 
21,  1863;  was  one  of  seven  men  under  Captain  Louis  Berical,  who 
rescued  General  Baker's  body,  after  he  fell,  fi-om  the  rebels. 

HORTHS,  Merchant  Tailor,  No.  1473  Broadway  and  No.  607 
Seventh  Avenue.— In  the  fine  of  fine  tailoring,  Mr.  H.  Orths 
J  has  held  a  leading  position  in  the  metropolis  for  the  past 
nine  years.  His  store  is  eligibly  situated  for  trade  pm-poses, 
and  his  stock  of  fabrics  comprises  all  that  is  fashionable  in  the  latest 
patterns  and  the  most  approved  styles  in  both  domestic  and  foreign 
goods.  The  most  fastidious  and  critical  of  customers  can  easUy  be 
suited  as  regards  fit,  fashion  and  elegance  of  style  and  workmanship. 
AU  trimmings,  satins,  and  silks  used  in  the  production  of  garments- 
made  here  are  made  to  order  by  the  most  noted  manufacturers.  The 
facilities  of  the  house  for  the  prompt  and  perfect  fulfilment  of  all 
orders  are  unexcelled,  embracing  a  corps  of  skilled  and  experienced 
workmen,  whose  operations  are  conducted  under  the  personal  super- 
vision of  the  proprietor.  Mr.  Orths  is  a  gentleman  of  excellent  taste 
and  judgment,  and  has  had  an  experience  of  thirty  two  years  as  a 
practical  cutter  and  tailor.  He  was  born  in  Germany  in  1843, 
spent  twelve  years  in  Paris  and  London,  and  came  to  this  country  in 
1873.  He  has  built  up  a  fine  patronage  in  this  city  among  its  best 
citizens,  devoting  his  entire  time  and  attention  te  furthering  the  in- 
terests and  meeting  the  tastes  and  the  demands  of  his  patrons. 

JOHN  H.  GARRETSON,  Importer  of  Fancy  Groceries,  Wines  and 
Cigars,  Wholesale  and  Retail,  No.  110  West  Twenty-third  Street. 
— There  are  few  business  men  that  possess  a  finer  location  or 
better  facilities  for  supplying  the  citizens  with  fancy  groceries, 
etc.,  than  Mr  John  H.  Garretson,  whose  well  fitted-up  establishment 
is  situated  at  No.  110  West  Twenty-third  Street.  The  dimensions  of 
the  premises  are  2.5x80  feet  and  complete  in  their  appointments  and 
provided  with  every  facility  for  business  purposes.  Mr.  Garretson  is 
a  Uve,  wide-awake  merchant  and  is  conducting  a  large  trade  as  an 
importer  and  wholesale  dealer  in  fancy  groceries,  wines  and  cigars, 
and  always  has  in  stock  a  valuable  assortment  of  goods,  embracing 
teas,  coffees  and  spices,  hermetically  sealed  fruits  and  vegetables, 
condiments  and  table  delicacies,  sauces,  preserves,  and  imported  and 
domestic  wines  and  liquors  and  cigars  of  the  highest  standard  quality. 
Mr.  Garretson  caters  to  a  large  regular  custom,  and  employs  from 
eight  to  ten  assistants  to  attend  to  their  wants.  He  is  thoroughgoing, 
active,  and  enterprising,  and  occupies  a  high  position  in  commercial 
circles.  A  native  of  New  Jersey,  Mr.  Garretson  has  for  many  years 
been  a  citizen  of  New  York  and  identified  with  the  intei-ests  of  the 
community. 

JAMES  L.  McEWEN,  Merchant  Tailor,  No.  44  East  Twenty-third 
Street.— One  of  the  best  known  among  the  prominent  merchant 
tailors  in  the  city  is  Mr.  James  L.  McEwen,  who  is  a  gentleman 
of  unerring  judgment,  correct  taste,  and  always  has  upon  his 
counters  and  tables  a  general  line  of  superb  goods  of  European  pro- 
duction, including  the  finest  cloths  and  suitings,  and  woollens,  trou- 
serings, etc.,  in  all  the  new  styles  in  accord  \vith  the  prevaiUng 
fashions.  He  is  a  skilled  cutter,  and  designs  and  fashions  ge  ntlemen's 
clothing  in  a  manner  at  once  stamping  him  as  a  practical  expert  and 
giving  him  a  wide  reputation.  He  gives  close  personal  attention 
to  all  orders  left  with  him,  and  numbers  among  his  patrons  many  of 
our  leading  business  men  and  citizens.  Mr.  McEwen  is  the  New  York 
agent  for  Messrs.  Smalpage  &  Son,  the  celebrated  merchant  tailors  of 
London,  and  has  always  a  general  assortment  of  their  goods  each 
season  on  sale.  The  location  occupied  by  Mr.  McEwen  is  a  very  de- 
sirable one,  and  the  neatly  fitted  up  store  has  an  area  of  30x45  feet, 
all  the  surroundings  being  made  attractive  to  the  most  cultured  and 
educated  taste.  Bom  in  Scotland,  Mr.  McEwen  arrived  in  New  York' 
when  a  young  man.  He  was  born  in  1839,  and  has  hud  an  experience 
extending  over  thirty  years  in  the  tailoring  business,  and  also  as 
merchant  tailor.  He  has  been  established  in  business  since  1863  in 
New  York,  and  is  very  popular  in  the  community  as  a  sterling  busi- 
ness man  and  exemplary  citizen. 


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JOHN  F.  McHUGH,  Maniifafturer  of  Awnings,  Tents,  Flags, 
and  Canvas  Articles  of  every  Description,  No.  1250  Broadway, 
l]etween  Thirty-first  and  Thirty-second  Streets;  Factory,  No. 
I-l!)  West  Twenty-eighth  Street.— The  establishment  of  Mr. 
John  F.  McHiigh  is  the  most  prominent  one  in  its  line  in  the  metro- 
polis, and  it  controls  a  vast  trade  in  the  various  articles  of  it.s 
manufactures.  Mr.  McHugh,  who  was  born  in  Ireland,  was  brought 
to  this  city  in  his  childhood,  and  here  in  18G7  he  began  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  in  a  small  way,  and  year  by  year  he 
has  seen  his  trade  grow  until  it  has  now  attained  very  extensive 
proportions,  and  reaching  out  to  all  parts  of  the  Union  and  to 
Canada.  The  goods  manufactured  by  Mr.  Mcllugh  form  quite  a 
formidable  list,  and  include  awning  cloths,  awing  frames  and  furni- 


on  liand  the  largest  stock  of  canopies,  'chairs,  dancing  crash, 
tables,  tents,  etc.,  for  sale  or  hire  in  the  city.  His  wedding  awnings, 
with  McHugh's  Turn-buckle  Stair-rods,  suitable  for  stone  stoops,  do 
away  with  di  iving  nails  in  the  seams  of  stoops,  thus  saving  expense 
of  repairs.  Must  be  seen  to  know  their  value.  Mr.  McHugh's  parlor 
camp-chairs  are  fitted  with  latest  improved  fenders,  and  liis  portable 
extension  table,  100  feet  long,  can  be  put  in  a  closet  iy,xC>]^  feet,  8 
feet  high.  Awnings  are  taken  down  and  stored  for  the  fall  and  winter 
at  low  charges.  For  twenty  years  Mr.  McHugh  had  his  salesroom 
on  Broadway  and  Thirty-third  Ktri-ct,  but  recently  a  removal  was 
effected  to  tlie  prciiiiscs  now  oci'iiiiicil.  The  premises  here,  com- 
prising nfticc,  show  and  sales  rooms,  consist  of  a  three-story  build- 
ing, 20xT0  feet  in  dimensions.    Tlie  factory,  a  four-story  building. 


ture,  awnings,  balloons,  banners,  boat-cushions:  boat,  gun.  and  sail 
covers;  bow  covers,  McHugh's;  bunting,  American,  and  English; 
canvas  goods,  every  description;  cushions  for  wagons.  Decks  and 
roofs  canvased;  dyed  duck,  all  widths  and  colors;  ensigns  and 
burgees;  fishing-rod  case;  flags  for  decorations;  horse  covers;  hair 
felt  for  pipes  and  boilers;  hamper  covers:  hamtnooks,  cotton  and 
Mexican;  cream-can  jackets;  Masonic  articles;  iiose-liags  at  wliole 
sale;  oiled  duck,  all  widths;  sail  duck,  all  bramls  ami  widths  and 
weights;  sail  twine;  sidewalk  canopies:  saddle  pads:  stretchers 
and  ambulance  cots;  tents  in  endless  variety:  tt-nt  t iirnisliin-s , 
ventilators  and  windsails;  j'ellow  and  black  oil  idvi  ts;  y.ioht  siil 
twills  and  ducks.  Tents  are  made  for  all  purposes  an. 1  in  any  sliavc, 
fitted  up  with  sundry  conveniences.  Special  attention  given  to 
circus  or  side-show  canvases.  Lawn  and  seaside  tents  m.nle  pictur- 
esque, graceful,  and  methodical,  at  the  same  time  can  be  easily  and 
expeditiously  set  and  removed,  and  not  burdensome  in  transit.  The 
children's  tent  is  fine,  in  stock  at  $7,  $10,  $1.5,  $18,  $20.  complete. 
Different  sizes  on  hire.  Particidar  attention  is  given  to  the  manu- 
facture of  silk  flags  and  banners,  embroideied  or  gold  letters, 
yacht  suits  and  signals,  poles,  gold  balls,  spears,  halliards,  etc..  etc., 
brackets  or  pole-holders  (galvanized  iron);  and  gardens  and  piazzas 
are  covered  and  fitted  up  for  lawn  parties.  Jlr.  McHugh  has  always 


25x70  feet  in  dimensions,  is  located  at  No.  149  West  Twenty-eighth 
Street,  and  is  connected  by  private  telephone. 

SALTER  BROTHERS,  Wool  Brokers,  No.  98  Reade  Street. -The 
immense  brokerage  business  of  tlie  metropolis  constitutes  one 
of  its  most  important  ciminieroial  factors,  and  gives  employ- 
ment to  many  of  tin-  al.lcst  city  rncrclianis.  Among  the  well- 
conducted  and  prospci  onv  lirinscii;;a-:c,l  in  i his  (Icjiartment  of  trade 
will  be  foimd  that  of  Messrs.  S;iltci-  l'.r..i  licrs,  brokers  in  wool.  This 
liousp,  alllioui.'li  onlv  csr,il,lislic,l  <incc  F.'bruary  last,  has  already 
\\'<u  an  enviable  lejinlation  in  tlie  liade,  and  secured  a  large  and 
most  licsir.ilile  jiatronaK'i'  among  iLiannl'acturers  and  dealers.  The 
jiremiscs  c<insist  of  a  convenient  anil  well-arranged  office  and  .sami)le 
room  supplied  with  all  requisite  facilities  for  displaying  to  advantage 
the  large  and  comprehensive  sample  stock,  and  the  firm  are  fully 
prepared  for  meeting  all  demands  of  the  trade,  their  goods  conform- 
ing in  every  way  to  the  wants  of  manufacturers  of  woollen  goods 
throughout  the  country.  Messrs.  Richard  J.  and  Chas.  CI.  Salter, 
composing  the  firm,  are  progressive  business  men.  possessing  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  wool  trade,  and  by  active  and  able 
management  they  have  built  up  a  prosperous  and  continuously 
increasing  business. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  \ORK. 


UNIVERSITY  MARKET,  M.  Mannberger,  Proprietor,  No.  3« 
Sixth  Avenue.— Few  among  the  many  excellent  meat  and 
vegetable  markets  that  have  sprung  into  prominence  and 
pi-osperity  in  the  locality,  of  recent  years,  have  secured  a 
firmer  hold  on  public  favor  than  the  well-ordered  and  deservedly 
popular  "  University  Market"  of  M.  Mannberger,  dealer  in  fresh  and 
salt  meats,  poultry,  game,  fruits,  and  kindred  articles  which  is  cen 
trally  situated  at  No.  388  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Twenty-third  and 
Twenty -toua-th  streets,  and  which  is  in  all  respects  one  of  the  neatest 
;mii  best-kept  stands  of  the  kind  in  this  section  of  the  avenue,  piu'- 
chasers  being  always  assurec^  of  getting  a  very  superior  article,  sat- 
isfactory treatment,  and  courteous  attention  in  this  well-known  and 
reUable  estabhshment,  while  the  patronage  of  the  store  is  of  a  most 
substantial  and  Influential  character.  This  flourishing  business  was 
established  in  1885  hy  the  present  proprietor,  and  from  the  inception 
of  the  enterprise  has  been  conducted  with  uniform  and  gratifying 
success.  The  store,  which  is  25x.50  feet  In  dimensions,  is  handsomely 
fitted  up  and  admirably  kept,  and  a  large  and  first-class  stock  is  con- 
stantly carried,  including  prime  fresh  beef,  veal,  mutton,  lamb  and 
pork,  poultry  and  game  of  all  kinds  in  their  season,  salt  and  smoked 
meats  of  every  description,  country  sausages,  lard,  and  choice  fruits 
and  vegetables,  while  two  competent  and  polite  assistants  attend  to 
the  wants  of  customers.  Mr.  Mannberger,  who  is  a  native  of  France, 
and  a  resident  of  this  country  about  fifteen  years,  is  a  gentleman  of 
middle  age,  pleasant  mannered,  and  strictly  upright  in  his  dealings, 
as  well  as  a  man  of  push  and  business  quaUties,  and  fully  merits  the 
large  measure  of  popular  favor  and  patronage  he  receives. 

UNIVERSITY  MARKET,  Edward  F.  Smith,  Proprietor,  No.  388 
Sixth  Avenue.— A  reliable  and  highly  popular  soiu-ce  of  sup- 
ply of  fish  and  oysters  in  this  section  is  to  be  found  in  the 
University  Market,  located  at  No.  388  Sixth  Avenue,  between 
Twenty-third  and  Twenty-fourth  streets.  This  excellently  con- 
ducted business  house  was  first  opened  in  1883  by  its  present  pro- 
prietor, Mr.  Edward  F.  Smith,  a  gentleman  possessed  of  decided 
ability,  push,  and  enterprise,  and  these  qualifications  have  been  fully 
exemplitied  in  the  great  success  which  he  has  won,  and  the  fir§t-class 
trade  which  has  been  built  up  through  his  honorable  efforts  to  cater 
satisfactorily  to  the  public  demand.  The  finely  equipped  store  occu- 
pied has  an  area  of  2.")x40  feet,  is  fitted  up  in  the  most  approved  style 
with  every  convenience  and  appliance,  has  marble  counters  and  ap- 
propriate fixtures,  and  is  always  kept  in  clean,  neat,  and  attractive 
condition.  Mr.  Smith  deals  in  every  variety  of  fresh  and  salt  fish, 
also  all  the  leading  brands  of  oysters,  including  choice  pickled  oysters, 
as  well  as  live  Chesapeake  terrapin  and  green  turtle,  also  stewed  ter- 
rapin and  green  turtle  soup  by  the  quart  or  pint.  He  obtains  his  sup- 
plies from  the  leading  soui-ces  of  production,  and  is  in  a  position 
to  guarantee  all  goods  sold  by  him  to  be  exactly  as  represented. 
He  employs  two  competent  clerks,  sells  his  goods  at  the  lowest 
market  prices,  and  enjoys  a  steady,  active  trade,  derived  from  the 
best  classes  of  customers.  Orders  are  promptly  filled  and  delivered 
to  any  part  of  the  city  free  of  charge.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of 
this  city,  is  highly  regarded  in  mercantile  circles,  and  under  his 
able  management  his  widely  known  and  progressive  establishment 
remains  permanently  prosperous  and  successful. 

SHAW  MARTIN.  Manufacturer  of  Christmas  Novelties  and 
Dealer  in  Stationery,  Pictures,  Frames,  etc..  No.  745  Sixth 
Avenue.— Among  the  many  attractive  stores  on  Sixth  Avenue 
that  of  Mr.  Shaw  Martin  Is  especially  deserving  of  mention  in 
this  review  of  the  city's  leading  commercial  and  manufacturing  en- 
terpri.ses.  Mr.  Martin  has  been  established  in  the  store  No.  745  for 
the  past  three  years,  having  been  in  the  business  eight  years,  and 
here  he  has  built  up  a  trade  of  large  volume.  The  salesroom  has  an 
area  of  2.5x50  feet,  is  well  lighted  by  two  fine  plate-glass  show  win- 
dows, and  it  is  handsomely  and  attractively  fitted  up.  The  stock  is 
an  extensive  one,  is  admirably  arranged,  and  it  embraces  a  full  and 
complete  line  of  mercantile  and  fancy  stationery,  office  requisites  of 
all  kinds,  a  splendid  collection  of  oil  paintings,  engravings,  chromos, 
water-color  drawings,  etc.,  a  large  variety  of  picture-frames,  Christ- 
mas novelties,  and  a  fine  showing  of  fancy  goods  of  every  descrip- 
tion. Mr.  Martin  is  an  extensive  manufacturer  of  Christmas  novel- 
ties, in  which  a  large  wholesale  and  retail  trade  is  conducted  ;  and 
he  is  in  a  position  to  offer  inducements  to  dealers  that  cannot  be 
easily  duplicated  elsewhere.  These  novelties  consist  of  handsomely 
illuminated  cards,  sachets,  etc.,  and  they  only  need  to  be  seen  to  be 
admired  for  their  elegance,  beauty  of  finish,  and  originality  of  de- 


sign. The  house  en.ioys  a  large  city  trade,  which  is  yearly  increas- 
ing in  volume.  Courteous  assisti.nt.s  fjive  prompt  attention  to  all 
patrons,  and  the  patronage  is  bot'.i  iuUiiential  and  sub.stantial  in  its 
character.  Mr.  Martin  was  born  in  Ireland,  which  coimtry  he  left 
for  the  United  States  seventeen  years  ago. 

NICOLAS  MULLER,  French  Commerce,  Frangais.  All  Hand 
Made  Sewed  Shoes,  made  in  his  own  place;  of  every  descrip- 
tion, for  Ladies  and  tlentlemen,  to  order  and  ready-made; 
No  20()  West  Thii-ty-second  Street,  one  door  west  of  Seventh 
Avenue.  Repairing  neatly  done.  Orders  called  for  and  deUvered  at 
your  residence.  —  The  improvement  effected  in  foot-wear  of  late 
years  in  this  country  is  one  of  the  notable  features  of  the  times. 
Compared  with  the  boots  and  shoes  of  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago, 
the  neat-fitting  and  elegant  articles  leaving  a  first  class  establish- 
ment devoted  to  the  production  and  sale  of  these  goods  to-day  are 
models  of  art  and  excellence.  Among  those  who  have  established 
a  reputation  for  work  in  this  Une,  in  this  part  of  the  city,  may  be 
mentioned  the  name  of  Nicolas  Muller,  manufactiu-er  of  and  dealer 
in  fine  boots  and  shoes  for  ladies  and  gentlemen's  wear,  No.  206 
West  Thirty-second  Street,  who  is  recognized  one  of  the  most 
reliable  in  this  locality  ;  the  work  turned  out  here  being  Al  in 
fit,  style,  finish,  and  durability.  Mr.  Muller,  who  is  a  native  of 
France,  and  a  resident  of  New  York  about  thirteen  years,  is 
a  practical  and  expert  workman  himself,  with  many  years'  experi- 
ence in  the  exercise  of  his  caUing.  Being  a  man  of  push  and  enter- 
prise as  well  as  skill,  he  started  in  business  on  his  own  account  here 
soon  after  his  arrival  in  1875,  and  at  once  won  his  way  to  popular 
favor  and  patronage,  building  a  large  and  flourishing  trade.  He 
occupies  a  neat  25x40-foot  store,  with  shop  attached,  and  carries 
constantly  on  hand  a  full  and  fine  stock  of  hand-made  boots  and 
shoes  of  every  size,  style,  and  variety.  Three  first-class  workmen 
also  are  employed,  fine  custom  work  being  a  specialty,  while  re- 
pairing Ukewise  is  attended  to  in  the  most  superior  and  prompt 
manner  ;  and  altogether  the  patronage  is  large  and  prosperous,  and 
grows  apace. 

BURNTON  &  CO.,  Booksellers  and  Stationers,  etc..  No.  92 Fourth 
Avenue.  —A  prominent  book  and  stationery  establishment, 
which  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  oldest  on  this  thor- 
oughfare, is  that  of  Burnton  &  Co.  The  bu.siness  of  this  pop- 
ular house  was  originally  founded  in  1840  by  Mr.  Richard  Burnton, 
the  firm  becoming  J.  S.  &  R.  Burnton  in  1850,  and  Mr.  Richard 
Burnton  again  becoming  the  sole  proprietor  in  1861.  In  1880  he  ad- 
mitted to  partnership  his  son.  Mr.  Maurice  E.  Burnton,  the  firm 
name  and  .style  becoming  Burnton  &  Co.  In  1885  Mr.  Richard  Burn- 
ton, the  founder  of  the  enterprise,  died,  full  of  years  and  with  a 
reputation  of  a  life  honorably,  usefully  spent.  His  death  was  gen- 
erally regretted  throughout  the  community  in  which  he  had  so  long 
lived  and  labored.  The  business  is  continued  by  his  son  under  the 
same  firm  title.  The  premises  occupied  consist  of  a  spacious  sales- 
room, 2.5x76  feet  in  dimensions,  admirably  appointed  throughout, 
and  filled  to  its  utmost  capacity  with  a  heavy,  very  superior  stock 
of  goods,  the  assortment  embracing  plain  and  fancy  stationery, 
inks,  school  supplies,  merchants'  sundries,  standard  publications, 
current  literature,  proprietary  medicines,  and  a  vast  array  of  mis- 
cellaneous goods.  Five  assisstants  are  employed,  and  both  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  trade  is  carried  on.  Mr.  Burnton,  who  is  a  native  of 
this  city,  is  a  business  man  of  experience,  and  is  progressive  is  all 
his  methods. 

ISERVEN,  Manufacturer  of  Open  Brass  Fire-places,  Grates,  and 
Fenders,  No.  1479  Broadway,  between  Forty -second  and  Forty- 
j  third  Streets.— The  house  of  >lr.  I.  Serven,  the  well-known  man- 
ufacturer of  open  brass  fire-places. grates,  and  fenders,  is  one  of 
the  oldest  and  If  .iilitif.'  estalili<liinents  of  its  kind  in  the  city.  It  was 
founded  in  1S51  ii\  M>-^-;rs  I  \  .1.  Serven,  the  present  proprietor  suc- 
ceeding to  the  sole  roiid  nl  in  IK.iS,  and  has  always  enjoyed  a  liberal 
and  substantial  patronage  in  this  city  and  throughout  the  entire 
United  States.  The  factory  is  located  on  First  Avenue  near  Forty- 
second  Street,  and  is  equipped  with  every  convenience  and  facility 
for  rapid,  economical,  and  successful  production.  Employment  is 
given  to  some  twenty  hands,  and  the  output  is  universally  popular. 
The  salesreoms  on  Broadway  are  fully  stocked  with  a  splendid  as- 
sortment of  tiles  of  every  kind,  mantels  and  open  fireplaces,  grates, 
ETiglish  and  American  brass -work,  fenders,  grates,  and  fire-irons, 
and  many  articles  in  brass  of  art  and  use.  Mr.  Serven  is  a  native  of 
New  York  State  and  an  able  and  experienced  manufacturer. 


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PALM8R  &  MILEY,  Importers  of  Choice  Sherries.  I'orts, 
Clarets,  etc. ;  Uptown  Offices,  No.  11^9  Broadway.- Messrs. 
Palmer  &  Miley  have  permanently  established  at  the 
most  central  location  uptown.  No.  iVZ9  Broadway,  an  office 
and  sales  department  for  the  highest  grades  of  pure  wines  and 
hquors.  Heretofore  critical  buyei-s  of  case  lots  or  at  wholesale  had 
been  obUged  to  travel  down  town  to  insui-e  getting  what  they 
wanted.  The  new  departure  taken  by  Messrs.  Palmer  &  Miley 
obviates  this,  while  thousands  have  discovered  that  many  of  the 
choicest  sherries  and  ports,  cir  ,  c  an  only  be  obtained  through  these 
gentlemen's  direct  iinpoi  i.iii  -n^  Mi  .  U.  E.  Pulnier  began  the  busi- 
ness upwards  of  four  yrars  an  l  a  li.ilf  ago,  Mr.  .1.  B.  Miley  coming 
inimderthepreseut  nami' aii.l  si  \lr  in  is-i;  lioth  ^'cntlcmen  bring 
to  bear  the  widest  ran^'c  of  iiraci  ic.il  i  \i»'ri.-n.v-.  an.l.  with  ample 
resources  at  command.  Ikh.-  .■-tal.li-hi  d  lin-ci.  inlln.-iitial  connec- 
tions both  at  home  and  ala-oail  Tins  |.~  hraihinarliTs  for  the  choice 
old  sherries  from  tin- w  oil.l  tann  his  Mii.N.iiiis  ot  Messrs.  Gonzalez, 
Byass  &  Co.,  al  .Irn  z  lir  la  I'l  oniciM,  S|iain.  They  are  enabled  to 
sell  these  unapproachabk'  Ki'ods  in  cas,-  l..ts  at  from  $10  up  to  very 
rare  and  choice  old  wines  at  from  S-0  to  S-i-  case.  Here  are  also 
Ji  full  assortment  of  the  renowne<l  old  \  inta-cs  of  18,V.',  1838,1826, 
IR'S,  rich  old  "  Candados,"  the  "Ne  Plus  Ultra  (foiizulfz,"etc.,  which, 
though  of  high  market  value,  appeal  to  the  coimois.seur,  as  possess- 
ing qualities  seldom  if  ever  found  in  similar  combination:  Messrs. 
Palmer  &  Miley  are  importers  of  Jules  ClaveUe's  famous  Bordeaux 
clarets,  white  wines,  ita-luding  the  po])ular  Cliatran  Doisy  of  ISTii, 
and  Chateau  Yqnein  of  IS^d.  Tliis  is  lieadcinarli-i  s  for  I )i  fnliar.l  cV 
Co.'s  exceptionally  hi^-h  ^rade  Kliino  and  Mosrllo  u  inci,  iiirludinj;  an 
array  of  over  seventy  five  brands,  from  which  every  taste  and  re- 
qiurenient  can  be  met  on  the  spot.  "NVe  recommend  the  trade  in 
fine  wines  to  sample  some  of  the  specialties  fouad  here,  as  they 
positively  cannot  be  duplicated  elsewhere.  The  firm  have  also  the 
highest  of  reputations  for  their  Oporto  ports,  Latoiu-  burgimdies, 
choice  Cognac  brandies,  cordials,  liqtieurs,  mineral  waters,  etc. 
They  are  also  the  general  Eastern  af;euts  for  the  Inglenook  Vineyard, 
Napa  Co.,  California,  and  have  in  stock  snii.a  b  vintages  of  the  dry, 
fragrant  wines  of  this  vineyard.  In  whiskeys  also  they  handle  such 
standard  goods  as  Jameson  ct  Sons'  OUI  Irish,  flue  old  Scotch  whis- 
keys, and  remarkalil>-  (inc  Havoi-ed  and  pure  old  Baltimore  rye. 
Messrs.  Palmer  Mili  y  make  a  specialty  of  supplying  club  and 
private  cellars  with  siifcially  select  wine.5  and  liquors,  and  those  de- 
siring to  lay  down  what  is  worthy  of  retention  should  place  their 
orders  with  this  experienced  and  honorable  firm.  They  already 
control  the  trade  of  leading  clubs  and  prominent  citizens,  and  have 
developed  important  wholesale  connections  very  creditable  to  them. 

THE  RACKET  BOOK  AND  STATIONERY  STORE,  No.  430  Sixth 
Avenue,  Eihv.  C  Yoerg,  Proprietor. —  The  admirably  con- 
ducted and  i)  )jnilar  emporium  of  Edward  G.  Yoerg,  book- 
seller and  stationei ,  is  by  common  consent  one  of  the  finest 
■establishments  in  this  line  on  the  avenue.  This  well-ordered  and  ex- 
cellent store  was  established  about  two  years  ago,  and  from  the  in- 
ception of  the  business  has  proved  a  positive  and  permanent  success. 
This  store,  which  is  20x.50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  about  to  be  enlarged 
to  100  feet  in  depth,  owing  to  increase  of  business,  is  neatly  fitted  up 
and  excellently  kept,  and  a  heavy  and  first-class  stock  is  constantly 
carried,  including  miscellaneous  books,  literature,  fiction,  historical 
and  poetical  works,  recent  novels,  magazines,  periodic  als,  jiic  torials, 
office  ledgers  and  blank  books  of  all  kinds,  writiut:  iiaix  r  of  e  ve  ry  de- 
scription, pads,  cards,  small  ware,  novelties,  and  a  full  and  fine  line 
of  general  stationery,  while  several  courteous  and  efficient  clerks  at- 
tend to  the  wants  of  cnstoinc  i  s.  .iiicl  altou'cthcT  a  flourishing  business 
is  done.  Mr.  Yoerg,  who  is  a  native-  of  Nc-w  York,  fully  merits  the 
large  and  substantial  patronage  he  receives. 

G S.  BERNSTEIN,  Manufaetm-er  of  Novelties  in*I)ress  and 
Cloak  Trimmings.  No.  114  East  Fourteenth  Street.— The 
^  name  of  Bernstein  is  one  which  has  for  a  long  time  been 
identified  in  New  York  in  this  department  of  manufacture. 
Away  back  as  far'as  18,'ii;this  business  received  its  introduction|to  this 
trade,  and  althoiiKh  numerous  changes  have  since  taken  place  in 
the  business  the  name  has  all  along  remained  prominently  identified 
in  the  trade.  The  trade  was  first  done  under  the  name  and  style  of 
Bernstein  Bros,,  later  it  became  Bernstein  &  Mack,  in  18TS  it  was 
known  as  Samuel  Bernstein,  then  Bernstein  &  Homaine,  in  1SS,5  as- 
suming its  present  form.   The  present  proprietor  is  the  son  of  the 


original  Bernstein,  and  possesses  many  of  the  qualities  of  energy 
and  courage  v.'liich  were  strongly  developed  in  his  father,  and 
which  made  the  business  a  pionfinent  one  in  his  day.  This  younger 
Bernstein,  who  filled  the  position  of  manager  of  this  establisliment 
fur  eleven  years,  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y,,  and  is  intimately 
acquainted  with  his  class  of  goods,  » hich  embrace  a  full  line  of 
novelties  in  dress  and  cloak  trimmings  for  ladies'  use.  These  are 
manufactured  on  the  premises.  Some  are  made  by  hand  and 
others  are  executed  ver.v  dexterously  on  machines  specially  con- 
structed for  this  firm.  A  number  of  patterns  submitted  to  our 
inspection  were  perfect  gei'iis  of  art.  and  we  were  not  surprised  to 
learn  that  the  demand  for  these  goods  was  greater  than  the  supply. 
The  premises  occupied  in  this  industry  are  located  at  No.  114  East 
Fourteenth  Street,  opposite  Irving  Place,  and  consist  of  two  floors, 
each  •■ijxSO  feet.  Here  are  to  be  found  immense  stocks  of  all 
these  beaiUiful  goods  Employment  is  afforded  to  as  many  as 
thirty  skilli  el  opc  iaiixc  s  in  getting  out  the  orders  which  come  in 
from  all  jiai  ts  ..l  ili.'  comitry,  'We  should  not  omit  mentioning  the 
fact  that  a  special  I  cat  m  c  is  made  of  the  manufacture  of  society 
badges,  flags,  and  banners, 

He.  HOERLE,  Merchant  Tailor,  No.  691  Sixth  Avenue,  l.e- 
tween  Tlnrly ninth  an  1  Fortieth  Streets,— Mr.  H.  C.  Hoerle, 
^  the  wcll-kiio\vn  nici  c  hant  tailor,  deserves  special  mention 
in  this  line,  havin„'  l>c-c>ii  in  the  active  practice  of  the  art 
in  tliis  city  sinc  e  istio.  To  seek  his  services  once  is  to  be  hLs  patron 
always  His  store  is  handsomely  appointed  and  contains  a  stock  of 
cloths  and  tiimniings  that  is  complete  in  material,  design  and 
novelty,  and  embraces  the  best  products  of  American  and  European 
manufacture  Mr.  Hoerle  devotes  his  personal  attention  to  the 
wants  and  ta.stes  of  his  patrons,  a.ssisted  by  a  corps  of  skilled  work- 
men, and  his  work  is  recognized  as  perfect  in  style,  fit,  and  artistic 
workmanship.  Livery  and  riding  habits  are  made  to  order  in  the 
latest  styles  and  with  iiuuctuality,  and  every  garment  is  made  up, 
trimmed,  and  fitted  to  the  form  of  the  wearer  with  the  greatest 
consideration,  skill,  and  care.  Popular  prices  invariably  prevail. 
Mr,  Hoerle  is  a  native  of  Germany  and  a  resident  of  this  country  for 
forty  years, 

DA,  SKINNELL,  Jlanufacturer  of  and  Dealer  in  Solid  Silver  and 
Fine  Plated  'Ware;  Office  and  Factory,  No.  1.51  West  Twenty- 
^  nintli  Street,— An  enterprise  creditable  alike  to  the  proprietor 
and  to  the  city  is  that  conducted  by  Mr,  D.  A.  Skinnell  at  No. 
l.'jl  West  Twenty -ninth  Street,  Mr,  Skinnell  established  the  business 
in  1S7T,  and  by  steady  apphcation  and  straightforward  dealing  it  has 
grown  to  large  proportions.  The  premises  consist  of  the  first  floor  of 
a  large  building,  having  dimensions  of  2Bx7r>  feet,  and  the  equipment 
includes  all  the  various  special  machinery  and  appliances  requisite 
operated  by  steam  power.  From  ten  to  a  dozen  hands  are  employed, 
and  a  large  business  is  carried  on.  Mr,  Skinnell,  who  is  a  thorough 
practical  business  man,  manufactures  and  deals  in  solid  silver  and 
fine  plated  ware,  and  makes  a  special  business  of  Rold,  silver,  and 
nickel  plating,  and  also  replating  and  attenclin;;  to  L,'encral  jobbing  for 
the  trade.  He  enjoys  excellent  facilities,  and  can  quote  satisfactory 
prices  for  his  goods  and  all  branches  of  his  work.  Mr.  Skinnell  is  a 
native  of  Massachusetts,  and  has  had  many  years'  experience  in  the 
business  he  is  engaged  in.  He  has  lived  in  New  York  many  years, 
and  is  popular  with  all  who  have  dealings  with  him, 

HARRISON  BROTHERS  &  HOWSON,  Importers  of  Table  and 
Pocket  Cutlery,  Scissors,  etc..  No,  120  Chambers  Street;  W. 
C,  Hiukiushaw,  Sole  Agent.— One  of  the  oldest  concerns  in 
(ireat  Britain  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cutlery  Ls 
that  of  Messrs  Harrison  ISrothers  &  Howson.  located  at  Sheffield, 
Englau'l,  The  w. .iks  ha\  .-  been  in  successful  operation  for  a 
period  extendiuf,'  o\c  i  lort\-tive  years,  and  the  goods  have  been 
known  and  sold  thrcin;.'Iiout  this  country  for  more  than  thirty -five 
years,  and  are  standard  on  the  market  "in  all  the  great  commercial 
centres.  The  general  line  of  goods  manufactured  embraces  table  and 
pocket  cutlery,  scissors,  razors,  and  house-furnishing  goods,  which  are 
supplied  to  the  trade  by  Mr.  W.  C.  Burkinshaw,  who  is  the  sole  agent 
for  the  United  States,  Mr,  Burkinshaw  has  had  charge  of  the  agency 
during  the  past  ten  years,  ami  is  very  popular.  He  is  a  native  of  Eng- 
land. Commodious  premises  aixSO  feet  in  size  are  occupied  at  No. 
126  Chambers  Street,  where  a  large  stock  of  this  well  k-no^vn  firm  s 
goods  is  carried. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


BROWN  &  PLYMPTON,  Tailors,  No.  36  East  Fourteenth  Street, 
Union  Square  — As  in  all  other  lines  pertaining  to  wearing 
apparel,  so  in  the  matter  of  gentlemen's  clothing  is  New 
York  the  recognized  centre  of  fashion  in  this  country,  and 
here  are  to  be  found  the  ablest  and  most  artistic  tailors  in  America. 
Two  of  the  most  famous  of  these  are  Messrs.  Mortimer  Brown  and 
Charles  r-.  Plympton,  whose  popular  establishment  is  centrally 
located  at  No.  3lj  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Union  Square.  Mr.  Brown, 
who  is  a  native  of  New  York,  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  his 
profession  in  the  city.  He  established  business  on  Broadway  a 
half -century  ago  and  successfully  conducted  a  thriving  trade  for 
many  years.  Mr.  Plympton,  a  native  of  Portland,  Me.,  has  for  the 
past  thirty  years  been  one  of  the  most  celebrated  cutters  in  the 
metropohs.  and  his  scientific  ability  in  this  line  is  well  known.  It 
wiU  thus  be  seen  that  the  copartners  bring  to  bear  in  their  opera- 
tions the  most  ample  experience  and  highest  possible  skill.  The 
business  of  their  house  was  founded  in  1878  by  Messrs.  C.  R. 
and  G.  S.  Plympton,  under  the  firm  style  of  Plympton  &  Co.,  and 
was  continued  under  their  joint  control  until  1887,  when  the  present 
management  came  into  possession.  The  premises  occupied  are  not 
only  commodious  and  admirably  fitted  up,  but  contain  a  splendid  as- 
sortment of  the  finest  goods,  directly  imported  from  the  leading  Eu- 
ropean manufacturers,  and  from  which  the  most  fastidious  and  critical 
customer  can  easily  suit  himself,  while  the  fit  and  finish  of  the  house 
are  too  well  known  as  perfection  itself  to  require  comment  at  our 
hands.  From  ten  to  twenty-five  assistants  are  employed  by  Messrs. 
Brown  &  Plympton.  AU  orders  are  given  the  promptest  fulfilment, 
while  the  best  of  satisfaction  is  guaranteed. 

GRISSLER  &  FAUSEL,  Carpenter  and  Builders,  Nos.  632  to  640 
East  Seventeenth  Street;  Oflice,  No.  6.32  East  Seventeenth 
Street.  -Prominent  among  the  leading  firms  in  the  metropo- 
lis engaged  as  carpenters  and  builders  is  that  of  Messrs. 
Grissler  &  Fausel,  whose  office  and  workshops  are  centrally 
located  at  Nos.  633  to  640  East  Seventeenth  Street.  This  business 
was  established  in  1800  by  Messrs.  Grissler  &  Fausel,  who  con- 
ducted it  till  188,5,  when  Mr.  Fausel  died  after  a  long,  honorable,  and 
brilliant  career.  Mr.  Grissler  is  now  carrying  on  the  business 
under  the  old  firm  name.  The  premises  occupied  are  spacious,  and 
comprise  a  superior  four  and  five  story  brick  building,  having  a 
frontage  of  125  feet  by  a  c'epth  of  100  feet.  The  workshops  are 
equipped  with  all  the  latest  improvort  wood-working  machinery, 
tools  and  appliances  known  to  the  trade,  which  are  operated  by  a 
superior  12,")-horse-power  steam-engine.  One  hundred  carpenters 
and  operatives  are  employed  in  the  workshops,  and  very  often  250 
outside.  Mr.  Grissler  ic  widely  known  as  a  thoroughly  practical 
carpenter  and  builder,  with  the  advantage  of  ample  experience 
and  every  facility  for  the  prompt  filling  of  the  largest  orders. 
He  is  prepared  at  all  times  to  contract  for  the  repair  or  alteration 
of  old  premises,  and  the  erection  and  fitting  up  of  new  buildings. 
Orders  are  carefully  and  promptly  filled  at  the  lowest  possible 
prices,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  extends  throughout  all  sections 
of  New  York  and  the  neighboring  States.  Mr.  Grissler  fitted  up 
the  following  in  a  very  superior  manner,  viz.,  Puck  Building.  Na- 
varro Flats,  Berkshire  Flats,  Barnett  House,  etc.,  and  many 
other  extensive  buildings  in  all  sections  of  the  city.  He  was  born 
in  Germany,  but  has  resided  in  the  United  States  for  the  last  forty 
years.  Mr.  Grissler  justly  merits  the  signal  success  achieved  by  him 
in  this  important  and  valuable  industry. 

JB.  FREES,  Druggist  and  Botanist.  No.  179  Sixth  Avenue.— 
This  gentleman  has  been  established  in  the  business  here 
^  continuously  since  18.50,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
ablest  and  most  experienced  druggists  of  the  metropolis. 
His  store  is  spacious  in  size,  elegantly  and  elaborately  fitted  up,  and 
perfect  in  convenience  of  arrangement  for  inspection  and  sale.  The 
stock  consists  of  pure  fresh  drugs,  chemicals,  botanic  medicines, 
eclectic  and  pharmaceutical  preparations,  perfumery,  toilet  articles 
and  fancy  goods.  Physicians'  prescriptions  and  family  recipes  are 
made  a  specialty,  and  are  compoimded  in  an  accurate  and  skilfiil 
manner,  demonstrating  in  their  preparation  the  highest  standard  of 
professional  attainment,  and  the  department  being  under  the  most 
thorough  and  experienced  supervision.  The  proprietor  manufac- 
tures a  number  of  remedies  which  have  a  wide  sale,  including  Cough 
Syrup,  Witch  Hazel,  and  Cod-liver-oil  Emulsion.  Four  assistants 
contribute  to  the  satisfactory  operations  of  the  house.   Sir.  Frees  has 


resided  in  this  city  since  his  childhood,  and  is  a  member  of  the  New 
York  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

CHARLES  B.  GEDNEY,  Steam  Carpet-cleanmg  Works.  No. 
1564  Broadway.— In  1874  Mr.  Charles  B.  Gedney  originally  es- 
tabUshed  his  steam  carpet-cleaning  and  renovating  works, 
which  are  located  at  Nos.  243,  245,  247,  and  249  West  Forty 
seventh  Street,  with  the  main  office  at  No.  1564  Broadway.  This  is 
one  of  the  largest  and  most  ably  conducted  establishments  of  its 
kind  in  the  city,  and  since  the  inception  of  the  enterprise  an  influen- 
tial trade  has  been  developed  throughout  this  and  adjoining  cities, 
and  orders  by  mail  or  telephone  receive  immediate  attention.  The 
works  are  very  large,  and  fully  supplied  with  all  facilities  and  con- 
veniences needed  in  carrying  on  the  business  of  cleaning,  airing, 
scoiu-ing,  and  disinfecting  carpets  of  all  kinds  by  the  latest  and  best 
patent  process ;  improved  machinery  and  many  skilful  hands  being 
employed  for  the  purpose.  Carpets  are  taken  up  and  relaid  by  ex- 
perienced workmen,  and  are  also  packed  with  a  preparation  which 
effectually  preserves  them  from  moths,  and  are  stored  at  reasonable 
rates.  Mr.  Gedney  gives  his  personal  supervision  to  the  work  of  his 
employees,  and  permits  none  but  the  most  satisfactory  work  to  leave 
his  establishment.  He  is  thoroughly  versed  in  every  detail  of  the 
business,  and  has  built  up  his  extended  and  permanent  trade  through 
his  own  indefatigable  efforts  to  give  entire  satisfaction  to  his  patrons 
in  New  York,  Brooklyn,  and  Jersey  City.  The  charges  for  all  labor  are 
very  reasonable,  and  special  rates  are  made  for  hotels,  steamboats, 
and  public  buildings.  Mr.  Gedney  is  a  native  of  New  York  City,  and 
is  prominently  identified  with  its  leading  and  representative  business 
men. 

FRANKE  &  CO.,  Importers  of  Havana  Cigars  and  Dealers  in 
Key  West  and  domestic  Cigars;  also  Importers  and  Dealers 
in  Wines  and  Liquors,  No.  1127  Broadway.— The  establish- 
ment doing  business  at  No.  1127  Broadway  was  founded 
in  March,  1887,  under  the  firm  name  and  style  of  Franke  &  Co. 
The  individual  members  of  the  copartnership  are  Messrs.  Johan 
Franke,  Otto  Franke,  and  Gustave  F.  Speckel.  These  gentlemen 
are  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and  retail  cigar  business.  They  are 
the  general  agents  of  "  Monopole"  cigarettes  and  tobacco,  and  im- 
porters of  Havana  cigars  and  dealers  in  Key  West  and  domestic 
cigars.  They  are  also  impoiters  of  and  dealers  in  wines  and  liquors. 
The  premises  occupied  by  Messrs.  Franke  &  Co.,  at  No.  1127  Broad- 
way, are  very  elegantly  and  elaborately  furnished  internally.  The 
fittings  are  of  the  most  artistic  order,  and  the  whole  air  of  the  place 
is  suggestive  of  comfort  and  luxury.  The  store,  which  has  dimen- 
sions of  25X.50  feet,  is  finished  in  oak.  At  the  rear  of  the  store  is  a 
beautiful  reception-room  for  the  convenience  of  the  firm's  friends. 
Two  large  show-windows  flood  the  premises  with  light;  in  a  word  it 
is  a  first-class  saloon  and  cigar  store  combined.  Patrons  of  the 
place  know  well  the  superior  quahty  of  everything  here  kept,  and 
they  further  know  that  the  prices  quoted  by  Messrs.  Franke  &  Co. 
are  as  low  as  first-class  goods  can  be  purchased  for.  Messrs.  J.  &  O. 
Franke  are  natives  of  G  ermany,  whilst  Mr.  Speckel  was  born  in 
France.  They  are  young,  active,  energetic  business  men,  who  en- 
joy not  only  a  good  patronage  but  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
they  are  brought  into  contact. 

GRADY  &  McKEEVER,  Dealers  in  Fine  Ai  ts,  Designers  and 
Manufacturers  of  every  description  of  Picture-frames,  No. 
719  Sixth  Avenue,  corner  Forty-first  Street.— A  leading  head, 
quarters  for  specimens  of  art  in  New  York  Ls  the  estabUshment 
of  Messrs.  Grady  &  McKeever,  located  at  No.  719  Sixth  Avenue,  cor- 
ner of  Forty-first  Street.  This  firm  are  extensive  dealers  in  fine  arts, 
and  accomplished  designers  and  manufacturers  of  every  description 
of  picture  frames.  The  business  was  founded  in  1871  by  Messrs.  Ren- 
ner&  Co.,  who  were  succeeded  by  the  present  firm  in  1882.  The  sales- 
room and  art  gallery  are  elaborately  fitted  up.  The  stock  of  pic- 
tures is  selected  with  taste  and  judgment,  and  offered  at  prices  that 
meet  the  tast«s  and  the  means  of  all  classes  of  people.  There  are  few 
manufacturers  in  this  city  who  understand  so  thoroughly  the  framing 
of  pictures  as  does  this  firm.  Their  factory  is  located  at  No.  218  West 
Forty -second  Street,  and  every  facility  is  afforded  for  prompt,  sys- 
tematic, and  successful  work.  The  patronage  in  all  branches  of  the 
business  is  large,  first-class,  and  influential.  The  firm  is  composed  of 
Messrs.  Josseph  Grady  and  John  McKeever,  both  natives  of  New- 
York  State. 


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METROPOLITAN  MARKET,  No.  9aa  Broadway,  Alb.  Baer, 
Proprietor.— The  provision,  fruit  and  vegetulilc  trade 
of  New  York  is  one  of  tlie  city's  most  important  inter- 
ests, and  some  exceedingly  fine  goods  are  handled  by 
our  leading  establishments.  Prominent  among  the  number  thus  re- 
ferred to  is  the  Metropolitan  Market,  No.  '.Ki  Broadway,  of  which  Mr. 
Alb.  Baer  is  the  popular  and  eiilcrpi  isim;  iii  o|iric  tiir.  This  Imsiness 
was  established  originally  in  is.vj.  l>y  "Mr.  .I.ihii  W.  Salic  i-.  whij  con- 
ducted it  tillJune,  1K87,  when  Air.  All..  Ha.  r  lict-anu'  scil.-  jiicpi-ictor. 
The  premises  occupied  fur  this  cxti  nsiM'  l.nsiiiess  are  centrally  lo- 
cated. The  salesrooms,  ric  .  aiv  an  .ini;.  ,!  and  fitted  with  special 
reference  to  the  trade,  wliicli  iii\ohi  s  iIh-  li  uuUiug  of  vast  quantities 
of  meats,  provisions,  game,  i>c)u]try,  liuils,  and  vegetables,  and  it  may 
be  safely  asserted  that  in  business,  nuality,  and  variety  the  stock  car- 
ried by  this  concern  has  no  superior  in  the  city.  The  improvements 
that  have  been  dcviseil  of  late  for  the  preservation  of  perishable 
goods  an'  found  in  this  market  in  successful  operation,  and  these  in- 
ventions anil  n  I  ri.'.  1  ators  at  all  times  insure  freshness  of  meats  and 
excellent  qiiaiily.  Tlie  Metropolitan  Market  is  a  model  of  cleanliness 
and  neatness,  strict  supervision  being  given  to  every  detail  by  the 
proprietor.  Mr.  Baer  makes  a  specialty  of  always  keeping  on  hand 
the  finest  hot  house  fruits  and  vegetables  through  the  winter,  w^hile  in 
the  lines  of  meats,  poultry,  and  game,  this  market  has  no  superior.  A 
specialty  is  made  of  supplying  and  provisioning  gentlemen's  yachts 
while  marketing  is  sent  promptly  to  all  parts  of  the  city  and  country. 
Mr.  Baer  emiiloys  twenty  e-xrperiencetl  salesmen,  assistants,  etc., 
and  ten  wagons.  Many  of  our  leading  citizens  and  prominent  fami- 
Ues  deal  here  season  after  season,  which  speaks  well  for  the  way  in 
which  this  popular  establishment  is  conducted.  Mr.  Baer  was  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  firm  of  Perceval  &  Co  ,  dealers  in  provisions. 
Sixth  Avenue  He  was  born  in  Alsace,  but  has  resided  in  the  United 
States  for  the  last  sixteen  years,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  com- 
munity for  sound  business  principles,  energy,  and  integrity.  The 
aim  of  this  establishment  ha.s  been  not  only  to  gain  custom  but  to  re- 
tain it,  which  object  has  been  secured  by  always  supplying  customers 
with  the  finest  and  best  provisions,  meats,  etc.,  obtainable  in  the 
country. 

THE  VIENNA  AND  PARIS  ART  CO  ,  Hugo  von  Asten,  Proprie- 
tor. No.  14  East  Fourteenth  Street. — During  the  past  decade 
many  valuable  improvements  have  been  made  in  art,  and 
among  those  who  have  kept  pace  with  the  advance  made  is 
the  "Vienna  and  Paris  Art  Co.,  whose  studio  or  atelier  is  located 
Room  2  in  the  spacious  building.  No.  14  East  Fourteenth  Street.  The 
company  is  the  outgrowth  of  the  business  established  by  Von  Asten 
&  Co.  in  April,  1887,  but  since  May,  18S7,  it  has  been  continued  un- 
der the  present  name  and  style,  by  Mr.  Hugo  von  Asten.  The 
premises  have  dimensions  of  20x60  feet,  and  are  finely  fitted  up,  and 
from  six  to  eight  artists  of  acknowledged  ability,  good  taste,  and 
judgment  are  employed.  A  special  business  is  made  of  life-size 
crayon,  pastel  and  oil  portraits  copied  from  tiutyjies  or  photos,  the 
work  being  executed  with  marvellous  skill  and  finished  in  the  high- 
est style  of  the  art.  Satisfaction  is  always  guaranteed,  and  the 
prices  will  be  found  lower  than  any  other  first-class  establishment 
in  the  city.  The  business  of  the  concern  is  large  and  widespread, 
and  all  who  have  examined  tlie  heaniifiil  work  produced  speak  in 
unqualified  terms  of  the  artistic  manner  in  which  it  is  executed. 
Mr. Von  Asten,  who  is  an  Austrian  by  birth,  has  lived  in  New  York 
during  the  past  three  years,  and  is  very  popular. 

JOHN  H.  TRULL,  Dentist,  No.  aC.i  West  Forty-second  Street, 
corner  Eighth  Avenue.— Among  the  leadin-  and  most  popular 
dental  practitioners  in  this  quarter  of  (he  city  m.ay  be  men- 
tioned the  name  of  John  H.  Trull.  Dr.  Trull,  who  is  a  native 
of  Hudson,  Mass.,  is  a  graduate  of  the  State  of  New  York  College  of 
Dentistry,  and  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  every  feature  and 
phase  pertaining  to  modern  dentistry,  alike  in  its  mechanical  and 
scientific  branches,  capable  and  reliable,  and  has  had  a  practical  and 
successful  experience  extending  over  seven  years.  Commencing 
practice  in  Massachusetts,  and  later  at  Nos.  ae,")  and  267  Fulton  Street. 
Brooklyn,  he  continued  there  up  to  188:5,  when  he  moved  to  this  city, 
and  here  he  soon  established  a  large  and  flattering  patronage.  He 
occupies  spacious  and  elegant  quarters  on  the  second  floor,  and  is 
equipped  with  the  most  improved  appliances  and  general  appurte- 
nances, attending  to  all  branphes  of  the  profession.  Teeth  are 
extracted  without  pain  by  laughing-gas  or  the  new  freezing  process 


in  the  most  superior  and  expert  manner,  while  filling,  adjusting, 
mounting,  and  artificial  work  of  every  description  are  executed  in 
the  highest  form  of  the  art. 

CHARLES  MacEVOY.  Leather  Manufacturer  p.nd  General  Deal- 
er, Morocco  and  Kid  a  Specialty.  No.  34  Warren,  corner  of 
Church  Street;  Works,  Newark,  N.  J.— The  name  of  MacEvoy 
has  become  deservedly  familiar  and  respected  in  the  whole- 
sale leather  and  boot  and  shoe  manufacturing  trade  of  the  United 
States.  The  business  was  founded  in  1862  by  Messrs.  VVm.  Bulterfield 
&  Co.,  who  covered  the  general  lines  of  shoe-finding  and  leather. 
In  1883  Mr.  MacEvoy  succeeded  to  the  proprietorship  of  the  leather 
department,  and  reorganizing  the  business,  bringing  to  bear  the 
widest  range  of  practical  experience,  coupled  with  perfected  facil- 
ities and  influential  connections,  he  speedily  achieved  an  enviable 
reputation  for  the  great  superiority  of  everything  he  carried  in 
stock.  Mr.  MacEvoy  is  a  leading  manufacturer  of  all  varieties  of 
fine  morocco,  Dongola  glazed  kid  being  a  specialty,  as  also  his 
"Globe  brand  "  of  calf  kid,  fly  lining,  etc.,  etc.  His  new  manufac- 
turing establishment  is  located  at  No.  203  Bank  Street,  Newark,  N. 
J.,  and  is  a  substantial  four-story  and  basement  brick  building  125 
feet  front  by  100  in  depth,  and  one  of  the  most  completely  fitted  up 
as  regards  machinery  and  appliances  in  the  United  States.  Mr. 
MacEvoy  employs  on  an  average  from  75  to  100  hands  there,  and  en- 
forces a  thorough  system  of  organization.  All  the  best  processes 
are  followed,  he  allows  none  but  the  best  grades  of  skins  to  enter 
the  works,  and  under  skilled  supervision  the  utmost  care  is  exerci.sed 
that  all  morocco  and  other  leathers  produced  there  shall  be  main- 
tained at  the  highest  standard  of  excellence.  His  salesrooms  are 
very  conveniently  located  at  No.  34  Warren  Street,  corner  of  Church 
Street,  New  York,  25  by  80  feet  in  dimensions,  and  wliere  is  carried 
at  all  times  a  complete  Al  stock  of  all  varieties  of  morocco,  cura(,oa, 
brush  kid,  and  Dongola  kid,  calf  kid  of  his  famous  "  Globe  "  brand  : 
sheepskins  in  all  varieties  of  finish  and  color  ;  the  choicest  French 
and  American  calf  skins,  buff  and  grain  leathers,  patent  leather, 
welt  leather,  buckskins,  chamois  skins,  best  French  kid,  lace,  hem- 
lock, oak,  and  Union  sole  leather,  inner  soling,  shoe  counters  in  all 
varieties,  sock  lining,  etc.  Mr.  MacEvoy  is  also  the  agent  for  the 
Evans  Artificial  Leather  Co.  He  has  developed  a  far-reaching  con- 
nection, shipping  direct  from  his  factory  to  many  of  the  leading 
leather  merchants  and  boot  and  shoe  manufacturers  in  the  United 
States.  He  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  resident  in  the  United  States  for 
fully  forty  j'ears  past,  having  been  raised  in  this  city. 

JC.  VETTER  &  CO.,  Electricians.  No.  214  East  Forty-seventh 
Street.— Among  the  well-condu<-ted  and  deservedly  prosper- 
^    ous  industrial  enterprises  which  line  this  ;.'re,i[  li\isiness  dis- 
trict will  be  fotmd  that  of  the  Messrs.  .1.  ('.  Vetter  &  Co., 
patentees,  and  manufacturers  of  the  Le  Clanche  Galvanic  and  Faradie 


Batteries  for  medical  use  Tlu'se  instruments  are  all  constructed 
with  the  vario\is  |i,itrnieil  iniiuovements,  which  years  of  experi- 
mentsand  experience  in  this  line  have  brought  forth,  and  make  their 
batteries  the  very  best  to  be  had.  Prominent  physici.ans  from  eveiy 
point  of  this  extended  country,  as  well  as  all  the  leading  hos- 
pitals and  institutions,  have  procured  them,  and  all  commend 
them  as  the  Model  batteries.  The  Messrs.  Vetter  ..t  Co.  will  in  a 
short  time  place  on  the  market  the  long  sought-for  Le  Clanch^ 
Galvanic  Portable  Battery,  for  which  verj-  many  orders  have  been 
received.  They  will  surely  be  highly  prized.  They  also  make  otlier 
electrical  appliances,  such  as  burglar  alarms,  annunciators,  bells, 
night  watchmen's  time  detectors,  door-openers,  gas  lighting,  etc  , 
with  which  they  are  prepared  to  contract  to  furnish  entire  build- 
ings. Messrs.  Vetter  it  Co.  are  thoroughly  practical  exponents  of 
the  different  branches  of  this  skilful  industry.  With  all  the  best 
improved  methods  and  appliances  a  goodly  number  of  skilled  hands 
are  employed,  and  the  work  turned  out  has  a  standard  value,  and 
commands  a  wide  market.  Their  success  is  but  a  i-eflex  of  their  well- 
directed  technical  and  practical  efforts  in  its  promotion. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


MORSE  MUSICAX,  STRING  MFG.  CO.,  Manufactiuers  of 
Strings  for  all  kinds  of  Musical  Instruments,  and  Dealers  In 
Piano-wire.  Steel  and  Brass  Wire,  etc.,  Nos.  433  and  43.5 
Seventh  Avenue.— The  United  States  annually  manufactures 
and  imports  large  quantities  of  musical  instruments  and  miscella- 
neous merchandise.  The  fact  that  such  manufactures  and  importa- 
tions grow  in  number  and  value  from  year  to  year  is  pleasing  proof 
of  the  spread  of  that  musical  education  which  is  an  evidence  of  a 
higher  civilization.  Mr.  John  T.  Slorse,  the  well-known  proprietor  of 
the  Morse  Musical  Sti-ing  Manufacturing  Company,  at  Nos.  43-i  and 
435  Seventh  Avenue,  may  be  justly  classed  among  those  in  the  music 
trade  of  this  city  who,  bringing  large  practical  experience,  deep 
research,  and  study  int  }  every  detail  of  their  business,  attain  what 
can  be  obtained  in  no  other  way— excellence  in  their  chosen  business 
or  profession.  This  company  are  extensive  manufacturers  of  strings 
for  all  kinds  of  musical  instruments,  and  are  large  dealers  in  piano 
■wire,  steel  and  brass  wire,  etc.,  having  been  established  in  the  busi- 
ness here  since  187S,  Mr.  Morse  having  a  practical  experience  of 
twenty-eight  years.   To  day  the  Morse  Musical  String  Manufactur- 


They  use  nothing  but  the  finest  Italian  silk  in  stringing.  These 
machines,  which  are  entirely  automatic,  are  so  beautifuUy  con- 
structed that  one  girl  can  run  two,  three,  a»id  four.  She  puts  the 
work  into  one  and,  while  that  is  running  automatically,  she  puts 
the  work  into  the  other.  Each  machine  tui-ns  out  800  to  to  1300 
strings  a  day  and  as  there  are  forty  now  running  this  gives  a  total 
daily  production  of  40,000  to  50,000  strings,  which,  as  the  product 
of  one  house,  will  give  some  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  the  business  in 
this  country,  which  in  all  kinds  of  musical  strings  is  estimated  to  be 
from  two  to  three  millions  of  dollars  a  year.  Enormous  quantities 
of  steel  strings  are  now  used  for  violins  and  small  instruments. 
For  the.se  the  firm  have  some  eight  machines  which  produce 
about  thirty  gross  a  day  each.  The  demand  for  them  is  so  great 
that  they  cannot  begin  to  fill  their  orders  for  them.  The  use  of 
steel  wire  for  violins,  guitars,  banjos,  etc.,  is  a  new  thing  and  has 
only  come  into  vogue  during  the  last  eight  years.  Silver  wire  is 
used  for  the  wrapping.  This  is  imported  from  Germany,  which  fur- 
nishes the  best.  The  Morse  Company  always  carry  from  glO.OOO  to 
$15^000  worth  of  wire  on  hand.   For  this  silver  wire  they  pay  all  the 


I860— Halls  of  Justice,  or  the  Tombs. 


ing  Co.  of  which  Mr.  Morse  is  the  sole  owner,  is  not  only  the  largest 
but  the  most  complete  and  reliable  firm  of  its  kind  in  the  world,  and 
is  the  only  house  that  makes  all  kinds  of  strings  for  musical  instru- 
ments, especially  silk  violin  strings.  The  special  and  unequalled 
facilities  which  the  Morse  Company  have  for  turning  out  the  best  work 
consists  in  their  possession  of  the  largest  number  of  improved  and 
patented  machines  owned  by  any  firm  in  the  same  business  in  the 
trade  The  premises  occupied  for  manufacturing  and  trade  purposes 
comprise  four  floors,  .50x60  feet  each,  admirably  equipped  for  the 
business,  provided  with  steam-power,  and  furnishing  steady  employ- 
ment to  sixty-three  hands,  all  skilled  in  the  art.  The  capacity  for 
piano  work  alone  is  some  one  hundred  and  fifty  complete  sets  of 
strings  a  day.  They  supply  many  of  the  leading  houses  in  Boston, 
New  York,  and  all  over  the  country.  The  capital  ah-eady  invested  in 
machinery  alone  is  considerably  over  $40,000.  One  special  advantage 
in  using  their  piano  wire  is  that  they  take  out  the  spiral  twist  in  the 
steel  wire  which  causes  false  tones  even  in  plain  strings.  The  firm 
possess  spinmng  machines  which  make  ten  thousand  revolutions  per 
minute.  The  largest  number  of  revolutions  made  by  any  other  ma- 
chme  in  the  trade  is  but  one  thousand.  They  have  forty  machines 
for  stringing  small  strings  used  for  violins,  guitars,  banjos,  etc. 


way  from  $2.50  per  kilo  to  $!)8  per  twelve  ounces.  Sometimes  they 
use  gold  wire,  which  cost  them  $120  per  twelve  ounces.  In  handling 
the  steel  wire  one  of  the  great  troubles  was  the  strong  tendency  to 
"rust"  from  the  natural  dampness  of  the  human  hand.  This  the  Morse 
Company  have  entirely  overcome  by  the  use  of  "Belmontyle  Oil," 
which  is  entirely  controlled  by  Mr.  Morse,  and  which  he  has  introduced 
to  the  piano  trade.  No  house  in  this  line  in  the  countiy  is  better  or 
more  favorably  known,  and  the  pi  oducts  here  t\u-ned  out  have  gained 
an  enviable  reputation  throughout  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
resulting  in  a  splendid  trade  in  all  parts  of  the  extensive  territory 
named.  Mr.  Morse  is  a  native  of  Maine,  and  a  recognized  authority 
in  his  line  of  manufacture.  Thirty  years  ago  he  went  to  work 
for  a  manufacturer  of  pianoforte  action  and  strings  in  Cambridge, 
Mass.  There  he  remained  for  si.xteen  years,  and  when  he  left 
he  was  considered  to  be  one  of  the  most  expert  workmen  in 
the  business.  He  then  started  a  concern  of  his  own  with  a  part- 
ner by  the  name  of  Steadman,  but  matters  not  running  as  he 
wished  he  came  to  New  York  and  started  in  business  for  him- 
self near  his  present  location,  Mr.  Morse  is  a  gentleman  of  high 
business  standing  in  tliis  city,  and  a  practical  and  accomplished 
musician. 


THE    AUrr  R  O  P  O  L  I  S    OF  TO-DAY. 


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JW.  JARBOE  &  SON,  Sheet  Iron  Works,  and  Manufacturers  of 
J.  W.  Jarboe's  Celebrated  Eureka  Paints,  Nos.  519  to  5^3  East 
^    Nineteenth  Street.  -A  successful  and  reliable  house  in  New 
York,  engaged  in  the  numufiui luc  m  Inin  'I'liiiKs.  Evapo- 
rators, etc.,  is  that  of  Messrs.  ,).  W.  .larl  A  Sen.  wlmse  sheet-iron 

works  are  centrally  located  at  Nos  !(■  .'r.>:;  iv.isi  Niiieteriil  li  Street, 
This  business  was  e.stablished  in  I'^  m  by  .1.  W,  .l.u  b...-,  «  li.>  e.  iiulurled 
it  till  1875,  when  he  admitted  bis  son  :\lr.  (icoi  -.-  .Iiu  li...'  im. .  i  n.  r 
ship.   The  works  are  eoniir.odi. .n-.,  ami  are  sii|i|ili.il  wiili  all 

modern  appUaiiees.  maeliineiy,  i.hiN,  i-i,-..  ii.  <'i  ssai-,\  i<r-  Ihe  ^ureess 
ful  prosecution  "T  ih^  Imisim.-^'^.  IW  nit  \ -IU  iiieehanirs.  opei  at  i\i'S, 
etc.,  are  enilllove.l.  and  llie  iiiaelini.-i>  is  ilnveli  sleani  pMUcf. 
Me.iSI'S.  J.  W.  ,Iarl)oe  A-  Sou  iiiaiiulaet  iin'  In  .hiI.t  or  olheruise 
sugar-cooling  iron  wagons,  clariliers,  evaiioratms.  iimi  lanks,  smoke- 
stacks, etc.  They  supply  plantations  w  ilb  inaehiiiei  y,  anil  niaUi'  a 
specialty  ol"  .1.  W.  .Iarl)oe's  Celebrated  Aei.l  j'l-oc.r  aii.l  I'.ureka  I'aiiits, 
which  \sere  irn.Mite.l  1  ly  that  -eiitleinan  in  1m;i.  ih.av  lirin_r  ii. .tiling 
in  the  uiark.-i  at  llial  lime  that  mel  the  wanN  el  ih.-  irail.'  in  a  paint 
thatwuikl  resist  riisl,  acids,  etc.  In  isiil  )ie  invenled  .1.  W.  .lai'boe's 
Acid  1 'roof  and  other  paints  for  the  use  of  suf;ar  plantations,  sn^ar 
refineries,  oil  i  i  iim  ries,  breweries,  etc.,  is  the  only  ai  tiele  thai  ean  be 
used  to  witbstan  l  the  severe  wear  and  tear  on  tlie  in^iile  .ii  hniior 
tanks,  clariHei-s,  defecators,  vacuum  pans,  centririi-,il  maelnnes,  and 
sugar  wagons  for  sugar  and  other  pui-poses.  These  j.aints  lia\  e  lii  .  n 
used  with  great  success  for  the  last  twenty  years,  and  all  vessels 
coated  inside  with  .1.  W,  .larboc's  Diamond  Enamel  are  a  great  saving 
to  their  ow  ners.  ( ■rni  rit  iiLcal  machines  coated  over  the  steel  baskets 
with  Ibis  |)aint  aiv  pi  esi'rved  from  being  eaten  out  by  the  sugar  acid, 
and  thereby  Ironi  hiirslin;,'  with  deadly  injury  to  those  who  use 
them.  Inaddiiion  to  the  iii  oiliu  ticii  of  the  above-named  specialties, 
the  firm  maiiulaeinre  ,J,  W.  .larlioe  s  Celebrated  Eureka  Pauits.  One 
coat  of  this  applied  to  roofs,  either  tin,  iron,  or  wood,  will  last  ten  years. 
These  paints  make  leaky  roofs  perjnanenll\  ti:;lil,  and  for  preserving 
tin,  iron,  and  wood  are  absolutely  tmeipialled.  one  gallon  of  the 
Eureka  Paint  covers  400  square  feet,  hardens  the  ->vood  and  checks 
further  decay  by  coating  over  the  decaying  part,  and  is  the  only  paint 
that  can  be  used  with  a  satisfactory  result.  Messrs.  J,  W.  Jarboe  & 
Son  apply  it  themselves  to  roofs,  or  sell  it  by  the  gallon.  The  trade 
of  J.  W.  Jarboe  &  Son  extends  throughout  all  sections  of  the 
United  States.  Both  Messrs^  J.  W.  and  George  Jarboe  are  natives  of 
New  York. 

THOM  &  WILSON,  Architects,  No,  1267  Broadway,  Room  23.— 
Among  the  most  enterprising  and  popular  tinns  of  architects 
wlio  share  in  the  credit  of  New  York's  arehitectnral  beauty 
is  that  of  Messrs.  Tlioin  .V  Wilsmi,  wlm^e  ..tliees  ai  e  l..eate,l 
atNo.  1207  Broailway.  Hotli  the  enpai  tneis.  Messrs.  Arthur  ^I,  Tlioni 
and  James  W.  Wilson,  have  attained  marked  iiromineiue  in  their 
profession,  and  siii.-e  (he  oi  u-an i/al  inn  of  their  liian  here  in  Is;-,;  have 
designed  and  earri.-d  thion-li  te  unpi.-tion  niany.f  the  most  im- 
portant inil.lie  iMiildiii-s.  iHisiness  sinieiines,  an. I  handsome  private 
mansions  ill  tlie,-il\-.  ■I  h,-;  lia\ e  ai/hie\ ed  -re,-ir  si le, -ess  both  as  re- 
gards e.xtenni- el. -,i,-ai  and  ih.-e.pially  iin|:.H  iaiii  .1. ■tails  of  the  in- 
terior, and  :iiake  a  lea.ling  speeiahy  of  desi;,'iiin^'  private  residences. 
Limits  p£  space  allow  us  to  name  only  a  few  of  the  buildings 
designed  and  erected  by  them,  i^mong  them  sbonld  be  mentioned 
the  Aristou  apartment  building  at  Broa.lway  an.l  Fifty  fifth  Street; 
a  large  apartment  hotel  at  Seventy  f.mrlli  Sii-.-et  an.l  Tenth  ,\\cmi.-; 
The  Home  Bank,  Forty-secoii.l  Sti.-et  west  ..f  Ki„-hth  Avt  iuie;  The 
Martha  Memorial  Cbiirob,  on  West  FiFtv-se.-..,i.l  Slivr;  the  (i.  rinan 
Masonic  Hall  on  East  Fifteenth  Streei  ;  tli."  ri  in.'edni  apartment 
house  on  W.^st  Filly-seventli  SIre.'t;   Wm.  Ciiniib.-irs  wall-jiaper 

factory  on  West  l''iirt>  st  ml  Street;  an.l   a  lai^c.'  st.ui'  eovering 

three  lots  on  W.-st  Tw eni y  - 1 bii-,I  Stn-et,  lor  Wm.  Fis]i,-r,  Their 
services  are  in  .  instant  .l.-man.l  in  tliis  eity  and  .-t.l  j.  .inin_' Stati's, 
and  are  proinpil\  an.l  saiisfaetorily  remlereil  in  all  eas.-s.  Their 
work  is  recognized  as  being  of  the  highest  order  of  talent,  their 
charges  are  fair  and  reasonable,  and  their  business  methods  are  hon- 
orable, enterprising,  and  reliable. 

CIIAMl'ION  LAUNDRY  WORKS  ;  Works.  Nos.  lOfi  and  lOS 
Seventh  Avemie;  Main  Offlee.  No, -lOSSi.xth  Avenue.— The  city  of 
New  York  is  the  happy  pos,sessor  of  a  ninuber  of  very  superior 
establishments  for  doing  laundry  work,  the  Clmmpioii  Laimdry 
Works, to  which  we  now  wish  to  call  particular  reference, being  among 
the  most  notable.   The  value  of  such  institutions  in  a  city  of  New 


York  is  not,  upon  first  sight,  fully  understood.  The  daily  traveller,  he 
who  is  constantly  travelling,  heartily  appreciates  this  facility,  where 
with  promptness  and  despatch  he  can  have  his  clothes  "  done  up" 
in  flrst  class  style.  The  facility  is  also  great  for  thousands  of  citi- 
zens in  New  York,  who,  living  in  Hats  and  rooms,  have  not  ac- 
commodation to  do  much  washing  themselves.  And  the  prices  at 
w  hieli  laundry  work  is  now  being  done  iu  the  city  of  New  York  are 
sii.  h  I  hat  it  is  much  cheaper  than  when  done  at  home.  This  is  an- 
.iih.  1  instance  of  what  money  and  facilities  and  new  machinery  can 
aee.niiplisli,  Tlie  Champion  Laundry  Works  possess  ample  capital 
an.l  e\eeil.-iil  lac  ilii  i.  s.  I  h.  >  own  the  finest  equipment  of  machin- 
ery, iiiiis,  wi  iii:,''  rs,  .li  Mii-  ipptiratus,  etc..  of  any  laundering  con- 
e.  rn  in  New  York,  It  lieeame  an  incorpoiated  company  in  the 
M  ar  is77,  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New  York.  Their  works  are 
loi  ated  at  Nos,  106  and  108  Seventh  Avenue,  and,  as  we  have  already 
intimated,  are  thnmnglily  complete  in  every  known  equipment  re- 
quired. For  the  <  MM  Ml.  11.  .  .  .f  their  customers  they  have  opened 
offices  all  thr..ni_'li.iiit  ih.  .  iiy,  The  foUowing  are  the  principal 
ones:  Main  ofli.  .  ,  .\..  ms  Sixth  Avenue.  Branches:  No.  1023  Ninth 
.\M  iiiie;  N.i  ss.;  I  iL  hill  Avenue;  No.  254  Eighth  avenue;  No.  167 
'I  hiiil  .\\.  line;  N.  .  s-'l  Si.\th  Avenue;  No.  731  Sixth  Avenue;  No.  420 
Si.xih  .\\.  iiii.  ;  N..  l."d  West  Twenty-third  Street;  No.  2  West  Four- 
lee  nth  sn  .-.  t.  1  11.-  pi  .-si.h-nt  of  the  company  is  A.Wallach,  Esq,,  with 
.\.  N.  c. ill. Ml,  Fs.p,  s.  cr.  i.irv  and  treasurer.  Both  are  young,  ac- 
tive, enei  ;4.die  men,  born  m  the  metropolis,  and  are  thoroughly  con- 
ver.saut  with  the  requirements  of  the  business  in  every  detail  and 
department. 

NEW  YORK  MILK  AND  CREAM  CO..  No.  431  Sixth  Avenue, 
near  Tw.  nty-si.xl li  Street,  and  No.  305  West  One  Hundred 
an.l  Twi  iitN  lifih  Sir.-et,  near  Eighth  Avenue.— Of  all  the 
articles  of  food  which  enter  into  the  routine  of  our  daily  life, 
of  none  is  purity  so  essential  a  quality  as  that  of  milk  and  its 
products.  The  New  York  Milk  and  Cream  Co.,  incorporated  in  1882, 
has  since  then  built  up  a  reputation  which  places  it  above  criticism. 
The  .■ompaiiy 's  main  dairy  is  at  No.  iM  Sixth  Avenue,  and  they  have 
an.iihn  .sialilishment  alNo,  305  West  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth 
Stieei,  and  they  eniiiloy  fifteen  milk  wagons,  and  thirty  hands  to 
distribute  their  Orange  Coniitv  niilk  an.l  cream.  Every  thing  about 
these  ilairies  iniUcates  the  ;;r.  ai>'st  l  ai.-  .in.l  .  l.-anliness,  and  every 
facilit}-  and  appliance  is  mad.'  use  ..f,  m.  I  n.i  iiig  n-f i  igerators,  in 
order  that  llie  milk  may  lie  .l.-hv.-re.l  t.i  ciist..iMers  as  imre  and  sweet 
iis  when  il  ai  iiM-il  fn.iii  111.'  fanii.  Tla-  milk  is  l,.,tlle.l  and  sealed  at 
the  .lair\-  an.l  piirit,\  i^  KHaranleeil.  Fr..m  2.":(iil  to  IddO  (piarts  are 
disp.iseil  of  .laily,  an.l  111.-  cun-eni  is  eli.-ia  fiill>-  commended  to 
rea.iers  of  our  n-view,  in  tin-  (-..nlileiice  that  Iheii-  interests  and 
healtli  will  be  coiisnlte.l  in  UsiiiK  th.-  milks  an.l  la.  l.-al  jiroducls  of 
this  company,  Tlie  presi. lent  and  nianaK'  r  I'r,  It.  U.  Stoue,  who 
is  a  native  of  Illinois;  and  the  suiie'  inteiKlent,  Mr.  C  C  Hrowne,  was 

born  at  Brooklyn,  h.  I,     There  is  a  cosy,  i  vein,  ni,  and  nicely 

fitted-up  lunch  department  oonnecte.l  with  the  business,  where 
excellent  refreshments, e;peoiall.\'  of  the  lacteal  kind,  can  be  enjoyed 
at  all  hours  of  the  day  a  \  ery  small  cost. 

WJI.  B  PARKIN  &  CO  .  Druggists  and  Apothecaries.  No,  421 
Eighth  Avenue. — The  history  of  this  establishment  dates 
back  thirty  years,  when  it  was  started  by  Mr.  William 
13.  Parkin  For  the  past  nineteen  years  it  has  as- 
siimeil  its  pres.  nt  f.irm.  Sp.  eial  features  are  made  of  the  sale  of 
En;;lish,  Fn-ncli,  C  ini  ui,  an.l  American  chemicals  and  extracts, 
Luiiin's,  Low's,  an.l  .iilier  s.,a]is,  perfumery,  toilet,  and  fancy  arti- 
cles. The  main  liusin.-ss  ,.f  tl  st.iblisbment,  however,  is  the  mak- 
ing up  an.l  eonipoiin.liii;.'  of  ).li\ siciaiis"  prescriptions.  In  this  de- 
Iiartnient  Messrs,  Wm,  D,  Parkin  &  Co,  have  gained  a  high  place  of 
distinction,  imt  mily  by  reason  of  the  pure  and  unadulterated  ingre- 
dients w  hieli  they  use  in  compounding,  but  the  care  and  accuracy 
with  w  hich  these  goods  are  compounded.  In  testimony  of  this  it  is 
stated  that  during  the  thirty  years  of  the  firm's  history  not  one  in- 
stance has  been  shown  where  any  error  has  taken  place,  or  any  one 
caused  inconvenience  or  injury.  The  premises  occupied  in  this 
business  are  admirably  and  centrall.v  located,  and  are  tastefully 
fitted  up  and  arranged  according  to  the  purpo.ses  of  the  business. 
The  trade  here  executed  conies  for  the  most  part  from  city  custom- 
ers, and  several  competent  and  efficient  clerks  are  kept  busy  waiting- 
upon  customers.  The  members  of  this  co-partnership,  Messrs.  Wm. 
B,  Parkin  and  Wni  H  Boyd,  are  both  active,  energetic  business  men 
who  stand  high  in  both  commercial  and  social  circles. 


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ILLUSTRATED  NtW  YORK. 


JOHN  McCLAVE,  Wholesale  and  RetaU  Lumber  and  Hardwood 
Merchant,  Twenty-second  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.— An 
examination  of  the  leading  industries  of  the  metropolis  reveals 
•  the  fact  that  there  are  some  houses  that  are  justly  entitled  to 
be  termed  representative  by  the  prominence  they  have  achieved  in 
their  particular  line  of  business.  In  the  wholesale  and  retail  lumber 
and  hardwood  trade  Mr.  John  McClave  has  attained  a  leading  posi- 
tion, owing  to  the  just  system  adopted  by  him  and  the  promptness 
with  which  all  orders  are  filled.  The  yard  and  planing-mill  are  cen- 
trally located  on  Twenty  second  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.  This 
business  was  originally  established  in  1862  by  McClave  Brothers,  who 
conducted  it  till  1875,  when  Mr.  John  McClave  became  sole  proprietor. 
The  planing  mill  is  a  spacious  four-story  and  basement  building, 
200x80  feet  in  dimensions.  The  workshops  are  fully  suppUed  with  the 
latestimproved  woodworking  machineiy,  tools,  and  appliances  known 
to  the  trade.  Two  hundred  experienced  workmen  are  employed, 
and  the  machinery  is  drawn  by  a  superior  175  horse-power  steam-en- 
gine. Mr.  McClave  deals  largely  in  all  kinds  of  lumber  and  hardwood. 
He  can  always  quote  satisfactory  prices  for  all  branches  of  work,  and 
has  furnished  his  productions  for  many  of  the  finest  buildings  erected 
in  Ne%v  York  and  its  vicinity.  A  stock  of  5,000,000  feet  of  lumber  and 
hardwood  is  constantly  on  hand,  and  the  sales  for  the  past  year 
amounted  to  18,000,000  feet.  Mr.  McClave  was  born  in  New  York  City 
in  1839,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  community  for  his  enterprise, 
business  ability,  and  integrity.  He  is  one  of  our  public-spirited  citi- 
zens, and  is  at  the  present  day  a  police  commissioner,  and  a  director 
of  the  Union  Dime  Savings  Bank  and  other  institutions.  He  has  like- 
wise been  an  alderman  for  three  terms.— 1879, 1880, 1881,— and  has  ever 
been  an  active  supporter  of  all  measures  conducive  to  the  benefit 
and  welfare  of  all  classes  of  citizens.  With  ample  experience,  capi- 
tal, and  practical  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  the  trade,  Mr.  McClave 
is  in  a  position  to  offer  the  best  inducements  both  as  regards  prices 
and  quality  of  lumber  and  hardwood,  which  cannot  fail  both  to  attract 
and  hold  the  extensive  and  influential  patronage  at  present  enjoyed. 
The  telephone-call  of  the  house  is  No.  220,  Twenty-first  Street. 

JE  ACKERMAN  &  CO.,  Hardwood  Lumber,  Logs  and  Tnn- 
ber;  Office  and  Yard,  Eleventh  Avenue  and  Twenty-eighth 
,  Street.— The  hardwood  lumber  trade  of  the  United  States  is 
one  of  great  magnitude.  Large  capital  and  numbers  of 
persons  are  engaged  in  it,  and  New  York  is  now  recognized  as 
one  of  the  principal  centres  of  this  trade.  One  of  the  most  widely 
known  and  reliable  houses  in  the  metropolis  engaged  in  this  indus- 
try is  that  of  Messrs.  J.  E.  Ackerinari  &  Co.,  whose  office  and  yard 
are  eligibly  located  on  Eleventh  Aveime  and  Twenty-eighth  Street. 
This  business  was  established  in  1873  by  Mr.  J.  E.  Ackei  inan,  who 
conducted  it  till  1883,  when  Mr.  J.  F.  Kodarmor  purchased  a  half  in- 
terest in  the  business,  the  firm-name  becoming  J.  E.  Ackernian  & 
Co.  This  yard  is  spacious,  advantageously  located  in  the  centre  of 
distribution  of  hardwood  lumber  of  this  city,  and  fully  supplied  with 
every  facility  and  convenience  for  the  successful  prosecution  of  the 
business.  The  firm  deal  largely  in  hardwood  lumber,  logs  and 
timber,  and  are  enabled  in  consequence  of  their  influential  connec- 
tions to  supply  customers  at  the  very  lowest  prices.  Messrs.  J  E. 
Ackermau  &  Co.  al.so  export  largely  hardwood  of  all  descriptions  to 
all  European  countries  using  American  woods,  also  sending  large 
quantities  to  South  America  and  the  Islands  of  the  Sea.  All  orders 
are  promptly  and  carefully  filled,  and  It  is  the  earnest  desire  of  the 
partners  to  merit  bj-  the  strict  principles  of  equity  a  continuance 
of  the  liberal  support  already  accorded.  Mr.  Ackermau  is  a  native 
of  New  York,  while  Mr.  Rodarnidr  was  born  in  Ohio.  By  years  of 
industry,  guided  by  care  and  inteLrrity.  they  have  won  their  way 
into  the  front  rank  of  our  responsible  and  representative  lumber 
merchants.    The  cable  address  of  tlie  house  is  "  Ackro." 

GEORGE  H.  BURKE,  Wholesale  Dealer  in  Glassware,  China, 
Queensware,  etc.,  .Mauufactiirer's  Agent,  No.  49  Barclay  Street 
and  52  Park  Place  —Both  as  a  promoter  of  the  city's  com- 
mercial supremacy,  and  a  leading  member  of  the  wholesale 
trade  in  glassware,  china,  queensware.  etc.,  Mr.  George  H.  Burke  has 
achieved  an  enviable  reputation.  Mr.  Burke  is  a  native  of  Vermont, 
and  early  in  life  became  connected  with  this  branch  of  mercantile 
effort.  For  upwards  of  twenty  years  he  has  been  a  permanent  resi- 
dent of  New  York  city.  In  1875  he  established  in  business  in  this 
locality  as  the  representative  of  several  of  the  most  famous  manu- 
facturers of  glassware,  etc.,  in  the  United  States,  and  with  his 


perfected  facilities  he  has  developed  a  very  widespread  wholesale 
trade.  He  is  the  agent  for  the  famous  Pittsburgh  manufacturers 
of  glassware,  Messrs.  Geo.  Duncan's  Sons.  This  is  the  leading  con- 
cern of  its  kind  in  America,  with  works  covering  over  two  acres. 
There  are  there  two  furnaces  of  the  largest  size,  splendidly  equipped, 
affording  employment  to  three  hundred  hands,  the  firm  producing 
the  most  popular  novelties  known  to  the  trade  in  crystal  and  colored 
glass.  At  Mr.  Burke's  spacious  salesrooms,  running  through  from 
No.  49  Barclay  Street  to  No.  52  Park  Place,  is  displayed  a  sample 
exhibit  absolutely  unequalled  elsewhere  as  regards  colored  glass 
tableware.  Mr.  Burke  also  represents  Burroughs  &  Mountford,  of 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  manufacturers  of  all  descriptions  of  plain  and  fancy 
china,  queensware,  granite  ware,  etc.  He  is  also  manufacturer's 
agent  for  the  William  Burke  Manufacturing  Co.,  whose  lamps  and 
glassware  are  so  widely  and  justly  celebrated.  One  of  the  greatest 
novelties  are  his  patent  handled  blown  tumblers,  light,  graceful,  and 
most  convenient  achievements  in  the  art.  Mr.  Burke  sells  all  over 
the  United  States,  and  has  ever  retained  the  confidence  of  leading 
commercial  circles. 

JH.  LAU  &  Co.,  Gims,  Gun  Material,  Ammunition,  Revolvers, 
Rifles.  Sporting  and  Fencing  Goods,  No.  75  Chambers  Street.— 
^  Among  the  old-established  and  substantial  houses  of  this  city 
will  be  found  that  of  Messrs.  J.  H.  Lau  &  Co.,  importers 
of  and  dealers  in  guns,  gun  material,  ammunition,  revolvers,  rifles, 
sporting  and  fencing  goods ;  the  firm  are  also  agents  for  Bochum  Min- 
ing and  Steel  Works,  Germany,  and  the  Attercliffe  Steel  Works, 
Messrs.  J  Shipman  &  Co.,  proprietors,  of  Sheffield,  Eng.,  carrying  a 
full  hue  of  the  superior  productions  of  these  great  enterprises.  The 
firm  have  two  large  floors,  systematic  and  convenient  in  arrangment, 
and  the  immense  stock  of  goods  is  most  attractively  displayed. 
House  specialties  are  made  of  Belgian  and  EngUsh  breech-loading 
guns,  Flobert  rifles  and  fencing  articles,  Brann  and  Bicem  ball- 
caps,  shot,  and  Lef aucheux  cartridges ;  and  the  house  has  long  been  a 
popular  purchasing  depot  for  this  class  of  goods.  This  business  was 
originally  founded  in  1865,  under  the  firm-name  of  Lau  &  Garlichs. 
In  1878,  Messrs.  StruUer,  Ljiu  &  Co.  were  the  proprietors,  and  in  1875 
the  present  copartnership  was  formed.  Messrs.  J.  H.  and  Louis  Lau 
are  natives  of  Germany,  the  former  coming  to  this  country  in  1848,  and 
the  latter  in  1862.  Mi\  Louis  Lau  is  a  director  of  the  Arion  Society, 
and  has  done  much  to  promote  its  success. 

FST.  JOHN  BARRETT,  Drugs,  No.  480  Eighth  Avenue.— A  well- 
conducted  and  deservedly  popular  pharmacy  is  that  of  Mr. 
^  F.  St.  Johu  Barrett,  located  at  No.  480  Eighth  Avenue.  This 
business  was  estabUshed  in  188.3,  under  the  present  proprie- 
torship, and  from  its  inception  has  had  a  substantial  and  prosperous 
growth.  The  commodious  salesroom  is  fitted  up  in  a  style  of  modern 
elegance  and  convenience,  and  the  stock  of  drugs,  chemicals,  medi- 
cines, etc.,  embraces  all  to  be  met  with  at  a  first-class  family  drug 
store.  Prescriptions  of  all  kinds  are  carefull.y  compoimded,  two  ex- 
perienced clerks  are  employed,  and  the  patronage  received  is  large 
and  liberal.  Mr.  Barrett  is  a  native  of  this  State  and  an  able  druggist. 
By  well-directed  and  spirited  efforts  he  has  reared  a  firm  local  trade, 
and  won  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  circles  for  his  many  sterling 
qualities. 

CRASENBERGER  &  SON,  Importers  of  Musical  Instruments 
an<l  Strings,  Musical  Boxes,  etc.,  No.  108  Chambers  Street.— 
J  This  representative  and  progressive  house  was  established  in 
18.V2  by  Mr.  C.  Rasenberger,  who  cotuhicted  it  till  1877,  when 
he  admitted  his  son,  Mr.  Henry  Rasenberger.  into  partiier.sbij).  The 
premises  occupied  comprise  three  convenient  floors,  which  are 
fully  stocked  with  a  splendid  assortment  of  musical  instruments  of 
all  kinds,  and  strings,  musical  boxes,  mouth-harmonicas,  guitars, 
violins,  etc.  Jlessrs.  C.  Rasenberger  &  Son  import  their  musical 
instruments  direct  from  tlie  most  celebr.ited  European  houses,  and 
consequently  are  enabled  to  offer  excellent  inducements  to  custom- 
ers. The  trade  of  this  reliable  firm  extends  throughout  all  sections 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  its  musical  instruments  and 
specialties  are  general  favorites  with  the  trade.  Mr.  C.  Rasenberger 
was  born  in  Germany,  but  has  resided  in  the  United  States  for  the 
last  forty  years,  while  his  son,  Mr.  Henry  Rasenberger,  is  a  native 
of  New  York.  They  have  ever  maintained  the  highest  standing  for 
sound  business  principles,  and  have  built  up  in  the  face  of  strong 
competition  one  of  the  finest  establishments  of  its  kind  in  the  city. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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EVERY  &  FREEMAN,  Steam  Canictd.  anin-  an.l  Renovating 
Works,  Nos.  220  and  -i-ii  East  Fori>  .  uikI  Si  n-i  t. -There  U 
no  establishment  in  the  city  that  w  ill  r  irpiiy  a  visit  from 
the  careful  housewife  at  this  season  ot  tlie  yvar  tlian  that  of 
Every  &  Freeman,  of  Nos.  ai6  anil  aSi  East  Forty-sccouil  Street, 
where  carpets  are  cleaned,  brushed,  beaten,  remade,  and  renovated. 
This  enterprising  house  was  founded  as  far  back  as  1845  by 
Messrs.  Every  and  Freeman,  who  began  business  in  a  very  small 
way.  but  by  degrees  the  concern  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  largest 
in  the  city,  and  has  among  its  patrons  the  wealthiest  citizens  ou 
Fifth,  Madison,  Lexington,  and  Park  avenues,  the  leading  hotels 
in  the  city,  etc.  One  of  the  founders,  Mr.  Every,  died  in  1887,  but 
the  old  firm-name  has  been  retained  by  Mr.  Peter  Freeman,  the 
surviving  partner,  who  has  manifested  considerable  enterprise  and 
commercial  ability  in  the  management  of  the  business.  Mr.  Freeman, 
who  is  a  colored  gentleman,  was  born  in  New  York,  and  has  been 
connected  with  his  present  line  of  business  all  his  life.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  for  the  business  consist  of  two  floors,  each  measuring 
25x150  feet,  and  these  are  supplied  with  several  of  the  finest  and 
♦latest  patented  machines  for  cleaning  carpets,  rugs,  linens,  etc. 
These  machines  thoroughly  clean,  air,  and  remove  mollis,  spots,  or 
stains  from  cai-pets,  etc.  The  machines  are  so  peculiarly  adapted, 
that  the  finest  fabrics  can  be  cleaned  without  the  slightest  injury,  yet 
cleaned  so  thoronglilij  that  no  moth  nor  a  particle  of  dust  cau  re- 
main in  them.  The  firm  use  the  Naphtha  Renovating  Process,  which, 
for  cleaning  carpets  and  all  qualities  of  rugs,  portii-res,  tapestries, 
curtjiius,  and  blankets,  is  equalled  bj'  few  and  excelled  by  none.  Ar- 
ticles that  have  been  put  through  a  course  of  renovation  by  naphtha 
and  other  chemical  compounds  i  exempt  from  acids  i,  and  used  by  one 
who  thoroughly  «/i./<  r.s^iinAs  tin'  Imsi iiesn.  are  as  free  from  dirt,  oil, 
and  grea.se  as  when  tliey  came  fnnu  the  loi.iii.  and  that  without  in- 
jury or  danger  of  fading  the  most  delicate  and  costly  fabrics.  The 
"  packinfc  and  wrapping"  of  carpets,  so  as  to  be  moth-proof,  is  a  suc- 
cess, either  for  sununer  or  storage,  and  the  firm  warrant  them  to 
keep  for  years  without  cleaning  or  fear  of  moth's  ravages.  Carpets 
are  taken  on  storage  for  the  siunmer  or  for  an  indefinite  period, 
and  special  insurance  policies  drawn  for  owners  if  desired,  Cai-pets 
are  taken  up  and  relaid.  Making  new  carpets  or  making  over  old 
ones  forms  a  specialty.  Carpets  are  taken  away,  cleaned,  and  re- 
•  turned  the  same  day  without  regard  to  weather,  if  desired.  The 
prices  for  cleaning  are:  Brussels,  ingrain,  or  three-ply  carpets,  5 
cents  per  yard;  velvet,  Aubusson,  and  moquette,  6  cents  per  yard; 
Wilton  and  Axminster,  7  cents  per  yard ;  Smyrna,  Turkey,  and  oriental 
rugs,  10  cents  per  yard.  Taking  up  carjiets,  1  cent,  and  more,  per 
yard.  Orders  sent  by  mail  or  otherwise  are  promptly  attended  to. 
Orders  may  be  sent  to  Jlr.  Jno.  Bryan's,  No.  940  Broadway,  corner 
Twenty-second  Street,  under  American  Express,  or  direct  to  the  firm 
at  Nos.  226  and  232  East  Forty-second  Street. 

GEORGE  E.  TODD,  Wholesale  Grains,  etc.,  No.  200  East  Forty- 
seventh  Street.— Among  the  active  and  enterprising  business 
men  located  on  this  busy  thoroughfare  will  be  found  Mr. 
George  E.  Todd,  wholesale  dealer  in  brewers'  grains  and 
screenings  Mr.  Todd  is  a  native  of  New  York,  and  embarked  in  the 
present  enterprise  in  1875,  and  by  able  and  popular  management  has 
secured  an  extensive  and  liberal  patronage.  The  commodities  han- 
dled are  shipped  directly  from  the  mills  and  warehouses  to  the  trade, 
an  arrangement  which  greatly  facilitates  the  business  and  is  duly 
appreciated  by  the  numerous  patronage.  Mr.  Todd  is  generally  es- 
teemed in  all  circles  as  an  honorable  and  deservedly  successful  mer- 
chant. 

HERMANN  DOERGE.  Dealer  in  Builders'  Hardware,  House- 
furnishing  Goods,  Stoves,  Heaters,  and  Ranges.  No.  .5,-)(! 
Eleventh  Avenue,  between  Forty-second  and  Forty-third 
Streets.— This  gentleman  founded  his  enterprise  in  1865, 
nnd  from  that  time  to  this  has  built  up  a  large  trade  among  the  best 
classes  ot  the  community.  The  store  is  very  centrally  located,  and 
has  a  frontage  of  '25  feet  and  a  depth  of  75  feet.  It  is  very  taste- 
fully fitted  up  and  admirably  arranged,  and  contains  a  fine  and 
complete  stock  of  builders'  and  general  hardware,  stoves,  heaters, 
and  ranges  of  the  newest  patterns  and  designs,  house-furnishing 
goods  of  every  description,  machine  and  carriage  bolts,  lag-screws, 
hand-screws,  glue,  etc.,  wood,  willow,  and  plated  ware,  cutlery  and 
fishing  tackle,  a  large  assortment  of  locks,  hoop-iron,  etc.  Every 
-descriptiou  of  tin,  copper,  and  sheet-iron  work  is  promptly  executed 


to  order,  nnd  the  facilities  of  the  establishment  for  satisfactorily 
meeting  all  demands  are  of  the  most  ample  and  complete  chaiacter. 
From  six  to  ten  hands  are  employed,  and  the  house  draws  its  pat- 
ronage from  all  parts  of  the  city.  The  basement  is  utilized  as  a, 
workshop,  and  the  mechanical  equipments  are  of  the  most  modern 
anil  flliciciit  i  liuracter.  Jobbing  receives  particular  attention,  and 
rooting  and  spouting  of  all  kinds  are  given  most  careful  considera- 
tion, and  executed  at  short  notice  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner 
and  at  reasonable  prices.  Mr.  Doerge  is  a  native  of  Germany,  has 
resided  in  this  country  for  thirty-one  years,  and  is  one  of  our  most 
popular  tradesmen. 

OSBORNE  BOARDING  STABLES,  Raymond  D.  MeUck,  Proprie- 
tor, Nos.  2;i5  and  227  West  Fifty -eighth  Street.-- Among  the  fine 
business  e.stijblishmeuts  in  which  New  Yoi-k  rejoices  are  her 
splendid  boarding  stables,  which  are  equipped  in  a  manner 
unsurp5l.ssed  by  any  other  city  in  the  country.  Prominent  among  the 
leading  and  most  fashionable  institutions  of  the  kind  are  the  Osborne 
Boarding  Stables,  located  at  Nos.  225  and  227  West  Fifty-eighth 
Street,  between  Broadway  and  Seventh  Avenue,  and  one  block  from 
Central  Park  entrance.  Although  established  but  one  year,  yet  this 
concern  has  become  one  of  the  most  popular  and  successful  in  this 
line  in  the  city,  and  commands  an  extensive,  infiuential  patronage. 
The  spacious  preiiiises  occupied  consist  of  a  brick  building,  having 
four  stories  and  basement,  the  dimensions  being  .50x100  feet.  The 
place  is  appointed  throughout  in  handsome  style,  every  convenience, 
apphance,  and  facihty  being  provided  for  all  i  iMiuii  id  purposes,  while 
in  the  matter  of  light,  ventilation,  and  draiua:,'i  the  staljli  s  are  per- 
fect. There  are  ample  accommodations  for  srveiity  horses  and  sixty 
carriages,  and  a  corps  of  competent  grooms  and  stablemen  are  em- 
ployed in  giving  attention  to  all  stock  or  vehicles  brought  here  for 
care.  Horses  are  boarded  for  any  length  of  time  at  the  most  reason- 
able rates,  and  the  best  of  food  and  treatment  is  assured  all  stock. 
The  proprietor  of  this  creditable  establishment,  Mr.  Raymond  D. 
Melick,  a  man  of  push,  enterprise,  and  energy,  thoroughly  acquainted 
■with  the  correct  methods  of  handling  stock,  and  they  give  tlieir  entire 
attention  to  the  interests  of  their  patrons. 

MF.  BENDER'S  PHARMACIES,  No.  357  West  Fourteenth 
Street,  corner  Ninth  Avenue,  and  Nos.  91  and  93  Eighth 
^  Avenue.— Among  the  pharmacies  on  the  West  Side  which 
are  leaders  in  this  line,  and  which  have  estabUshed  reputa- 
tions of  the  highest  order,  are  those  owned  and  conducted  by  Mr.  M. 
F.  Bender.  Both  are  old-established  drug  stores,  and  since  they  were 
first  opened  have  passed  through  various  successive  managements. 
The  first  named  came  into  the  control  of  Mr.  Bender  in  1884,  the 
second  in  188(5.  Under  his  able  management  the  trade  has  been 
greatly  augmented,  and  the  present  proprietor's  success  permanently 
assured.  The  stores  are  spacious,  handsomely  fitted  up,  and  filled 
with  large,  comprehensive  assortments  of  fresh,  pm-e  drugs  and 
chemicals,  proprietai-y  medicines,  fancy  and  toilet  articles,  surgical 
appliances,  and  all  otlu'r  articles  usually  found  in  first-class  hou.ses 
of  this  chanu-ter.  Mi'.  Bender,  who  has  had  ten  years'  practical 
experience  as  a  pharmacist,  employs  none  but  competent  assist- 
ant*, and  has  achieved  a  high  reputation  for  the  acciu^acy  and  skill 
with  which  he  compoimds  prescriptions.  He  is  a  native  of  this 
State. 

JH.  LEWIS  &  SON.  Manufacturers  of  Looking-glass  and  Ar- 
tistic Picture-frames,  etc..  No.  13'23  Broadway.— This  firm 
,  have  a  high  reputation  in  this  city  as  manufacturers  of  look- 
inu'-j^'lass  and  ai  tistir  iiicture-frames,  and  have  an  expe- 
rience of  twenty  yi  ills  in  tin-  business.  They  occupy  two  floors, 
2)X.50  feet  each,  ami  possess  unsiir]>assed  facilities  for  producing  the 
finest  class  of  work  in  their  line.  They  ^'ive  constant  employment  to 
twenty  skilled  bands,  and  enjey  a  fine  trade  at  both  wholesale  and 
retail.  As  picture  framers  and  gilders  this  firm  have  long  maintained 
a  high  reputation  for  the  superior  excellence  of  the  work  they  turn 
out  and  for  the  imiform  satisfaction  rendered  to  all  their  patrons. 
They  design,  manufacture,  and  gild  picture-frames  of  all  kinds,  re- 
gild  old  frames,  and  give  attention  to  every  description  of  gilding  for 
the  trade.  They  keep  a  fidl  line  of  novelties  in  frames  for  mirrors 
and  all  kinds  of  work,  and  place  their  prices  at  a  very  low  figure 
in  all  branches  of  their  business.  The  firm  is  composed  of  Messrs. 
J.  H.  Lewis  and  J.  H.  Lewis,  Jr.,  toth  natives  of  New  York  State, 
and  known  as  enterprising  manufacturers. 


IGO  ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


ROBERT  FOULDS,  Importer  and  Manufacturer  of  Toys,  Paper- 
cap  Pistols,  Patent  Fog-horns,  etc.,  No.  95  Chambers 
Street.— The  toy  trade  of  late  years  has  developed  to  large 
proportions,  stimulated  by  an  active  demand  all  over  the 
world  for  fresh  triumphs  of  ingenuity.  Much  of  the  credit  for  the 
prosperous  condition  of  the  toy  in- 
terest in  New  York  is  due  to  the  rep 
resentative  and  old-established  house 
of  Mr.  Robert  Foulds,  whose  office  and 
salesrooms  are  located  at  No.  9.5  Cham- 
bers Street.  This  business  was  estab- 
lished thirty  years  ago  by  Mr.  Foulds, 
who  has  since  bm'lt  up  a  liljeral  patron- 
age. The  premises  occupied  are  spa- 
cious and  convenient,  and  are  fitted  up 
with  every  appliance  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  the  extensive  and  well-select- 
ed stock,  which  has  no  superior  in  this 
country  for  novelty,  quaUty,  and  uni- 
form excellence.  Mr.  Foulds  imports 
direct  from  the  most  noted  European 
houses,  and  also  manufactures  all  kinds 
of  to.ys,  paper-cap  pistols,  patent  fog" 
hoi-ns,  and  other  specialties,  which  are 
offered  to  jobbers  and  retailers  at  re- 
markably low  prices.  His  house  is  a 
widely  known  depot  for  holiday  goods, 
and  here  are  always  kept  in  stock  the 
famous  "American  fireworks."  He 
publishes  annually  a  superior  illustrated 
catalogue,  which  is  forwarded  promptly 
to  the  trade  upon  application.  The 
trade  of  this  enterprising  house  extends 
throughout  all  sections  of  the  United 
States,  while  large  quantities  of  these 
superior  toys  and  novelties  are  exported 
to  Canatla,Mexico,the  West  Indiss.South 
America,  and  Europe.  Mr.  Foulds  wa  i 
born  in  Canada,  but  has  resided  in  the  United  States  since  is;j9.  He 
has  acquii-ed  an  excellent  reputation  in  commercial  life  for  his  en- 
terprise and  industry.  Those  requirin;^  really  first-class  toj's  and 
novelties  cannot  do  better  than  give  their  orders  to  this  popular 
house,  where  they  will  obtam  advantages  in  goods  and  prices  very 
difficult  to  be  secured  elsewhere. 


Cradle  of  Ariierican  Methodism.  "William  St 


1  .\  venue. —Among 
ity,  there  are  none 
;e|ih  L.  Waters,  of 
established  in  IKi 
';  in  ISTG  it  became 
business  passed  to 

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ing  from  handling 
fs.    The  premises 


JOSEPH  L.  WATEKS,  Grocer,  No.  m  Fo 
the  popular  grocers  of  this  section  of  t 
enjoying  a  higlier  reputation  than  3Ii-. 
No.  «S  Fourth  Avenue.  This  business 
by  Archer,  Hall  ,t  Co.,  Mr.  Waters  being  the  " 
Waters  &  Hall,  and  in  18S.3,  Mr.  Hall  retiring, 
the  sole  control  and  management  of  its  pres 
the  date  of  its  inception,  this  house  has  bet 
influential  and  steadily  growing  patronage,  re 
only  first-class  goods,  at  low  and  popular  ; 
occupied  comprise  a  store  and  basement,  each  30.\T0  feet  in  dimen- 
sions. The  store  is  tasteful  in  all  its  appointments  and  fi.xtures, 
conveniently  arranged,  and  provided  with  all  modern  appliances  for 
the  successful  prosecution  of  the  business.  The  stock  carried  em- 
braces the  finest  lines  of  choice  staple  and  fancy  groceries,  new  crop 
teas,  fragrant  coffees,  pure  spices,  foreign  and  domestic  dried  fi-uits, 
canned  gomls  in  all  their  varieties,  imported  and  domestic  pickles, 
sauces,  jellies,  preserves,  relishes,  condiments,  and  table  luxtiries; 
bakers'  and  laundry  supplies,  the  best  brands  of  family  flour,  corn 
and  oat  meals,  and  farinaceous  food-supplies  of  all  kinds;  sugars, 
syrups,  anil  molasses  of  all  grades;  salt  and  .smoked  meats  and  fish; 
in  shoi  t,  everything  usually  found  in  .a  first-class,  thoroughly  stocked 
grocery  store.  The  long  practical  experience  of  Mr.  Waters  enables 
him  to  quickly  recognize  and  supply  the  wants  of  this  trade,  and  his 
unsurpassed  facilities  for  procuring  his  supplies  enable  him  to  offer 
inducements  in  qualities  and  prices  that  camiot  readily  be  obtained 
elsevvliere.  All  orders  are  promptly  filled,  and  the  goods  delivered 
free  of  charge  to  any  part  of  the  city,  two  teams  being  devoted  to 
that  purpose.  Popular  prices  prevail,  anil  two  competent  assistants 
aid  Mr.  Waters  in  proTuptly  waiting  upon  his  patrons.  He  is  a  native 
of  Massachusetts,  and  has  resided  in  this  city  twenty  years,  and  is 
highly  respected  by  all  with  whom  lie  has  business  or  social  relations. 


TYLES  &  CASH,  Printers,  Stationei-s,  and  Blank-book  Manu- 
factm-ers.  No.  77  Eighth  Avenue  and  No.  .302  West  Fourteenth 
Street. — In  the  foremost  rank  of  the  printing  and  stationery 
trade  of  the  metropoUs  is  the  reUable  and  old-established  firm 
Messrs.  Styles  &  Cash.  This  business  was  established  in  186.5  by 
the  present  copai-tners,  Messrs.  Samuel 
D.  Styles  and  Alex.  Cash,  both  of  whom 
are  practical  printers,  stationers,  and 
blank- book  manufacturers,  fully  con- 
versant with  every  detail  and  feature 
of  this  important  industry.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  are  spacious  and  com- 
modious, fully  provided  with  splendid 
cylinder  and  Gordon  presses,  number- 
ing and  cutting  machines  of  ihe  most 
improved  patterns,  by  means  of  which 
the  work  produced  is  accomplished  with 
despatch  and  in  the  best  possible 
manner.  Sixty  experienced  printers, 
operatives,  etc  ,  are  employed,  and  th% 
machinery  is  driven  by  a  40-horse- 
power  steam-engine.  The  firm  carry 
on  a  general  jobbing  trade  and  make 
a  specialty  of  the  manufacture  of  all 
kinds  of  blank  books,  such  as  journals, 
day-books,  ledgers,  etc.  In  mechani- 
cal execution  their  printing  cannoi  be 
surpassed,  and  they  keep  always  an 
extensive  supply  of  new  type,  compris- 
ing all  the  latest  styles,  and  are  con- 
stantly making  additions  as  new  de- 
signs are  issued.  The  busmess  is  both 
wholesale  and  retail,  and  extends 
throughout  all  sections  of  the  United 
States.  Mr.  Styles  is  a  native  of  New 
York,  while  his  partner,  Mr.  Cash,  was 
born  in  Utica,  New  York.  Their  skill  in 
printing  and  in  the  manufacture  of 
stationery  and  blank-books  ismisurpassed,  and  their  work  is  equal  to 
anything  at  home  or  abroad. 

AMES  BRANDON,  Engineer  and  Machinist,  No,  .390  Eleventh 
Avenue.— .\  thoroughly  skilled  engineer  and  machinist  who  is 
occupying  a  representative  position  in  the  metropolis  is  Mr. 
.lames  Brandon.  Mr.  Bi-andon  has  had  many  years'  experience 
in  his  vocation,  is  a  recognized  expert  in  all  its  departments,  and 
since  he  founded  his  business  about  a  year  ago  has  built  up  a  large, 
first  class  patronage.  While  his  trade  is  principally  confined  to  the 
city,  yet  it  is  rapidly  exteuiling,  and  he  is  prepared  to  perform  woi  k 
in  his  line  in  any  ]iart  of  the  United  States.  The  premises  occupied 
by  him  are  fitted  up  in  the  most  complete  style  with  all  requisite 
appliances  and  implements,  steam  power,  etc.,  and  emploj  nient  is 
afforded  a  number  of  efficient  hands.  Mr.  Brandon  gives  attention 
to  the  execution  of  work  of  all  kinds  in  his  line,  and  perforins  all 
work  in  a  thorough,  satisfactoiy  manner.  He  makes  a  leading  spe- 
cialty of  the  manufacture  eft  Balance  Piston  Ring  Packing,  which  was 
invented  but  two  years  ago,  and  is  just  now  being  introduced  in  the 
market  by  him. 

RATHBUN,  Wholesale  and  Commission  Dealer,  Hay,  Grain, 
Feed,  etc..  No.  453  Fourth  Avenue.— This  is  one  of  the 
most  enterprising  hay  and  grain  establishments  in  the 
city,  and  it  has  attained  a  well-deserved  success.  Mr. 
Rathbun  began  business  here  in  IBia,  and  each  year  he  has  witnessed 
an  increase  of  trade.  His  premises  consist  of  a  building  containing 
three  floors  and  basement,  and  covering  an  area  of  25x100  feet.  The 
establishment  is  equipped  with  every  convenience  and  appliance  for 
the  handling  of  stock,  which  is  an  extensive  one,  and  comprises 
baled  hay,  grain,  feed,  etc.  Mr.  Rathbun  brings  to  bear  on  the 
business  an  experience  extending  over  a  period  of  thirty  years,  and 
he  is  prepared  to  receive  and  speedily  dispose  on  commission  of 
consignments  of  grain,  hay.  feed,  etc.,  and  to  assure  to  consignors 
prompt  and  satisfactory  returns.  When  desired,  liberal  advances 
are  made  upon  consignments,  and  producers  can  always  rely  v.pon 
fair  and  equitable  dealing  at  the  hands  of  Mr.  Rathbun.  His  business 
is  of  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  character,  and  to  both  dealers  and 
consumers  he  can  offer  superior  terms.  He  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
and  personally  very  popular. 


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THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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B&  W.  B.  SMITH,  Artistic 
Store  Fixtures,  Cabinet 
^    Work,No.  aaO  Wpst  Twen- 
ty-ninth Street.  -  There  is 
no  brancli  of  tlie  meclianieal  arts 
in  which  siieli  rapiil  pro-resv;  and 
improvenii'iii  lias  \<i;-ii  mail.'  w  illv 


tion  of 
fine  iMh 


liish 


Messrs.  li.  W, 
2-.'0  West  Twe 
This  responsib 
house  was  found 
and  has  piu  sued 


ixiiin'S  .and 
„•  ivpi-esen- 
1  Ihis  liii..  of 
l  i;  is  that  of 
iiit.h.  at  No. 
iitli  Street, 
id  popular 
ty  years  ago, 
linterrupted 


career  of  prosperity  and  success, 
based  upon  tiie  intrinsic  merit  of 
its  prodncti<ins  and  tlie  enterprise 
and  relialiility  of  its  business  man- 
agement. Tlie  factory  of  tlie  firm 
is  a  five-story  brick  building  ^5  by 
100  feet  in  dimensions,  equipped 
■with  the  latest  improved  maclii- 
nery,  tools,  and  appliances,  pro- 
vided with  steam-power,  and 
steady  employment  is  given  to 
sixty  skilled  and  expert  hands. 
The  offices  of  the  firm  are  among 
the  most  handsomely  appointed 
in  the  city,  reflecting  the  taste 
and  artistic  abilities  that  charac- 
terize all  the  productions  of 
this  popular  house.  The  firm 
are  prepared  to  fit  out  complete- 
ly, in  the  highest  style  of  modem 
art,  private  dwellings,  business 
houses,  apartments,  hotels,  offices, 
and  public  edifices,  and  have 
gained  a  national  reputation  as 
accomplished  masters  of  their 
trade,  their  work  being  unsur- 
passed for  beauty  and  originality 
of  design  and  superiority  of  work- 
manship and  finish.  As  speci- 
mens of  their  ability  and  skill, 
attention  is  directed  to  the  fix- 
tures supplied  by  them  for  the 
establishment  of  the  Gorham 
Manufacturing  Company  at  Broad- 
way and  Nineteenth  Street,  which 
are  acknowledged  to  be  the  finest 
of  this  class  in  the  city;  and  to 
the  jewelry  house  of  M.  S.  Smith 
&  Co.  in  Detroit,  said  to  be  the 
finest  fitted  up  house  in  this  re- 
gard in  the  world.  The  illustra- 
tion is  of  an  interior  of  store  as 
fitted  entire  by  the  Messrs.  Smith. 
Many  other  conspicuous  samples 
of  their  work  might  be  pointed 
out  in  this  and  other  cities,  in- 
cluding Philadelphia  and  Wash- 
ington, but  the  two  specimens 
named  are  sufficient  to  establish 
their  pre-eminence  in  this  branch 
of  mechanical  art.  The  pro- 
prietors are  highly  esteemed  in 
the  social  and  business  circles  of 
this  city,  and  their  career  is  an 
evidence  of  their  sterling  worth 
and  ability,  reflecting  the  liighest 
credit  upon  their  character  and 
integrity. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


THE  TROY  CITY  LAUNDRY  CO.,  No.  9  Clinton  Place,  Gates  H. 
Barnard,  Proprietor. — The  representative  and  most  extensive 
laundry  iu  tlie  metropolis  is  that  kuovv'n  as  the  Troy  City 
Laundry  Company,  No.  9  Clinton  Place,  of  which  Mr.  Gates  H. 
Barnard  is  the  sole  proprietor.  This  laundrj'  was  established  in 
1882,  by  Mr.  Barnard,  who  has  secured  the  best  class  of  trade  from 
the  start,  and  both  as  regards  the  practical  skill  and  experience  of 
the  proprietor,  and  his  facilities  for  the  prompt  filling  of  all  orders, 
we  know  of  no  similar  establishment  so  well  equipped.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  comprise  a  superior  three-story  and  basement  build- 
ing, 25x100  feet  in  dimensions,  on  Clinton  Place,  with  t%vo  spacious 
floors  25x125  feet  in  area  at  No.  1418  Broadway  for  family  washing. 
The  various  departments  are  fully  supplied  with  the  latest  improved 
laundry  apparatus  and  machinery,  necessary  for  the  successful  pros- 
ecution of  this  useful  industry.  One  hundred  and  twenty  experienced 
operatives  are  employed,  and  the  machinery  is  driven  by  a  40  horse- 
power steam-engine  and  75  horse-power  steam-boiler.  The  system 
which  pervades  this  popular  establishment  leaves  nothing  to  be  de- 
sired, each  department  being  carefully  supervised,  and  the  result  is 
the  turning  out  of  the  best  work  at  prices  that  cannot  be  rivalled 


Street.  These  works  were  established  here  in  1885,  and  consist  of  a. 
two-story  brick  building,  25  by  65  feet  in  dimensions,  fully  equipped 
with  all  the  latest  improved  machinery,  tools,  and  appliances  requis- 
ite for  the  systematic  and  successful  conduct  of  the  business,  and 
steady  employment  is  given  to  fourteen  skilled  and  experienced 
hands.  Mr.  White  makes  a  specialty  of  heavy  castings  of  all  descrip- 
tions for  railroads,  engines,  and  machinery,  and  the  output  is  recog- 
nized wherever.introduced  and  tested  as  unsurpassed  for  smoothness 
and  quality  of  metal,  practical  utility,  and  thorough  reliabilitj',  by  the 
products  of  any  house  in  the  country.  The  castings  here  manufac- 
tured can  be  implicitly  relied  upon  in  every  emergency  requiring 
strength,  durability,  and  perfect  workmanship,  and  railroad  com- 
panies, machinists,  and  manufacturers  requiring  these  productions 
cannot  do  better  than  give  their  orders  to  this  trustworthy  house, 
where  they  will  obtain  advantages  difficult  to  be  secured  elsewhere. 
The  trade  has  already  reached  extensive  and  gratifying  proportions, 
extending  throughout  the  entire  United  States,  and  is  steadily  in- 
creasing iu  magnitude  and  importance  under  enterprising  and  reli- 
able management.  Mr.  White  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  a  thoroughly 
practical  and  experienced  manufacturer,  and  highly  regarded  ini 


I860— Catholic  Orphan  Asylum,  Fifth  Avenue. 


by  any  contemporary  concern.  The  Troy  City  Laundry  Co.  has  for 
sevei-al  yeais  secured  the  patronage  of  the  principal  hotels,  restaur- 
ants, fauiiles,  etc  ,  in  New  York  and  the  neighboring  cities,  always 
giving  entii(-  satisfaction  to  the  most  critical  customers.  There  are 
upwarils  ..t        nu'i'iicii's  i-stablished  in  various  parts  of  the  country, 

who  sliip   N  Im  iliis  coiiipaiiy  regularly.    Among  the  various  im 

provril  :ii  i  .inicciii.-iils  and  iaiiiidry  inacliinery  utilized,  special  at- 
tention is  (liivcte.l  ti)  an  imjiroved  washer,  invented,  owned,  and  pat- 
ented l.y  Mr.  liainanl,  which  is  warranted  to  clean  clothes  in  the 
bfSt  iKissible  manner,  wilhout  in  the  slightest  degree  tearitig  or  in- 
juring tlieni.  There  can  lie  little  doubt  of  the  snperior  advantages 
these  Tnac-hines  possess,  and  their  nniversal  adoption  by  the  trade. 
Mr.  Barnard  was  born  in  Ti-oy.  X,  Y.  His  laumhy  has  obtained  an 
excellent  reputation  in  all  sections  of  the  city  and  its  vicinity  for 
promptness,  cheapness,  and  the  thorough  and  careful  execution  of 
all  work  entrusted  to  it,  and  without  doubt  is  the  best  equipped  and 
managed  establishment  of  its  kind  in  the  country. 

EDWARD  C.  WHITE,  Brass  and  Bronze  Works,  No.  531  West 
Thirty-third  Street  — The  natural  sequence  to  the  enormous 
development  of  railroad  enterprises  in  all  parts  of  the  United 
States  is  an  ever-growing  demand  for  railway  castings  and 
other  special  supplies.  New  York,  with  its  extensive  manufacturing 
facilities,  has  long  held  a  representative  position  in  this  branch  of 
trade.  Prominently  identified  therewith  are  the  Brass  and  Bronze 
■  Works  of  Mr.  Edward  C.  White,  located  at  No.  531  West  Thirty-third 


mercantile  and  manufacturing  circles  for 
skill,  and  integrity. 


business  capacity. 


J J.  SCHUFF,  Manufacturer  and  Dealer  in  Ladies'  and  Gents 
Travelling  Trunks,  etc.,  Nos.  46  Fourth  Avenue,  44  Union 
,  Square,  and  44  East  Forty-second  Street.— The  old-estab- 
lished and  reliable  house  of  Mr.  J.  J.  Schuff  was  established 
in  IRfil  by  the  present  proprietor,  who  is  a  thoroughly  practical 
trunk  iuaker,  possessed  of  a  wide  range  of  experience,  and  every 
facility  for  the  prompt  filling  of  all  orders.  Mr.  Schuff  manufactiu-es 
and  deals  in  all  kinds  of  ladies'  and  gents'  travelling  trunks,  valises, 
bags,  and  all  requirements  for  travelling  purposes.  It  may  be 
justly  claimed  that  these  travelling  trunks,  etc.,  are  unsurpassed  for 
style,  quality  of  materials,  finish,  durability,  and  workmanship, 
nothing  but  well-seasoned  bass-wood  being  used  in  their  construction, 
and  the  prices  quoted  are  much  lower  than  those  of  other  first-class 
houses.  All  goods  turned  out  by  Mr.  Schuff  are  made  under  his 
immediate  supervision,  thus  affording  to  customers  a  guarantee 
that  they  are  perfect  in  every  respect  before  the.y  are  permitted  to 
leave  his  establishment.  The  stores  occupied  by  Mr,  Schuff  are 
fully  stocked  with  a  complete  assortment  of  travelling  trunks,  bags, 
valises,  etc,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  is  steadily  increasing,  owing 
to  the  superiority  and  reliability  of  his  productions.  Mr  Schuff 
was  born  in  Germany,  but  has  resided  in  New  York  for  the  last 
forty  years,  and  for  over  a  quarter-century  engaged  in  his  present 
enterprise. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


1G3 


CHARLES  N.  SWIFT  MANTFACTURINa  CO.,  Manufacturers 
of  Moistening  and  Fresbeninf»  Articles  for  CiRars,  Tobaccos, 
etc.,  No.  ll.")  Chambers  Street  — Aiikmii;  tlic  valuable  represen- 
tative industries  permanently  local !■( I  in  lliNcity,  none  are  of 
greater  interest  and  importance  to  the  pii''li''  il'm  Hi-'i  <-onducted  by 
the  Chai-les  N.  Swift  Manufacturing  Co.,  nianulaclun  is  of  moisten- 
ing articles  imder  Swift's  patents  for  cigars,  tobaccos,  etc.  Mr. 
Swift,  in  1882,  perfected  his  inventions  and  began  the  manufactm-e  of 
boxes  with  his  moistening  attachments.  They  attracted  at  once 
the  wholesalers  and  retiiilers  of  cigars  and  tobaccos,  and  the  de- 
mand grew  so  rapidly,  that  in  1885  the  present  company  was  formed 
to  carry  on  the  business  upon  an  increased  scale  of  magnitude  and 
with  increased  facilities  for  producing  the  most  elaborate  ornament- 
al work.  Mr.  Charles  N.  Swift  is  President,  and  Mr.  J.  G.  TuthiU 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  They  have  placed  on  the  market  a  varied 
assortment  of  boxes,  cabinets,  cases,  etc..  for  moLstening  purposes. 
They  occupy  three  floors,  each  30x60,  and  have  every  facility  at 
command,  affording  employment  to  a  large  force  of  skilled  hands. 
Under  Swift  s  patents  the  cigar  box  or  boxes  are  placed  in  the 
moistening  case,  which  is  supphed  with  a  pure  and  clear  absorbent 
(made  specially  for  the  purpose)  enclosed  in  a  neat  perforated  metal 
pad,  which  merely  requires  a  dip  in  water  to  be  ready  for  use. 


Swift's  boxes  are  thoroughly  ventUated,  and  there  can  be  no  musty 
goods.  They  sell  at  sight,  and  tobacconists  generally  find  them  essen- 
tial, and  they  as  well  as  haberdashers,  stationers,  jewelry  and  fancy 
goods  dealers  can  find  nothing  so  salable.  The  boxes  are  made  to 
hold  from  fifty  cigars  up.  and  can  be  had  in  mahogany,  black-walnut 
or  oak.  Among  other  styles  are  waU-cabinets,  customers'  cabinets 
for  private  use  in  store,  counter  and  floor  cabinets,  stock  chests  and 
moist  room  for  stock.  The  latter  is  an  apparatus  in  which  can  be 
stored  any  number  of  cigars,  and  is  kept  at  exact  condition  of 
moisture  necessary  by  the  company's  accurate  appliances.  Esti- 
mates for  wholesale  and  retail  dealers  will  be  cheerfully  furnished. 
The  company's  articles  are  in  use  by  all  leading  manufactm-ers  and 
dealers,  including  Demuth  &  Co.;  Straiten  &  Storm;  Park  &  Tilford; 
Acker,  MerraU  &  Condit:  Hoffman  Hou.se;  Thurber,  Why  land  &  Co.; 
Hyneman  Bros.,  Boston;  Lord  &  Taylor;  Macy  &  Co.;  Stern  Bros.; 
Black,  Starr  &  Frost:  McKesson  &  Robbins;  Jno.  Wanamaker, 
Philadelphia;  Jordan,  Marsh  &  Co.,  Boston,  etc.,  etc. 

JW.  MORGAN,  Wholesale  and  Rf-tail  Dealer  in  Fish,  Oysters, 
etc.,  No.  2.")2  Si.^th  Avenue.  — .V  in,ii  l;ei  iliat  Ii.w  ac(|uii-e(l  an 
^  enviable  reputation  is  tliat  uf  uhi<-li  Mi-,  .1.  \V.  ^Ini-aii  is 
theenterprisiii-  propi  iet.a-.  Tliix  is  tlie  ,,1,1  stan,l  \\li<Te  Mr, 
J.  H.  Lairdcomin,'nei',l  tl,,'  hiisiness  tliii-|\-  \  i-ai-s  a'.',i,  II,-  l,iiilf  up 
a  fine  trade  with  tlie  lu->t  ,-la^s,',-;  nf  tl,,-  i-.-si,li-iii  i.-U  j ml, lie,  an, I  f,  ir  up 
wards  of  eight  .\-,  ar  s  ,,f  tin-  time  :Mr.  ^P'l-jun  \\  a^  a,-ti\ ,'ly  onn.-et- 
ed  with  him  and  l.eeanie  very  widely  an, I  i„,pul,irly  known.  In 
1885.  upon  ^\r.  Laird's  retirement,  he  su,-,-,-,-,]i-,l  I,.  ili,>  business  as 
sole  proprietor-,  an.l  lias  duruig  the  inter\  ,-nin,^'  p.-ri,„l  .leveloped  not 
only  one  of  the  finest  trades  on  the  avenue,  bnt  one  of  the  best 
throughout  the  city  at  large.  He  handles  and  deals  in  all  kinds  of 
fish  and  oysters,  both  at  wholesale  and  retail.  His  cdnneotions  are 
the  best,  direct  with  leading  shippers,  and  the  result  is  that  liere  the 
public  can  always  find  on  hand  a  choice  supply  of  every  variety  of 
fish  in  season.  Mr.  Morgan  serves  many  of  the  largest  hotels  and 
restaurants  in  the  city;  hundred  of  private  families  along  the  best 
streets  and  avenues,  aside  from  filling  wholesale  orders  out  of  town. 
When  sent  either  by  mail  or  telegraph,  an  order  receives  the 
promptest  attention  here.   Mr.  Morgan  has  a  very  neat,  attractive 


market,  and  enii)loys  live  hands,  running  two  delivery-wagons,  and 
each  season  handles  an  increasing  trade,  the  best  proof  of  his  ex- 
cellent service  being  the  fact  that  he  not  only  makes  new  custom- 
ers right  along,  but  steadily  holds  his  old  trade. 

WEIDMAN'S,  Fine  Candies,  No.  1211  Broadway.— As  a  manu- 
facturer of  and  dealer  in  choice  confectionery,  there  are 
none  bearing  a  higher  reputation  or  are  better  i)atronized 
than  Mr.  G  L.  Weidman.  This  gentleman  brings  wide 
practical  experience  to  bear  in  his  business,  being  thoroughly  inti- 
mate with  every  detail  of  it,  and  having  for  twelve  years  prior  to 
coming  to  this  city  conducted  a  hirge  and  successful  business  in  Chi- 
cago, at  Nos.  203  and  205  East  Sladison  Street,  Nos.  19  and  21  South  Clark 
Street,  and  No.  889  East  Madison  Street.  In  1885  he  opened  his  present 
fine  store,  and  developed  a  trade  that  will  compare  favorably  with  that 
of  many  of  his  older  rivals.  He  occupies  a  fl  ne  store  25x35  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, handsomely  finished,  elegantly  appointed,  and  containing  as  fine 
an  assoitment  of  choice  confectionery  as  will  be  found  in  any  similar 
house  in  New  York.  The  basement,  which  is  devoted  to  manufactur- 
ing purposes,  is  thoroughly  equipped  with  all  tlie  appliances  pertain- 
ing to  the  business,  and  gives  constant  employment  to  a  competent 
force  of  skilled  confectioners.  All  goods  manufactured  here  are 
made  from  the  purest  of  sugar  and  other  materials,  and  where  color- 
ing is  needed  only  harmless  vegetable  extracts  are  u.sed.  Candies  are 
made  fresli  every  hour,  and  his  caramels  especially  are  in  good  de- 
mand. His  store  is  the  favorite  resort  for  ladies,  who  are  his  best 
customers.   He  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  has  resided  here  since  1885. 

GEORGE  LANGE  &  SON,  Manufacturer  of  Pianoforte  Keys, 
No.  227  East  Twenty -second  Street,  between  Second  and 
Third  Avenues.— In  1865  the  history  of  the  house  of  which  the 
present  article  is  a  sketch  began.  The  business  w  as  started  in 
a  small  way  by  Mr.  George  Lange,  who  continued  year  by  year  to  in- 
crease his  trade  and  his  facilities  for  production  until  his  establishment 
became  one  of  the  most  extensive  in  its  line,  not  only  in  the  city,  but 
in  the  country.  Some  years  ago,  Mr.  Lange  took  into  partnersliip 
his  son,  who  died  in  188G.  The  business,  however,  is  still  conducted 
by  the  founder,  under  the  style  of  George  Lange  &  Son.  Mr.  Lange 
has  achieved  widespread  distinction  as  a  manufacturer  of  piano- 
forte keys.  The  high  standard  of  these  goods  is  due  to  their  quality, 
durability,  and  exquisite  taste  in  finisii.  In  their  manufacture  from 
fifteen  to  twenty-five  hands  are  employed,  and  the  manufactory  con- 
sists of  a  building  containing  five  floors  and  basement  and  standing 
on  an  area  of  25x100  feet.  The  factory  is  equipped  with  the  finest 
and  most  efflcient  machinery  appertaining  to  the  trade.  The  trade 
relations  of  the  house  extend  to  all  parts  of  the  Union,  and  from  this 
estabhshment  the  most  celebrated  and  most  extensive  manufacturers 
of  pianofortes  in  the  country  secure  their  supplies  of  pianoforte  keys. 
Mr,  Lange  was  born  in  Germany,  and  in  1853  came  to  America;  he 
has  won  success  by  sheer  merit,  and  his  business  record  is  a  highly 
commendable  one. 

WILLIAM  HELLER  &  SON,  Manufacturer  of  Fine  Satchels 
and  TraveUing-bags,  No.  91  Chambers  Street.— For  a 
period  of  twenty-seven  years  the  name  of  HeUer  has  lieen 
prominently  identified  in  this  city  with  the  manufacture  of 
fine  satchels  and  travelling-bags,  and  the  well-laiown  house  of  Wm. 
Heller  &  Son  stands  to-day  second  to  none  in  this  particular  branch 
of  commercial  activity.  The  extensive  business  conducted  under 
this  name  and  stvli'  was  established  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the 
pr,-:-,-nt  -iti>,  t,i  \\  lii,'h  it  was  removed  in  lX7i  by  the  head  of  ttie  firm, 
,1^,,,-ial.  ,1  witli  liini  hi  l^s.-j  son_  Isaac  Heller.  The  spaciotis 
pi-,-iiii--  s  ,-xi.-ii,lin  :  tlircim  1  111,'  block  from  No.  91  Chambers  to  No. 
7:i  i;,-a,l,'  Sn-,',  I  ai  ,-  ,i,linii-al,ly  arnmged  and  fully  equipjjed  for  the 
priis,'ciiti,,n  ,,1'  til,-  l,u-.in,-ss.  The  firm  employ  a  large  force  of 
skilli-il  tali  iit  l',,r  th,-  sa|i,  riiii-  elass  of  work  for  which  they  have 
long  been  noted.  An  especial  feature  of  this  firm  is  the  fact  that 
they  carry  the  largest  stock  of  their  particular  specialties  to  be  foimd 
amongst  the  trade,  and  are  noted  for  prompt  and  quick  deliveries, 
an  admirable  feature  in  manufacturing  appreciated  by  all  dealers. 
The  hou,30  has  a  widely  extended  trade  throughout  the  United  Stjites, 
and  the  annual  business  is  of  most  prosperous  aggregate.  The 
?Iessrs,  Heller  are  active  and  energetic  New  York  business  men.  re- 
spected and  esteemed  in  the  trade  circles,  and  occupying  a  position 
of  deserved  prominence  among  leading  mnnufactiu-ers  of  their 
goods. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


FISCHER  &  BURNETT  LUMBER  COMPANY,  Manufacturers 
of  and  Dealers  in  Hardwood  Lumber,  No.  62  Teuth  Avenue  — 
In  compiling  an  account  of  the  commerce  and  industries  of 
New  York,  we  desire  to  particularly  mention  those  clagses  of 
houses  that  are  the  best  representatives  of  each  special  line  of  trade, 
and  are  contributing  most  to  the  city's  fame  and  reputation.  In 
this  connection,  special  reference  is  made  in  this  historical  review  to 
the  widely  known  and  reliable  Fischer  &  Burnett  Lumber  Company, 
manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  hardwood  lumber,  whose  offices 
are  centrally  located  at  No.  63  Tenth  Avetiue.  This  business  was 
established  in  1882  by  Messrs.  Fischer  &  Burnett,  who  conducted  it 
till  1887,  when  it  was  duly  incorpoj-ated  under  the  laws  of  Tennessee 
with  ample  capital.  The  following  gentlemen,  who  have  gained  an 
excellent  reputation  in  mercantile  and  financial  circles  for  their 
business  ability,  enterprise,  industry,  and  integrity,  are  the  officers, 
viz.  :  Fr.  Fischer,  President;  Dillon  B.  Burnett,  Vice-President; 
Fred.  Fisher,  Secretary  and  Treasurer:  L.  Kramer,  Manager,  Evans- 
ville,  Ind.;  I.  W.  Norcross,  Superintendent,  Clinton.  Tenn.  The 
company  owns  extensive  mills  and  yards  at  Clinton,  Tenn.,  Evans- 
villa,  Ind.,  and  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  deals  largely  in  all  kinds  of 
hardwood  lumber.  All  orders  are  promptly  and  carefully  filled  at 
the  lowest  possible  prices,  and  the  trade  of  the  company  extends 
throughout  all  sections  of  the  United  States,  and  is  steadily  increas- 
ing owing  to  the  superiority  and  excellence  of  its  productions.  The 
company  employs  in  its  yards,  etc.,  seventy  experienced  workmen. 
Mr.  Fr.  Fischer,  the  President,  was  born  in  Germany,  but  has  resided 
in  the  United  States  for  the  last  thirty  years,  while  the  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Mr.  Burnett,  is  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  and  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Mr.  Fred.  Fisher,  was  born  in  New  York  City.  The 
future  prospects  of  this  responsible  company  are  of  the  most 
promising  character,  and  the  success  attained  is  only  the  just  re- 
ward of  the  officers'  skill,  enterpri-;e.  and  energy. 

J EARLY,  Carpets,  Oil-cloths,  Fui-niture,  etc.,  Nos.  473  and  475 
Eighth  Avenue.— In  reviewing  the  various  mercantile  enter- 
,  prises  which  contribute  to  the  trade  facilities  of  this  popular 
shopping  district  a  position  of  well-earned  prominence  should 
be  given  the  old-estabhshed  and  long-popular  house  which  is  made  the 
immediate  subject  of  the  present  sketch.  It  is  now  eighteen  years  since 
Mr.  Early  first  embarked  in  the  enterprise  in  hand,  and  from  a  com- 
p  1  rritively  smaU  commencement  he  has  by  fair  and  honorable  deaUng 
icied  an  extensive  and  most  prosperous  business.  In  its  present 
status  the  volum;nous  busmess  occupies  a  fine  brick  structure  four 
stories  and  a  basement  in  height  and  40x50  feet  on  the  surface.  The 
general  arrangement  of  the  premises  is  systematic  and  convenient, 
and  the  store  with  its  large  plate-glass  show-window  and  elegant  in- 
terior appointments  forms  one  of  the  attractive  featvu-es  of  this  pop- 
ular promenade.  The  first  or  store  floor  is  devoted  chiefly  to  the  car- 
pet department.  Here  are  to  be  found  all  grades  and  styles  of  floor 
coverings,  ranging  from  the  comparatively  inexpensive  ingrain  to  the 
exquisitely  patterned  and  costly  moquette  and  Wilton  carpets.  Rugs, 
mattings,  and  oil-cloths  are  also  shown  in  all  the  newest  and  most 
desirable  patterns,  and  the  stock  of  lace  curtains,  window-shades, 
etc.,  is  one  of  the  best  selected  and  most  complete  to  be  met  with  in 
the  city  trade.  The  furniture  branch  of  the  business,  to  which  the  up- 
per floors  are  entirely  and  the  store  partly  devoted,  is  equally  com- 
prehensive and  complete.  All  the  latest  novelties  and  most  fashionable 
designs  in  kitchen,  bedroom,  dining  room,  and  parlor  furniture  are 
shown,  and  the  house  has  long  been  a  favorite  purchasing  depot  for 
the  high-class  trade  of  the  vicinity.  The  trade  is  principally  cash, 
although  goods  are  also  sold  on  the  instalment  plan,  with  easy  and 
equitable  terms  of  payment.  A  corps  of  six  experienced  clerks  and 
salesmen  is  kept  busy  in  attending  to  the  wants  of  the  crowds  of 
customers  from  the  city  and  suburban  districts.  The  motto  of  the 
house  has  ever  been  reliable  goods  and  fair  and  honorable  dealing. 
Mr.  Early  was  bom  in  Ireland,  but  came  to  this  city  early  in  life,  and 
by  his  energy,  integrity,  and  extensive  ability  has  achieved  a  well- 
earned  success,  and  won  the  proud  distinction  of  a  self-made  man. 

CHARLES  KANZE,  Manufacturer  of  Umbrellas.  Parasols,  and 
Walking-canes.  No.  58  Fourth  Avenue,  corner  Nmth  Street.— 
There  are  probably  but  few  branches  of  industry  m  which  such 
marked  advantages  have  been  made  during  recent  years  as  in 
imibrellas  and  parasols.  A  prominent  house  engaged  in  this  trade  is 
that  of  Mr.  Charles  Kanze,  which  was  estabUshed  in  1884  by  the  pres- 
ent proprietor,  who  for  twenty  year.';  previously  had  been  in  the 
cigar  trade,  from  which  he  retired  in  favor  of  his  son.   He  has  from 


the  outset  occupied  his  present  store,  and  has  always  enjoyed  a  Uberal 
and  substantial  patronage.  The  stock  carried  is  first-class  in  every 
particular,  and  coiuprises  an  excellent  assortment  of  umbrellas,  para- 
sols, and  canes  of  all  sorts  and  sizes,  which  are  oSlered  to  customers  at 
the  lowest  possible  prices.  Repairing,  re-covering,  and  mounting  are 
always  executed  at  the  shortest  notice  in  the  best  possible  manner, 
and  customers'  materials  are  promptly  made  up  to  match  eostimies. 
It  is  amusing  to  draw  a  parallel  between  the  ponderous,  awkward,  and 
clumsy  umbrellas  and  parasols  used  by  our  grandmothers,  and  the 
elegant  articles  carried  by  ladies  of  fashion  of  the  present  day. 
Steam-power  and  machinery  are  now  employed  in  all  the  manufac- 
tm-ing  operations,  superseding  to  a  great  extent  hand  labor,  and 
thereby  insuring  uniformity  in  size  and  strength  in  the  various 
parts. 

BROVn  &  EVANS,  Dutchess  County  Milk  and  Cream,  Creamery 
Butter,  etc..  No.  1001  Sixth  Avenue.— Of  the  various  articles 
which  enter  into  daily  consumption,  there  is  no  commodity  in 
the  food  supply  harder  to  obtain  of  good  quality  and  purity 
than  milk,  the  temptations  to  adulterate  the  same  being  such  that  it 
is  difficult  to  obtain  it  in  the  natural  state.  To  secure  the  pure  article 
it  is  necessary  to  deal  directly  with  a  fii-m  that  has  an  estabUshed 
reputation  for  the  reUabilityof  their  goods,  and  such  a  firm  we  find  in 
Messrs.  Brown  &  Evans,  of  No.  1001  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Fifty- 
sixth  and  Fifty  seventh  streets.  The  business  of  this  house  was  in- 
augurated on  March  1,  1887,  and  has  since  developed  to  a  volume  of 
important  magnitude,  owing  to  the  superiority  of  the  goods  handled. 
The  firm  deal  in  strictly  pure  Dutchess  county  milk  and  cream,  de- 
Uvering  it  by  the  bottle,  quart,  or  gallon,  or  any  desired  quantity,  to 
any  pan  of  the  city.  They  also  deal  m  fresh  Long  Island  eggs,  choice 
creamery  butter,  etc..  and  guarantee  their  goods  to  be  the  best  in  the 
market,  while  the  prices  charged  are  as  low  as  the  lowest.  Fourteen 
hands  are  now  employed,  and  the  business  is  rapidly  increasing  in  ex- 
tent. The  copartners,  Messrs.  H.  J.  Brown  and  T.  B.  Evans,  are  na- 
tives of  this  State,  are  business  men  of  enterprise,  push,  and  energy, 
and  they  are  meeting  with  deserved  success  in  catering  to  the  wants 
of  the  pubUc  in  their  Une. 

PARMLY,  Hats  for  Gentlemen,  No.  201  Sixth  Avenue.— There 
are  a  number  of  hat  and  cap  estabhshments  in  Sixth  Avenue, 
which  are  well  known  for  the  style  and  fashion  of  their  gen- 
tlemen's hats.  Prominent  among  the  niunber  thus  referred 
to  is  that  of  Mr.  Parmly.  This  business  was  estabUshed  in  1853  in 
Hudson  Street,  and  eventuaUy  in  1873  was  removed  to  its  present 
commodious  and  elegant  premises.  The  store  is  spacious  and  is 
fuUy  stocked  with  a  superior  assortment  of  hats,  caps,  and  derbys 
of  every  description  for  gentlemen,  suitable  for  aU  seasons.  These 
goods  are  the  best  productions  of  the  most  noted  manufacturers, 
and  are  of  the  latest  and  most  fashionable  styles.  They  are  offered 
to  customers  at  extremely  low  prices,  and  gentlemen  having  once 
purchased  their  hats  at  Parmly's  are  sure  to  return,  owing  to  the 
correct  styles,  quaUty,  and  finish  of  aU  his  goods.  Mr.  Parmly  makes 
a  specialty  of  manufactvtring  his  silk  hats,  which  are  general  favor- 
ites with  a  critical  and  discerning  class  of  customers,  owing  to  their 
elegance  and  finish.  These  hats  have  no  superiors  in  New  York  or 
elsewhere.  Mr.  Parmly  has  had  thirty-four  years'  experience,  and 
from  its  first  establishment  his  house  has  been  a  favorite  source  of 
supply  for  first-class  goods. 

H ALEXANDER  &  CO.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  Paint- 
ers and  Coachmakers'  Supplies,  etc..  No.  790  Seventh 
,  Avenue.— This  gentleman  established  his  business  here  in 
1884,  and  has  become  widely  popular  as  a  wholesale  and 
retaU  dealer  in  painters  and  coachmakers'  supplies,  artists'  mate- 
rials, paper-hangings,  interior  decorations,  etc.,  and  as  a  plain  and 
fresco  painter  and  decorator  of  large  experience  and  high  reputa- 
tion. The  eminent  success  which  he  has  attained  in  the  conduct  of 
the  business  clearly  proves  lu's  thorough  adaptation  to  aU  require- 
ments. His  store  is  spacious  in  size,  and  all  facilities  are  afforded 
for  the  prompt  and  artistic  accompUshment  of  the  work  in  hand. 
Here  is  displayed  a  complete  Une  of  paper  hangings  from  the  most 
celebrated  manufacturers  of  this  country  and  Europe.  A  force  of 
twenty-five  skiUed  hands  is  employed  in  the  business  of  frescoing, 
house-painting  and  interior  decorating,  and  the  reputation  won  in 
this  branch  of  the  trade  for  prompt,  efficient  and  artistic  work  has 
been  honestly  secured. 


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Y    &  W,  WILLIAMS.  fVntral  Stcnni  ( '.■u  iict-clraiiiii-  Wi.rks,  X... 

'  thr  iiH'tr.'.'iHilis  is  that  (.r  Mrssis. '.I  W.  W  illiaiiis'  Crnlral 
Steam  C'arprt  .■!,-aniii;.r  \V..i  k.s,  so  cli-ibly  ami  .•niivi'iii.Mill.v  Incal.  il  al. 
No.asa  West  1-iily-li.iii-lli  Slivcl.  Till-  liiisiiirss  was  roiiiiili-il  lliii1iM-ii 
years  ago  at  No.  liili  Wt'St  Kifly  secmul  Sli  rrt.  wluain'  il  h  as  i  .  iu.iM'il 
to  the  present  location,  on  West  Kifty-foui  lli  Slrrrt.  tiii  c'-  ycai  s  siiu 
The  works  comprise  a  four-story  builUiiiK,  -.".xOD  I'itI  in  iliinriisi.ms, 
and  they  are  fitted  up  with  the  most  recently  improved  meebaniual 
appliances  for  the  cleaning  and  renovating  of  cai-pets,  etc.,  and  these 
appliances  include  four  patent  cai-pet-beating  machines,  which  are 
operated  by  a  fifteen  horse-power  steam-engine  and  boiler.  The 
process  adopted  is  such  as  to  thoroughly  remove  from  carpets  all 
dxist,  to  completely  disinfect  them,  to  destroy  all  moths  and  vermin, 
and  to  raise  and  brighten  the  nap.  For  the  information  of  those  who 
desire  to  benefit  by  patronizing  this  reliable  and  responsible  concern, 
we  may  say  tliat  the  firm  clean  every  carpet  thoroughly,  each  one 
separately  by  itself,  and  all  moths  and  their  deposits  are  carefully  re- 
moved, while  the  carpets  are  not  strained,  ripped,  or  torn.  The  dust 
is  removed  at  once  from  the  apartment  where  the  carpets  are  beaten, 
and  the  removal  is  effected  by  means  of  a  powerful  exhaust  fan,  which 
disinfects  the  carpets  while  going  through  the  process  of  cleaning. 
The  works  are  kept  constantly  busy,  and  sixteen  hands  are  perma- 
nently employed.  The  works  are  connected  by  telephone,  the  call 
being  "  Thirty -ninth  Street,  3C6."  On  communicating  with  the  firm 
carpets  are  taken  up  and  away  from  houses,  and  are  returned  in  a 
clean  and  perfect  condition  at  reasonable  charges.  The  proprietors 
are  natives  of  this  city,  and  enterprising  and  thoroughly  reUable  busi- 
ness men. 

GEO.  P.  OVERIN,  Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Fine  Whips, 
Canes,  and  Umbrellas,  No.  659  Sixth  Avenue.— The  establish- 
ment of  Mr.  Geo.  P.  Overin  has  a  national  reputation  in  the 
manufacture  of  fine  whips,  canes,  and  umbrellas,  and  was 
founded  here  sixty-four  j'ears  ago  by  the  father  of  the  present  pro- 
prietor. The  premises  occupied  for  manufacturing  and  sales  pur- 
poses are  spacious  and  well  equipped,  and  a  large  business  is  trans- 
acted, at  both  wholesale  and  retail,  throughout  the  entire  United 
States.  Mr.  Overin  is  a  skilled  and  experienced  manufacturer  in 
this  line  of  enterprise,  and  produces  all  kinds  of  whips  of  every  de- 
scription, from  the  commonest  and  most  inexpensive  quality  to  the 
rarest  and  most  elegant,  either  plain  or  finished  in  the  most  elabo- 
rate manner,  both  as  regards  color  and  design  of  the  silk  or  other 
materials,  and  the  carving  and  ornamentation  of  the  stick  and 
handle.  The  canes  and  other  products  are  made  of  durable  mate- 
rial, and  a  large  and  complete  stock  is  kept  on  hand.  A  specialty  is 
made  of  repairing,  and  a  competent  force  of  skilled  hands  is  con- 
stantly employed.  Popular  prices  invariably  prevail.  Mr.  Overin  is 
ft  native  of  New  York  State,  and  a  reliable  business  man. 

FERNANDO  DESSAUR,  Photographer,  No.  551  Eighth  Avenue, 
between  Thirty-seventh  and  Thirty-eighth  Streets.— This  gen- 
tleman, who  has  attained  middle  age,  is  a  native  of  Holland, 
is  a  photographic  artist  of  large  experience  and  established 
reputation.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  acknowledged  natural  ability,  and 
has  received  that  experience  and  training  so  necessary  in  the  suc- 
cessful practice  of  his  profession.  Twenty-seven  years  ago  he  came 
to  the  United  States,  and  twenty-five  years  since  he  established  his 
present  photographic  gallery.  For  the  purposes  of  his  business  Mr. 
Dessaur  occupies  the  three  upper  floors  of  the  building.  The  par- 
lors, studio,  and  operating  room  are  furnished  handsomely,  and  well 
equipi)ed  for  the  business  in  all  its  departments.  Mr.  Dessaur,  who 
is  aided  liv  from  six  to  twelve  assistants,  is  ]irepared  to  execute  all 

kinds  oi   I )  M'    I  MMlsrape,  and  commercial  |iliotographs,  and  also 

all  kimi  -  I  k  ill  oils,  India  ink,  pasiel,  or  rniyoiis.  Cabi- 

net iuipi-i  iais,  iliai  raiinot  be  improved  upon  by  any  iihotographic 
artist  anywhere,  are  supplied  at  from  $2  to  $4  per  dozen. 

GEORGE  SPURGEOX,  Fine  Clothing,  No.  470  Eighth  Avenue.— 
Worthy  of  proniinent  and  special  mention  in  the  pages  of 

section  of  New  York-,  we  record  tin-  name  of  Mr.  (ieoriie 
Spurgeon,  successor  to  the  late  firm  of  Spurgeon  &  Bail.-y-  This 
concern  is  well  known.  Locale. I  at  Xo.  i'.'.)  Eighth  Avenue,  corner 
of  Thirty-fourth  Street,  the  position  at  once  becomes  a  command- 


ingly  conspicuous  one.  It  is  in  the  centre  of  a  very  populous  neigh- 
IhmhI.  Here  the  thoroughfares  are  crowded,  and  it  is  no  unconi- 
iiinii  ihing  to  find  this  store  internally  almost  as  crowded  as  the 
iIm.i  iMi-hlare  outside.  Men's,  youths',  boys',  and  children's  fine 
cl.  .thing  constitute  the  goods  dealt  in  at  this  establishment.  These 
an-  i-illier  sold  in  the  "  rea.lN  mad.-"  I..rni,  or  are  made  to  order  as 
di  sii.-.l.  The  sti.i-.-  lias  a  capaeily  of  'Si  feet  front,  and  runs  Ijack  00 
l  i-.-t,  I0\  .11 1  his  i-\ii  iisi  vc  space  is  none  too  large  for  the  requirements 
<.l  this  Uiisiiii-ss.  111.  -  plan  in  which  the  store  is  laid  out  and  the  goods 
displayed  aiti-.ict  ...nsi.lcrable  attention.  The  stock  carried  is  not 
only  large  l.nl  v,.-ll  s.-jccted.  The  selection  of  goods  is  made  per- 
sonally by  Mr.  SpiiiK.-.in,  who  is  well  posted  in  this  line.  In  the 
order  departnieiii  111.-  linn  lias  engaged  the  services  of  a  first-class 
cutter,  and  a  perl.-. -l  hi  is  guaranteed  in  every  instance  None  but 
skilful  and  expeiieii.-i.-. I  u.ii  kiuen  are  employed,  and  the  utmost 
vigilance  is  exercised  in  making  up  goods  to  order.  Mr.  George 
Spurgeon  is  a  native  of  England,  but  has  been  a  resident  of 
the  United  States  for  seventeen  years.  He  is  an  agreeable  man  of 
courteous  manners,  and  well  merits  the  success  which  his  industry 
and  zeal  in  business  have  brought  him  as  his  reward. 

ARTHUR  ROBERTS,  Manuf  actm-er  of  Mother-of-pearl  Work,  No. 
211  East  Twenty-second  Street.— In  the  manipulation  of  pearl 
and  the  rich  and  elaborate  fini.«h  of  articles  made  from  this 
material,  Mr.  Arthur  Roberts  has  gained  an  enviable  distinc- 
tion. Mr.  Roberts  was  born  in  England,  and  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1873.  In  I8T9  he  formed  a  partnership  under  the  style  of  Roberts  & 
Psu-kinson,  but  in  18S4  this  partnership  was  dissolved  by  the  death  of 
Mr.  Parkinson,  and  since  then  the  business  has  been  conducted  by  Mr. 
Roberts  alone.  His  factory  comprises  one  floor,  25x70  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  this  is  fuUy  and  completely  equipped  with  aU  necessary  tools 
and  machinery,  which  is  operated  by  steam-power.  A  competent  staff 
of  skilled  artisans  are  employed.  Mr.  Roberts  manufactures  all  kinds 
of  articles  from  mother-of-pearl,  including  scales  far  pen  and  pocket 
knives,  handles  for  table-knives  and  penholders,  etc. ;  jiistols  are  also 
stocked  in  pearl,  ivory,  etc.,  and  non-conductors  are  finished  in  aU 
shapes  and  sizes.  Mr.  Roberts  has  had  vast  experience  in  his  line  of 
business,  in  which  he  stands  unexcelled  to-day  in  New  York,  and  has 
built  up  a  large  and  permanent  trade  throughout  the  city,  and  in  New 
England  and  the  West,  w'here  his  goods  have  a  high  reputation  for 
superiority.   

CHARLES  Le  BIHAN,  Wholesale  and  Retad  Dealer  in  Imported 
and  Domestic  Cigars  and  Tobaccos,  No.  432  Sixth  Avenue.— A 
very  popular  resort  for  smokers  in  this  section  of  the  city  is 
the  establishment  of  Mr.  Charles  Le  Bihan,  where  can  be  se- 
cured the  choicest  brands  of  imported  and  domestic  cigars,  the  best 
smoking,  chewing,  and  plug  tobaccos,  snuff,  and  a  very  handsome 
selection  of  pipes,  meerschaima  goods,  cigar-holders,  and  smokers' 
articles  of  every  description,  the  assortments  being  complete  in  every 
respect.  The  business  of  this  house  was  founded  in  October,  188C,  by 
Mr.  Juhus  Steger,  who  later  on  was  succeeded  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor. Mr.  Le  Bihan  is  a  native  of  France,  and  came  to  this  cotmtry 
four  years  ago.  His  fine  store  is  admirably  fitted  up  in  its  every  de- 
partment, reflecting  much  credit  upon  the  taste  of  the  management, 
and  a  heavy  stock  is  carried  to  meet  the  active  demands  of  the  trade. 
Two  competent  clerks  are  employed.  Smokers  when  in  the  vicinity  of 
this  store  will  do  well  to  step  in  and  give  Mr.  Le  Bihan  a  trial  patronage. 

DR.  J.  C.  KENNEDY,  Dentist,  No.  363  Sixth  Avenue.- Dr.  J.  C. 
Kennedy  has  for  more  than  thirty  five  years  been  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  dentistry.  He  has  gained  an  enviable  n-putation 
for  the  care  and  skill  he  exercises  iu  liis  pi-.if.-s-ional  dulies, 
and  has  become  distinguished  as  being  thoroimlily  prolici.  nt  in  all  its 
branches.  His  operating  rooms  are  jiroviik-d  with  every  new  ai^pli- 
ance  and  the  various  aiiiiaialiis  i-c.|iiisiic  for  the  painless  extraction 
of  teeth,  and  doin.^'  s..  i|uii-ki\  -iml  s' a -cessfuUy,  and  also  for  filling 
teeth,  this  branch  beiug  a  specialty  with  the  Doctor,  who  is  very  ex- 
pert in  the  art  of  preserving  the  natural  teeth.  Artificial  teeth  are 
made  to  order  in  sets  or  singly,  and  always  warranted  to  give  satis- 
faction, at  reasonable  prices.  The  Doctor  numbers  among  his  pa 
trons  many  of  the  leading  families,  and  enjoys  a  high  social  standing 
in  the  .-oiiiiuunity.  Born  m  Ireland,  Dr.  Kennedy  early  in  life 
an  ivi'd  in  this  country,  and  has  resided  in  New  York  many  years.  He 
is  ably  assisted  in  his  business  by  his  son,  Dr  Samuel  Kennedy,  who 
was  born  in  this  city  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  New  York  College  of 
Dentistry. 


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GEO.  F.  BASSETT  &  CO.,  Importers,  Exporters,  and  Wholesale 
Dealers  in  China.  Crockery,  and  Glassware,  Foreign  Decor- 
ated Ware.  Kerosene  Goods,  etc.,  No.  49  Barclay  Street,  and 
Nos.  53  and  54  Park  Place.— To  gain  an  adequate  idea  of  the 
wholesale  china,  crockery,  and  glasswai-e  trade  of  the  metropolis, 
no  house  presents  such  favorable  opportunities  as  that  of  Messrs. 
George  F.  Bassett  &  Co.,  both  as  I'egards  extent  and  character  of 
trade  and  magnitude  of  stock  carried.  The  firm  are  both  importers 
and  exporters,  and  deal  in  probably  the  largest  assorted  stock  in 
America.  The  business  was  founded  in  Boston,  away  back  in  18.35, 
by  the  firm  of  Bassett  &  Perkins,  subsequently  changing  to  Bassett 
&  Pierce,  and  later  known  as  Bassett,  French  &  Co.  It  was  in  1866 
that  Mr.  George  W.  Bassett,  appreciating  the  growing  importance  of 
New  York  as  a  great  commercial  centre,  opened  here  under  favor- 
able auspices.  In  1868,  he  sold  out  his  Boston  interest  to  the  firm  of 
Abram  French  &  Co.,  which  has  likewise  greatly  prospered,  and  is 
now  the  largest  house  in  its  line  in  Boston.    Mr.  Ba.ssett's  sterling 


exquisite  ornamental  objects.  All  these  are  but  indications  of  the 
vast  stock  here  gathered— practically  representing  the  product  of 
every  pottery  and  glass  factory  of  any  account  throughout  the 
world.  The  firm  enforces  a  thorough  system  of  organization 
throughout  their  vast  establishment,  in  which  from  sixty  to  seventy 
hands  are  employed.  The  house  is  known  far  and  wide  throughout 
the  continent.  Its  connections  are  most  influential,  its  customers 
including  the  leading  jobbing  houses  in  the  trade,  and  to  meet  the 
requirements  of  which  from  twelve  to  fifteen  men  are  kept  on  the 
road.  The  firm  are  also  heavy  exporters  of  the  fine  glasswares, 
stoneware,  and  earthenware  from  the  principal  manufacturers  of 
New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.  A  very  important  department  of  the 
business  is  that  devoted  to  kerosene  fixtures,  in  which  line  with  such 
an  immense  stock  of  standard  goods  substantial  inducements  are 
oftered  to  the  trade  both  at  home  and  abroad.  Mr.  Bassett  devotes 
himself  to  the  guidance  of  this  immense  business  with  unremitting 
energy  and  industry,  and  is  recognized  to  be  to-day  the  best  type  of 


-Orphan  At 


spirit  of  enterprise,  unrivalled  facilities,  aud  honorable,  liberal  policy 
resulted  in  an  i-arly  development  of  a  trade  ami  ci>niiection  extend- 
ing all  over  11. e  r  ,1  Siales.    Upon  his  retirein.-jit  in  is;:)  he  was 

suceee.1,-,1  Ijy  liis  s.in.  Jlr,  (ie.irge  F.  Bassett,  born  in  Briilffewater, 
Mass..  the  home  of  ihe  family,  ami  who  has  been  a  permanent 
resident  of  tliis  city  since  ISGr.  Associated  with  him  was  Mr.  E.  F. 
Anderson,  a  native  of  Ciuciniiati,  and  who  early  in  life  came  to  New 
York,  where  he  has  since  permanently  resided.  Thus  constituted, 
the  firm  actively  carried  on  the  business,  upon  the  old-time  basis  of 
honor  and  integrity,  until  in  1887  Mr.  F.  H.  Doremus,  previously 
connected  with  the  house  for  a  number  of  years,  was  admitted. 
The  partners,  though  young  men,  are  old  in  experience,  and  bring 
to  bear  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  the  trade.  Tlieir 
premises  are  unusually  extensive,  comprising  five  floors  extending 
entirely  through  the  block  from  No.  49  Barclay  Street  to  Nos.  52  and 
54  Park  Place,  a  distance  of  165  feet,  and  grandly  fitted  up  with  every 
modern  convenience  at  command,  unquestionably  the  finest  empo- 
rium in  the  crockery  trade  of  this  city.  Here  the  firm  cari-y  and 
display  to  the  best  advantage  full  lines  of  foreign  and  domestic 
brands  of  china,  crockery,  and  glassware,  including  specially  im- 
ported English,  French,  and  German  decorated  wares.  Here  can  be 
inspected  the  most  delicate  Fi-euch  china,  decorated  table  and 
mantel  wares;  Limoges  and  Sevres  ware  of  every  description; 
Baccarat  glass;  artistic  porcelain;  cut  glass  in  the  new  and  fashion- 
able styles;  all  kinds  of  crystal  glassware,  including  the  beautiful 
new  shades  and  patterns  of  the  Pittsburg  manufacturers;  rare  and 


progress  in  the  American  wholesale  trade  in  china,  crockery,  and 
glassware. 

ANA  WANDA  CLUB  STABLE,  P.  Sharkey,  Proprietor;  No.  239 
East  Twentieth  Street.  P.  Sharkey,  Undertaker  and  Embalm- 
er.  No.  351  Second  Avenue,  between  Twenty  and  Twenty -first 
Streets.— One  of  the  most  popular  stables  in  New  York  City, 
is  that  of  Mr.  P.  Sharkey,  known  as  the  Anavvanda  Club.  This  en- 
terprise was  inaugurated  in  1867,  and  has  always  commanded  a  lib- 
eral and  influential  patronage.  In  1881  Mr.  Sharkey  added  the  busi- 
ness of  an  undertaker  and  embalmer,  locating  at  No.  351  Second 
Avenue  between  Twentieth  and  Twenty-first  streets.  The  livery 
and  boarding  stable  is  a  two-story  building,  of  brick,  25x80  feet  in 
size,  thoroughly  equipped  with  every  requisite,  well  ventilated, 
lighted  and  drained,  and  affording  superior  accommodations  for  the 
systematic  prosecution  of  the  business.  The  proprietor  keeps  a  fine 
stock  of  horses  for  livery,  and  turns  out  some  of  the  most  stylish 
equipages  to  be  seen  in  this  section  of  the  city.  Horses  are  re- 
ceived for  boarding  at  very  moderate  rates.  As  an  undertaker 
and  embalmer  he  possesses  unsurpassed  facilities  for  prompt  and 
successful  service,  and  carries  at  all  times  a  full  line  of  coffins,  cask- 
ets, robes,  and  funeral  requisites,  which  are  offered  at  moderate 
prices.  The  most  approved  methods  are  used  in  embalming,  and 
every  call  is  promptly  answered.  Mr.  Sharkey  was  raised  in  this 
city,  and  is  a  member  of  the  K.  of  H.  aud  of  excellent  standing  in 
the  business  community. 


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WILLIAIMS  &  POTTER,  Engineers  and  Contractors,  No.  2 
AVesi  Foui-tcentli  Street.— Many,  varied,  and  unique  as 
are  tlie  enterprises  which  we  have  portrayed  in  this 
worlc,  il  would  not  become  ns  to  omit  mention  of  that 
of  Messrs.  Willi.Tms"&  Potter,  eiif^inecrs  and  contractors,  whose 
office  is  located  at  No.  i  ^Vl■st  Fi>urteenth  Street.  The  business 
of  tliis  concern  was  fnunilcd  in  l.S.SG  imder  its  present  style, 
and  tlie  snccess  achieved  is  a  most  marked  and  enci>ura;;iii,i,'- 
one.  The  copartners  in  this  enter|irise  ai'c  Mv.  II.  Jt.  Williams 
and  Mr.  F.  D.  Potter.  The  former  is  a  native  of  Connecticut,  an.l 
the  latter  was  bunie  in  Maine.  Both  are  youiis:.  enl(M  )irisiii„'  Imsi- 
ness  men,  and  short  as  is  the  time  in  wliicli  tli.-y  hav.-  l.i  ,-n  in 
business  they  liavi>  established  a  valuable  tia^le  connrction 
not  only  ^^■ith  all  parts  >.f  the  Union,  but  u  iili  I'.uiv.-.e  atid  also 
Japan.    Tlie  lii-in  pi-oinpll\-  I'urnisli  estimates  foi-  and  also  supply 

steam-power  rei|uiiiii,i,'  either  lii;4h  or  slow  sp  1  eim'iiies,  and  the.y 

are  authorized  by  the  Edison  Electric  Light  Co.  to  install  Edison 
light  plants.  The  following  may  be  given  as  using  engines 
of  this  firm :  Produce  Exchange,  Fort  Hamilton  Hotel,  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Co.,  Dakota  Flats,  Aldrich  Court,  New  York 
Athletic  Club,  Whitelaw  Reid,  Tuxedo  Club  House,  E.  H. 
Johnson,  Steinhart  Flats,  Tokio  fjapan!  Electric  Light  Co.,  Saga- 
more Hotel,  Toledo  Insane  Asylum.  Merchants'  Building,  Emigrants' 
Savings  Bank,  Young  Women's  Christian  Association;  Steamers 
Tallahassee,  City  of  Augusta,  Chattahoochee,  Nacoocliee,  City  of 
Savannah;  A.  F.  Buchanan  &  Sons,  Yacht  Stranger,  Lorenz  Reich, 
B.  &  O.  R.  R.,  Rhinelander  Estate.  Arion  Club,  Durland's  Riding 
School;  King's  Palace,  Corea;  Bijou  Theatre;  Otsu  Mill,  Japan; 
Y'acht  Atalanta,  Steamer  Olivette,  U.  S.  Steamer  Chicago;  Edison 
Light  Co.,  Milford.  Plants  have  been  overhauled  .and  reset 
by  the  firm  in  the  following  places:  Leno^^  Hill  Fl.its.  I,\c.  iiin 
Theatre,  Third  .Ave.  Theatre,  Tenth  Ave.  Cable  R.  I;  .  .Tnsepli  Loth 
Silk  Mill,  Osborne  Flats,  K.  IT.  Kellogg  &  Co.,  IIofTman  House, 
Buckinf,'lriin  Hotel.  Ill  the  houses  hereafter  mentioned  counter- 
shaftin;;  and  jMillevs  liav,.  been  furnished  and  install.-d  by  Messrs. 
Williams  &  Potter:  Whiting  &  Campbell,  Clias.  .\.  Seliieren  Co., 
Metropolitan  Opera  House,  Rloomingdale  Brol hers.  Stern  Brothers. 
T.  C.  Eastman,  New  York  City;  Standard  nil  Co.  I'olar  Oil  Cix. 
Bayonne,  N.  J.;  W.  E.  Hoyt.  Lexington.  N.  C. ;  T.  JI.  Holt.  Haw 
River,  N.  C. ;  Manhansett  House,  Shelter  Island.  Among  the 
miscellaneous  plants  installed  by  the  fii-m  may  be  mentioned 


Battery  Park  Hotel.  Astor  Building.  I'Misou  L'nited  Mfg.  Co., 
Dakota  Flats,  l  i It li  .\^elllle  '!-|ie;iiie.  I  nifed  States  Assay  Office, 
Hebrew  Fair,  1!.  .\ltirian.  l.iederK  ra  n/,  IV.f.  .\rion  Club;  Gallatin 
Bank,  Bro'lid;  Ac;ideii,v  of  :Mnsi,-,  New  Yo,Ic:  Na rra:-ansett  Hotel, 
Richmond  Papi-rfo.,  Biee  <i;  Urn  w  aid ,  I'l  ovidenee :  King's  County 
Oil  AVorks,  HaveiM.o,.,-  Sn-ir  Keiineiy,  WiMiMMi^linrg;  Warner 
Brothers,  BridL-eporl  3lalle:,l,|e  lr.,n  C,.,.  I  ;rid::ep- a-t,  c.iiu.:  Oneco 
Alanutaeturiiig  Co  ,  Oneeo,  Cain  :  Jyviiv^  Hort  ieiilt  ural  Co  .  Irving- 
ton:  Hotel  St.  (  ;eo:-e,  llrooklyn,  N.  Y.:  '  ixford  (  'oi'l"'r  and  Sulphur 
Co.,  Ba.vomie.  N.  .1  :  Cable,  llail.'y,';-  Co  .B.  T,  Il.ihl.itt.  .Ino.  Dun- 
can's Sons,  3letr.ii,olit:in  T.  >V:  T.  (  Vi.,  Slaiid.ird  Tl.e.itre,  Campbell 
Eng.  Co.,  Beadlestoi,  \  Woerz,  Yacht  Till.',  F.di-^on  Fi-ht  Co.,  N.  Y. 
City.  Thus  far  the  memliers  of  the  lirm  have  jiroved  them- 
selves gentlemen  of  :^i'eat  business  push  and  energj-. 

THOMAS  MATIIF.WS.  Auctioneer,  Nos.  787  and  7S9  Broadway. 
— :Hr.  JIathews'  qualifications  as  an  auctioneer  are  too  well 
known  to  require  extended  comments  at  our  hands.  This  bus- 
iness was  est abli.shed  forty  years  ago  by  Mr.  F.  Colton,  who 
was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Slathews  in  I'^S','.  Tlii'  premises  occupied 
comprises  a  superior  store  ainT  b:iseineut  .".i Lv  1 1 lU  f eet  in  dimen-sions, 
neatly  fitted,  wherein  consi-muents  of  e^  ei  y  description  of  goods 
follow  each  other  in  rapid  succession.  Mr.  Aiatliews  conducts  a  gen- 
eral auction  business,  .and  has  every  facilit  v  for  the  prompt  disposal 
at  excellent  prices  of  all  kinds  of  liouseliol.l  and  office  fnrniture.  car- 
pets, curios,  books,  etc.  He  likewise  disiioses  privately  of  modern 
and  antique  furniture,  pianos,  mirrors,  etc.,  and  makes  liberal  ad- 
vances when  req\iired  on  consignments  of  all  kinds  of  goods  and 
merchandise.  Mr.  Slathews  also  disposes  of  real  estate,  and  is  famil- 
iarly Iniown  to  iii.>tropolit;iii  audiences.  His  auction-rooms  are 
always  a  certain  pla<-e  in  wlii.-h  to  find  the  greatest  bargains  in  furni- 
tm-c,  brie  adirac.  carjiet-;.  iiianos,  etc.  He  has  developed  an  extensive 
and  influential  trade.  Auction  snles  of  furniture  of  parties  declining 
housekeeping  are  held  at  their  residences,  and  weekly  sales  of  car- 
pets, bedding,  and  fnrniture  are  conducted  at  the  salesrooms  through- 
out the  year.  In  all  departments  of  the  business  equal  attention  and 
care  arc  given  to  offer  and  keep  in  stock  only  such  goods  are  consid- 
ered the  best  of  their  kind.  The  system  which  prevails  in  the  entire 
establishment  indicates  the  mo.st  careful  supervision,  while  the  judg- 
ment and  taste  displayed  in  the  selection  of  the  stock  proclaim  that 
the  proprietor  has  a  thorough  knowledge  of  his  business. 


108 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


PG.  LeGALLEZ,  House,  Sign,  and  Decorative  Painter,  No.  3S3 
Fourth  Avenue.— Mr.  P.  G.  LeGallez  conducts  one  of  the 
^  old-estestablished  concerns  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  The 
business  was  founded  by  Mr.  J.  Lytton  in  1833,  and  by  him 
successfully  conducted  till  18B0,  when  Mr.  LeGallez  was  admitted  as  a 
copartner;  thus  it  continued  till  18G7,  when  it  passed  to  the  sole  man- 
agement and  control  of  the  present  proprietor.  His  business 
premises  comprise  a  fine  store  20x73  feet  in  dimensions,  elegantly 
and  artistically  fitted  -  up.  The  stock  carried  is  choice  and 
well  selected,  embracing  the  finest  imported  and  domestic 
paper-hangings,  friezes,  borders,  and  dados  in  the  latest  and  most 
fashionable  patterns,  dry  and  mixed  paints  of  all  kinds,  oils,  varnishes, 
tui-pentine,  tube  colors,  glass,  putty,  brushes,  and  painters'  supplies 
generally.  Mr.  LeGallez  is  possessed  of  a  wide  range  of  practical  ex- 
perience in  all  branches  of  plain  and  decorative  painting,  and  he 
numbers  among  his  permanent  patrons  many  of  our  wealthiest  and 
most  prominent  citizens.  He  Is  noted  for  his  good  taste  in  interior 
decorations,  and  in  this  branch  of  the  business  patrons  can  confide_tly 
rely  on  his  judgment  and  skiU.  He  employs  a  competent  force  of 
skilled  and  experienced  painters,  whose  operations  are  personally 
supervised  by  himself,  and  many  of  the  finest  private  residences  in 
the  upper  part  of  the  city  bear  convincing  proofs  of  his  superior  tal- 
ent in  decorating.  A'j  orders  are  promptly  attended  to.  His  place 
of  business  is  connected  by  telephone  call,  619,  Twenty-first  Street. 
He  is  a  native  of  this  city,  and  is  widely  known  as  a  thorough  expo- 
nent of  his  art. 

JOHN  L.  HOFFMAN,  Manufacturer  of  Picture  Frames  in  the 
White,  etc.,  Nos.  116  and  118  East  Fourteenth  Street.-Mr. 
John  L.  Hoffman  during  the  past  four  years  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  picture  frames  in  the  white,  and 
omameutal  and  hardwood  mouldings.  The  premises  occupied  for 
manufacturing  purposes  are  50x100  feet  in  extent,  and  arc  provided 
with  every  facility  and  all  the  special  appUances  requisite  operated 
by  steam  power.  From  twenty-five  to  thirty-five  skilled  workmen 
are  employed,  and  a  large  local  trade  is  done  with  the  picture  frame 
manufacturers  and  gilders.  Mr.  Hofifman  has  had  many  years'  ex- 
perience in  this  business,  and  executes  the  best  class  of  work  and 
originates  many  beautiful  designs  for  pictiu-e  and  mu-ror  frames 
and  ornaments  for  mouldings.  Mr.  Hoffman  was  born  in  this  city, 
and  is  exceedingly  popular  with  all  who  have  business  relations  with 

CSCHOENEFELD,  Apothecary  and  Chemist,  comer  Thirty-first 
Street  and  Seventh  Avenue.— One  of  the  popular,  well- 
^  known  apothecaries  and  chemists  in  the  city  is  Mr.  C. 
Schoenefeld,  who  in  1887  succeeded  to  the  old-established 
stand  formerly  occupied  by  R.  B.  Cassebeer.  The  premises  have  an 
area  of  25x40  feet,  with  a  laboratory  25x;i20  feet.  Every  convenience  is 
at  hand  and  the  estabhshment  is  made  very  attractive  by  ornamental 
counters  and  handsome  plate-glass  showcases.  Mr.  Schoenefeld  is 
an  experienced,  practical  man  in  this  business  and  is  a  regular  grad- 
uate of  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy  of  the  class  of  1877.  He 
is  fanuhar  with  drugs  and  medicines,  knows  their  values  and  prop- 
erties, and  keeps  on  sale  only  the  very  best,  purest,  and  those  of  the 
highest  standard  quality.  He  compounds  physicians'  prescriptions 
with  that  intelligent  care  and  accuracy  absolutely  necessary  in  this 
department  of  the  business.  Besides  drugs  and  chemicals,  Mr. 
Schoenefeld  also  has  all  those  articles  required  by  physicians  and 
surgeons,  and  the  various  pharmaceutical  preparations,  toilet 
requisites,  perfumes,  extracts,  and  proprietary  medicines  of  well- 
known  merit.  A  native  of  Germany,  Mr.  Schoenefeld  early  in  life 
came  to  New  York,  and  is  an  accomplished  pharmacist  and  chemist. 

HENRY  MANNES  &  SON,  Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 
Furniture.  Carpets,  Oil-cloths  and  Bedding,  No.  300  Seventh 
Avenue.— A  notable  establishment  is  that  of  Henry  Mannes 
&  Son,  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  f  lu-niture,  cal-pets,  oil- 
cloths, bedding,  etc.  Mr.  Henry  Mannes  established  the  business  in 
1864,  and  in  18S0  associated  with  him  his  son.  and  from  that  time  it 
has  been  continued  under  the  present  firm  name.  Three  floors  in  a 
commodious  four-story  building,  having  dimensions  of  25x7.j  feet,  art 
occupied,  and  the  stock  of  goods  caiTied  is  full  and  complete  in  every 
detaU,  the  display  of  furniture  being  particularly  attractive,  the  as- 
sortment embracing  richly  upholstered  parlor  and  chamber  suits, 
dining-room  and  hall  furniture,  and  a  general  line  of  all  articles  re- 


quired in  the  household.  In  carpets  and  oi!-cloths  the  stock  is  un- 
usually large  and  includes  all  the  new,  beautiful  styles  and  patterns  in 
all  grades.  Bedding  is  a  special  feature  of  the  business.  Messrs. 
Mannes  &  Son  are  upright,  honorable  gentlemen  to  deal  with,  and 
are  always  courteous  and  agreeable  to  those  who  favor  their  house 
with  their  patronage.  Goods  are  sold  for  cash  or  on  the  in.stalment 
plan.  Mr.  Henry  Mannes  is  an  old,  well-known,  esteemed  citizen  of 
New  York  and  a  successful,  prosperous  business  man.  His  son  and 
copartner  was  born  in  this  city,  and  is  a  young  man  of  fine  business 
abUities. 

MECKE'S  Transfer  Express,  No.  1317  Broidway;  Branch  Office, 
No.  791  Eighth  Avenue.— Mecke's  Transfer  Express  is  a 
great  convenience  to  the  community  of  New  York,  and  has 
becone  very  popular  and  is  liberally  patronized  since  the 
date  of  its  establishment,  1886,  Mr.  A.  Mecke,  the  proprietor,  who 
is  wideawake  to  the  interests  of  the  public,  has  been  very  successful 
in  his  enterprise  and  is  highly  commended  for  his  promptness  and 
reliability.  He  owns  a  number  of  fine  horses  and  express  wagons, 
and  employs  only  careful  men  who  can  be  depended  on.  Baggage 
and  packages  are  called  for  and  delivered  to  all  parts  of  the  city,  and 
forwarded  to  Harlem,  Brooklyn,  Jersey  City,  Hoboken,  and  Staten 
Island.  Two  men  accompany  each  wagon,  and  trunks  are  delivered 
to  room  south  of  Fifty- ninth  Street  at  twenty-flve  cents  each,  and 
to  all  other  sections  and  adjoining  cities  at  very  low  rates.  Mr. 
Uecke  is  also  agent  for  tlie  Erie  Express.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
and  is  well  known  throughout  that  city.  His  main  office  is  at  No. 
1317  Broadway,  with  branches  at  No.  76  West  Thirty -sixth  Street  and 
No.  791  Eighth  Avenue.  He  has  unsurpassed  facilities  for  the  stor- 
age of  household  goods  at  low  rates. 

E SCHMIDT,  Grocer,  No.  441  Fourth  Avenue.— A  noticeably 
well  conducted  establishment  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade 
^  in  this  section  of  the  city  is  that  of  Mr.  E.  Schmidt,  of  No. 
441  Fourth  Avenue,  corner  of  Thirtieth  Street.  This  is  an 
old-founded  concern,  and  came  into  the  possession  of  Mr.  C.  D. 
Pape  in  1878,  and  at  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1886,  Mr.  Schmidt 
became  the  proprietor.  This  gen  :'3man,  who  was  born  in  Germany 
has  resided  in  the  United  States  since  1881,  and  has  proved  himself 
to  be  a  most  worthy  and  desirable  citizen.  He  is  having  excellent 
success  as  a  merchant,  owing  to  the  ability  and  push  which  he  ex- 
ercises in  his  transactions,  and  his  establishment  is  one  of  the  most 
flourishing  and  popular  business  concerns  in  this  neighborhood. 
The  fine  salesroom  occupied  has  dimensions  of  25x75  feet,  is  very 
conveniently  fitted  up  and  neatly  kept,  and  is  filled  with  an  Al  stock 
of  foreign  and  domestic  staple  and  fancy  groceries  of  every  descrip- 
tion. While  Mr.  Schmidt  makes  it  a'rule  to  handle  none  but  the 
best  class  goods,  yet  he  charges  the  lowest  possible  prices.  This  has 
resulted  in  giving  him  the  excellent  trade  he  enjoys,  and  with  his 
four  clerks  and  two  delivery  teams  he  is  kept  actively  engaged  iu 
attending  to  the  wants  of  his  numerous  and  appreciative  custom- 
ers. 

JWIELAND,  Pharmacist,  Eighth  Avenue  and  Forty-second 
Street. — Prominent  among  the  uptown  west  side  pharma- 
I  cies  is  the  well-ordered  establishment  of  J.  Wieland, 
which  is  in  all  respects  one  of  the  leading,  most  reliable  drag 
stores  in  this  quarter  of  the  city,  maintaining  a  deservedly  high 
l  eputation  for  pure  drugs,  medicines,  chemicals  and  kindred  prod- 
ucts, while  Mr.  Wieland  enjoys  an  excellent  reputation  for  accu- 
racy and  vigilance  in  compounding  prescriptions  and  in  the  gen- 
eral exercise  of  his  profession.  This  elegant  and  popular  pharmacy 
was  established  some  twenty  odd  years  ago  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor. The  store  is  25x50  feet  in  area,  and  is  finely  fitted  up  and 
very  tastefully  arranged,  marble  flooring,  attractive  fixtures,  splen- 
did showcases,  and  a  superb  soda  fountain  imparting  to  the  place  a 
very  inviting  appearance.  An  extensive  and  carefully  selected 
stock  is  constantly  carried,  embracing  fresh  and  pure  medicines  and 
drugs  of  every  variety,  chemicals,  extracts,  acids,  herbs  and  barks, 
proprietary  remedies  of  merit,  sanitary  specialties,  and  druggists' 
sundrii'S  of  all  kinds.  The  assortment  also  includes  a  complete  and 
first-class  line  of  toilet  articles,  perfumery,  fancy  goods,  small  wares, 
sponges,  scented  soaps,  chamois,  pure  medicinal  liquors  and  choice 
cigars,  while  three  capable  and  reliable  assistants  are  in  attendance, 
and  altogether  a  large  flourishing  trade  is  done.  Orders  are  re- 
ceived by  telephone. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-UAY 


1G9 


DAVID  N.  SMITH,  Manufacturer  of  Embossed,  Cut,  Enamelled 
and  Ground  Glass,  etc.,  Xos.  VV.ii  and  Vi7S  Broadway.— For  a 
long  number  of  years  Ihe  United  Slates  was  dep(nident  upon 
Europe  for  its  supply  of  all  kiuds  nf  ^,'lass  si)ec'ialties,  but 
now,  through  the  skill,  energy,  and  entorpi  i^c  of  <i\iv  uumufacturers, 
glass  of  every  description  is  made  here  einial,  if  not  '^nin'i  ior.  to  the 
imi«irlc(l  iirdele.  A  representalivi' liou.sc  <-ii-,i-c'ii  m  i Ills  hi aiu.-h  of 
iiiilnsi]  y  ill  lliis  city  is  that  of  Mi.  Haviil  X.  .Sniilli,  |o,  ii-M  at  .N"os. 

ami  I-iTS  Broadway,  hetwci-ii  'l'liii  t\  srM-ntli  anil  I'hiin -i'i;,'hth 
streets.  This  gentleman  lias  acliii-\ i  il  a  iialiniial  ri-]mUil i<m  as  a 
manufacturer  of  embciss.'i I,  i-iii,  .  iianu'llcd,  ami  ^'I'luml  t-'lass,  ami 
makes  a  leading  specialty  of  np.ilcsccni  art-;class  ami  ji'wcllrd  wor  k. 
He  established  his  busiii'-,s  Ih  i  r  in  isiji,  ami  coiuiiuinds  an  iulhicu- 
tial  and  permanent  paln'iiai;'-  tli.ii  r.vtnuls  throughout  the  entire 

United  States.    His  workslmi)  ami  wari  r  us  comprise  two  floors, 

25x6.")  feet  each,  and  a  full  coiiiplciiiciit  is  provided  of  the  latest  im- 
proved apiiaratus,  appliances,  and  machinery  utilized  in  glass-mak- 
ing. The  productions  of  this  house  are  noted  for  quaUty,  finish,  and 
general  excellence,  and  are  recognized  as  having  no  superiors  in 
this  country  or  elsewhere.  None  but  the  choicest  materials  are  al- 
lowed to  enter  into  the  product,  and  the  closest  expert  supervision  is 
maintained  over  all  the  processes  of  manufactm-e.  Only  the  best  of 
skilled  labor  is  employed,  and  the  large  experience  and  thorough 
training  of  the  proprietor  is  steadily  brought  to  bear  in  the  effort  to 
raise  the  standard  and  enhance  the  value  of  the  output  in  all  re- 
spects. A  large  and  complete  stock  of  fine  goods  is  constantly  car- 
ried to  the  end  that  no  delay  may  be  experienced  in  the  filUng  of 
orders,  and  the  prices  are  placed  at  the  lowest  figure  consistent  with 
first-class  workmanship  and  reliable  goods.  The  house  is  com- 
mended to  the  trade  as  one  capable  of  meeting  every  requirement, 
and  those  entering  into  business  relations  with  it  may  be  assured  of 
advantages  and  benefits  in  keeping  with  a  just  and  liberal  mercan- 
tile poUcy.  3Ir.  Smith  is  known  in  this  city  as  an  enterprising  and 
progressive  manufactiu-er,  and  a  responsible  and  successful  business 
man. 

HSCHERER,  Florist,  No.  799  Sixth  Avenue.-New  York  has 
acquired  a  national  reputation  as  the  centre  of  the  flower 
^  trade,  and  a  leading  and  representative  house  engaged  in 
tills  business  is  that  of  Mr.  H.  Scherer.  This  business  was 
founded  by  Mr.  Scherer  upwards  of  seven  years  ago,  and  has  since 
enjoyed  a  large  and  influential  patronage,  numbering  among  his  per- 
manent customers  many  of  the  most  wealthy  and  fashionable  people 
of  this  section  of  the  city.  The  premises  occupied  are  spacious  and 
commodious,  25x70  feet  in  dimensions,  neatly  and  tastefully  fitted  up, 
and  provided  with  every  convenience.  Mr.  Scherer  supphes  a  large 
demand  for  flowers,  including  the  rarest  and  finest  varieties  of  native 
and  foreign  flowering  plants  and  shrubs,  and  excels  in  superb  floral 
decorations.  He  also  furnishes  bouquets,  wreaths  and  various  em- 
blematic designs  for  balls,  weddings,  dinner  parties,  theatrical  pur- 
poses, and  funerals,  in  new  and  original  conceptions  of  artistic  form. 
Ferneries,  brackets,  and  hanging-baskets  are  always  on  hand,  and 
orerything  connected  with  the  business  is  carefully  and  efHciently  at- 
tended to.  Orders  by  mail  or  telegraph  receive  prompt  attention, 
and  floral  decorations  are  sent  to  any  part  of  the  city  or  vicinity. 
Two  competent  and  obliging  assistants  aid  Mr.  Scherer  in  the  con- 
duct of  the  business.   Mr.  Scherer  is  a  native  of  this  city. 

RUD.  BACHMANN,  Photographer,  No.  1437  Broadway.— One  of 
the  leading  photographers  on  Broadway,  up-town,  is  Mr.  Rud. 
Bachmann,  who  thoroughly  understands  aU  the  details  of  the 
art,  and  in  his  neat,  attractively  fitted-up  parlors  are  to  be 
seen  many  beautiful  specimens  of  his  artistic  workmanship.  He  has 
had  many  years"  iiraclical  experience  as  a  photographer,  and  has 
made  himself  fainiliai-  with  all  the  improvements  that  have  been 
made  in  the  art  ami  with  all  the  new  processes  that  have  been 
discovered  for  in.ikin-  iin  i'.  i-t  portraits,  and  never  fails  to  give  satis- 
faction to  all  wli' i  r.'iiiz.'  Iiiiii.  !!.■  is  a  can  fnl,  iiaiiistakiii;;  gen- 
tleman, anfl  in  iiiakin-  | li.  l iii-i oniiu  iKithiii;;,  ii.it  c^cn  tlic  imist  tri- 
fling detail,  ami  tin-  r.'siilt  is  a  perl.'ct  picture,  tnitliful  in  outlines, 
graceful  in  position,  and  unexcelled  in  finish.  Copying  and  enlarging 
pictures  is  a  specialty  with  Mr  Bachmann.  The  operating  rooms  are 
provided  with  the  newest  apparatus  and  appliances,  and  also  back- 
grounds, and  are  admirably  arranged  both  as  regards  conveniences 
and  a  good  light  for  executing  the  very  best  photographic  work. 
Mr.  Bachmann,  who  Is  a  native  of  Switzerland  but  has  been  in  this 


country  many  years,  has  been  established  m  business  in  this  city 
since  1K«0. 

THOS.  C.  TOWNSEND,  Plumber,  No.  151  Fourth  Avenue.-One 
of  the  ablest  and  most  popular  local  exponents  of  this  impor- 
tant branch  of  skilled  industry  is  Mr.  Thos.  C.  Townsend, 
plumber,  steam  and  gas  fitter.  Mr.  Townsend  was  born  in 
Vermont,  but  came  to  New  York  in  18.52,  and  is  an  expert  workman  of 
thirty-five  years'  experience.  He  estabhshed  at  or  near  the  present 
site  ill  18(11,  and  by  superior  work  and  judicious,  careful  and  conser- 
vative management  has  reared  a  large  and  lucrative  business.  The 
Iin  iiiiscs  consist  of  a  store  and  basement,  20xG0  feet  in  dimensions, 
the  former  stocked  with  materials  and  suppUes,  and  the  latter  equip- 
ped with  every  facility  for  turning  out  the  finest  work.  A  compe- 
tent force  of  skilled  hands  is  regularly  employed,  and  everything  per- 
taining to  plumbing,  steam  and  gas  fitting,  and  roofing  is  executed  in 
the  best  manner.  Mr.  Townsend  enjoys  a  large  and  lucrative  trade, 
and  is  popularly  regarded  as  an  honorable  and  deservedly  successful 
business  man. 

IGOETZ,  Tailor,  etc.,  No.  127  Fourth  Avenue.— One  of  the  oldest 
established  and  best  known  mercantile  houses  in  this  section 
^  of  the  metropolis  is  that  of  Mr.  I.  Goetz,  tailor  and  chemisier, 
at  No.  127  Fourth  Avenue.  Tliis  house  was  founded  as  far 
back  as  1852  by  the  present  proprietor,  and  from  its  inception  the 
business  has  had  a  substantial  and  prosperous  growth.  The  spacious 
premises  are  a  model  of  elegant  appointment  and  systematic  and 
convenient  arrangement.  In  the  tailoring  department  is  displayed  a 
superior  fine  of  imported  and  domestic  suitings,  trouserings,  over- 
coatings, etc.,  which  are  made  up  in  the  most  skilful  and  artistic 
manner,  and  particular  attention  is  given  to  the  manufacture  of  fine 
shirts,  which  forms  an  important  feature  of  the  enterprise.  From 
eight  to  ten  experienced  hands  are  employed,  and  the  superior  work 
turned  out  has  drawn  to  the  house  a  large  share  of  the  best  city  cus- 
tom. Mr.  Goetz  is  a  native  of  France,  where  he  early  learned  the  dual 
trade  in  which  he  has  had  an  experience  of  tliirty  years.  In  1848  he 
came  to  this  city,  and  two  years  later  embarked  in  the  enterprise  with 
which  he  has  since  been  both  prominently  and  prosperously  identified. 

PAUL  G.  SMITH,  Chemist  and  Apothecary,  northwest  comer  of 
Eighth  Avenue  and  Thirty -fifth  Street.— Among  the  most  pop- 
ular chemists  and  pharmacists  in  the  city,  none  are  more 
is  than  Mr.  Paul  G.  Smith.  The  size  of  the  premises  is 
2.5x50  feet,  and  aU  the  arrangements  and  fixtures  are  complete  and 
perfect.  The  counters  are  of  modern  design,  and  the  plate-glass 
showcases  silver-mounted,  and  every  convenience  is  afforded  Mr. 
Smith  and  his  two  efficient  clerks  for  meeting  the  demands  of  the 
patrons.  Pure  drugs  of  the  highest  standard  character,  and  fresh 
chemicals,  proprietary  remedies,  pharmaceutical  preparations,  and 
toilet  articles  are  always  kept  on  sale,  and  that  inteUigent  care  and 
skill  is  exercised  in  the  compounding  of  physicians'  prescriptions 
which  this  department  of  the  business  peremptorily  demands.  Mr. 
Smith  was  bom  in  Sweden,  was  graduated  from  the  Royal  College  of 
Pharmacy  at  Stockholm,  and  came  to  the  United  States  over  twenty- 
years  ago,  and  for  sixteen  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  profession 
of  the  pharmacist  in  this  city. 

S MARKS,  Importing  Tailor,  No.  272  Sixth  Avenue.  —  One 
among  the  leading  popular  practical  tailors  in  the  city 
is  Mr.  S.  Marks,  the  weU-known  importing  tailor.  Mr. 
Marks,  who  has  given  his  special  attention  to  the  business 
for  upwards  of  thirty  years,  Ls  an  experienced,  scientific  cutter,  and 
has  achieved  a  wide  reputation  as  a  skilled  merchant  tailor  who 
always  guarantees  first-class,  well-made,  perfectly  fitting  clothing  at 
reasonable  prices.  An  i  li  _-aiit  assortment  of  superb  goods  in  the 
new  fashionable  st yk  s  i^  always  to  be  found  upon  his  counters  and 
tables,  embracing  the  best  j  rmluctions  of  the  most  distinguished 
manufacturers  of  Em-ope  and  this  country,  which  have  been  selecte<l 
Tritb  care  bv  Mr.  Marks  expressly  for  a  fastidious  custom.  The 
handsomely  fitted  up  store  is  20x75  feet  in  area,  and  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  among  the  fashionable  merchant-tailoring  establish- 
ments on  Sixth  Avenue.  Mr.  Marks,  who  is  a  Polander  by  birth, 
arrived  in  this  country  in  1803,  and  five  years  later  commenced  busi- 
ness on  Bleecker  Street,  and  afterwards  moved  to  ■HQ  Sixth  Avenue, 
whei-e  he  remained  imtil  last  year,  when  he  secured  the  present  very 
eligible  location. 


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ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


J J.  BOWES,  Iron-work,  No.  227  West  Twent3'-ninth  Street.— 
There  is  no  branch  of  industrial  activity  carried  on  in  the 
city  of  New  York  in  which  more  distinguished  al>ility  and 
skill  have  been  manifested  than  in  the  production  of  iron- 
work for  buildings,  and  a  leading  house  engaged  therein  is  that  of 
Blr.  John  J.  Bowes,  at  Nos.  227  and  229  West  Twenty-ninth  Street. 
As  a  manufacturer  of  all  kinds  of  iron-work  for  buildings,  plain  and 
ornamental  iron  railing,  sidewalk,  elevators,  fire-escapes,  iron  stairs, 
iron  shutters,  vault-doors,  iron  columns,  vault-beams,  girders  and 
all  kinds  of  builders'  iron-work,  cemetery  railings,  etc.,  Mr.  Bowes 
has  achieved  a  reputation  and  acquired  a  trade  that  places  him  in 
the  front  rank  of  enterprise  and  success.  He  has  been  established 
in  the  business  here  for  a  period  of  twenty-five  years,  and  is  per- 
fectly conversant  with  all  the  details  and  requirements  of  the  trade, 
and  with  the  best  means  for  meeting  all  its  demands.  His  facilities 
for  production  are  of  the  most  perfect  and  complete  character,  and 
his  premises,  occupying  two  floors.  50x100  feet  each,  are  admirably 
equipped  with  all  the  finest  machinery  known  to  the  trade,  operated 
by  a  75-horse  power  steam-engine,  while  employment  is  regularly 


Churcli  ol  the  Strangers,  Mereei'  Street. 


afforded  to  one  hundred  skilled  and  experienced  hands.  The  ser- 
vices of  the  house  are  in  constant  demand  in  the  supplying  of  iron- 
work for  prominent  and  important  public  buildings,  especially  in  the 
fitting-up  of  school  buildings  throughout  this  city,  and  important 
work  was  executed  on  the  Hotel  Vendome.  and  other  conspicuous 
houses  and  structures  in  New  York  and  vicinity.  Estimates  are 
promptly  furnished,  and  all  work  emanating  from  this  establishment 
is  guaranteed  both  as  to  quality,  utihty,  and  workmanshiii.  The 
house  can  be  conscientiously  recommended  as  a  representative  one 
in  all  respects,  and  those  establishing  relations  with  it  will  secure 
the  highest  degree  of  satisfaction  in  the  thoroughly  efficient  manner 
in  which  all  work  will  be  accomplished.  Mr.  Bowes  is  a  native  of 
New  York  State,  and  is  highly  esteemed  in  this  city  for  his  business 
ability,  practical  skill,  and  sterling  integrity. 

FH.  AV.  SCHLESIER  &  SON,  Fine  Stationery  and  Printing, 
Artistic  Engraving,  etc..  No.  250  Eighth  Avenue.— An  old 
^    time-honored  and  representative  establishment  in  its  line  in 
this  busy  trade  district  is  that  of  Messrs.  F.  H.  W.  Schlesier 
&  Son,  stationers,  printers,  and  dealers  in  music  and  music!  instru- 


ments at  No.  2.50  Eighth  Avenue,  near  Twenty-third  Street.  This 
enterprise  was  founded  as  far  back  as  1847  by  Mr.  L.  M.  Jacobs,  who 
was  succeeded  by  the  present  firm  in  1886.  The  spacious  store, 
25x50  feet  in  si2;e,  is  fitted  up  in  a  tasteful  and  elegant  manner,  and 
every  facility  is  at  hand  for  the  advantageous  prosecution  of  the  en- 
terprise. A  large,  comprehensive,  and  complete  stock  is  carried,  and 
the  numerous  patronage  received  represents  an  annual  business  of 
most  prosperous  aggregate.  Mr.  F.  H.  W.  Schlesier  was  born  in 
Germany.  He  came  to  this  country  in  1867.  locating  in  Hoboken, 
where  for  a  period  of  seventeen  years  he  filled  the  responsible  office 
of  director  of  his  private  schools.  In  1883,  in  company  with  his  son, 
Mr.  F.  E.  J.  Schlesier,  a  young  man  born  in  England,  but  raised  in 
this  country— he  established  in  the  music  business  on  the  Bowery. 
In  1886,  the  firm  succeeded  to  the  old-established  stand  at  the  pres- 
ent site.  Mr.  Schlesier  also  keeps  on  sale  the  "  Old  Shepherd  Cure," 
which  is  the  most  wonderful  and  effective  external  remedy  ever  dis- 
covered for  the  cure  of  rheumatism  in  -all  its  forms,  and  we  have 
never  heard  of  its  failure  to  cure,  and  in  most  cases  bring  relief 
after  the  first  application.  A  trial  of  the  "  Cure"  is  particularly 
urged  where  other  specific  treatments  have  been  tried  and  failed. 

HENRY  C.  NEWBURY,  Commission  Dealer  in  Potatoes,  Apples, 
and  Onions,  and  Country  Produce  Store,  No.  1  Manhattan 
Market.  Thirty-fourth  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.— No  bet- 
ter evidence  can  be  had  of  the  importance  of  the  metropolis 
as  a  point  of  distrib^ition  than  the  success  which  has  attended  our 
leading  commission  houses.  A  case  in  point  is  furnished  in  the  ca- 
reer of  Mr.  Henry  C.  Newbury,  the  well-known  commission  dealer 
in  potatoes,  apples,  onions,  and  country  produce  at  store.  No.  1 
Manhattan  Market,  Thirty-fourth  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue. 
This  house  was  established  here  in  1856,  and  has  always  stood  in  the 
front  rank  of  its  special  line  of  trade.  The  building  occupied  for  the 
business  is  situated  on  the  line  of  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson 
River  Railroad,  and  the  arrangement  is  such  as  to  facilitate  trans- 
portation, and  secure  the  greatest  latitude  for  the  prompt  transac- 
tion of  business.  The  proprietor  handles  large  quantities  of  pota- 
toes, onions,  apples,  and  other  products  of  the  farm,  the  orchard,  and 
the  erarden.  which  are  received  daily  fresh  from  the  hands  of  the 
producer.  Only  the  choicest  goods  are  carried,  the  quality  of  which 
IS  fullv  .assured  before  they  are  offered  to  purchasers.  The  pi-oprie- 
tor  commands  all  the  finest  opportunity  for  making  quick  sales  at 
the  highest  prices,  the  demands  upon  the  resources  of  the  house  be- 
lli;; such  that  cniisigiimeiits  are  readily  di.sposed  of  immediately  on 
tlieir  arrival.  Returns  are  promptly  mailed  and  perfect  satisfaction 
is  guaranteed.  Consignments  of  country  produce  of  all  kinds  are 
solicited-  carefully  handled,  and  promptly  acknowledged  in  all  cases. 
Shipping  orders  are  filled  with  care,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  po- 
tatoes, onions,  and  apples  in  car-lots.  The  house  is  one  which  we 
feel  at  liberty  to  recommend  to  the  consideration  of  all  in  need  of 
such  service,  believing  that  any  relations  entered  into  with  it  will 
prove  satisfactory  and  lasting.  Reference  is  made  by  the  proprietor 
to  the  Irving  National  Bank  of  this  city,  and  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Greenwich,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Newbury  is  a  native  of  Washington 
County,  N.  Y..  and  known  in  this  city  as  a  reliable,  enterprising,  and 
reputable  business  man. 

BKAMAK  &  CO.,  Manufacturers  and  Importers  of  Cutlery  and 
Juvenile  Sets,  No.  112  Chambers  Street.— An  old-established 
,  and  successful  house  in  the  metropoUs,  actively  engaged 
in  the  importation  and  sale  of  cutlery,  etc.,  is  that  of 
Messrs.  B.  Kamak  &  Co.  This  business  was  established  in  18.53  by 
Mr.  A.  Kamak.  who  was  succeeded  by  A.  Kamak  &  Son.  Eventually, 
in  1880.  Mr.  B.  Kamak  became  sole  proprietor,  and  is  now  canying  on 
the  business  under  the  style  and  title  of  B.  Kamak  &  Co.  The  premises 
occupied  comprise  a  spacious  floor  25x80  feet  in  dimensions,  fully 
equipped  with  every  appliance  and  facihty  for  the  accommodation  and 
display  of  the  large  and  valuable  stock.  The  assortment  includes  all 
kinds  of  cutlery,  juvenile  sets,  jewelry,  etc.,  which  are  offered  to  job- 
bers and  retailers  at  manufacturer's  prices.  All  goods  handled  by  this 
reliable  house  are  general  favorites  with  the  trade  wherever  intro- 
duced. Mr.  Kamak  unports  his  cutlery  and  other  specialties  direct 
from  the  most  famous  foreign  houses,  and  is  consequently  enabled  to 
offer  inducements  in  goods  and  prices  to  patrons,  very  difficult  to  be 
secured  elsewhere.  The  trade  of  this  popular  house  extends  through- 
out all  sections  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  is  steadily 
increasing,  owing  to  the  superiority  of  its  productions. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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WR.  ROMAINE,  Modern  and  Antique  Furniture,  No.  4^' 
Union  Square.— One  of  the  most  popular  sources  of 
supply  in  this  city  for  l)Olli  nioili'rn  mid  antique  furnl- 
tui-e  is  the  establishinrni  oi'  ^h-  \V.  i;.  L'oiiiaine,  at  No. 
42  Union  Square,  east  side.  Tliis  jrriiih  ni.in  h.i^  li.  - n  csiabHshed  in 
his  present  business  for  the  past  tliii  ly  ycai  s,  ami  Umk  jwssession  of 
his  present  premises  in  1887.  Here  he  occupies  a  spacious  and  at- 
tractive store,  AO.kSG  feet  in  dimensions,  and  carries  a  heavy  stock  of 
new,  choice  and  desirable  Koods.  This  stock  comprises  parlor  and 
chamber  suits,  carpets,  mirrors,  bronzes,  bric-a-brac,  etc.,  which  are 
bought  in  large  quantities,  and  sold  for  cash  or  special  credit.  The 
lai-Re  experience  and  perfect  knowledge  possessed  by  the  proprietor 
in  all  the  details  and  rciiuiifmcnts  of  the  trade  render  him  especially 
competent  to  i'..iiilu.  t  iIm'  hiisiness  under  the  most  favorable  aus- 
pices, and  to  supply  llmsr  iii  search  of  this  class  of  goods  at  prices 
which  defy  coiupi  titiou.  Tlie  patronage  of  the  house  is  naturally 
large  and  iutluential,  incliiding  among  its  customers  many  of  the 
wealthiest  and  most  intelligent  citizens  who  appreciate  the  fine  taste 
and  judgment  of  the  proprietor  in  catering  to  theft-  demands  for  the 
unique  and  the  beautiful  in  this  Ime  of  goods.  Mr.  Romaine  is  a 
native  of  New  York. 

JK.  COLE,  Portraits,  No.  1T4  Sixth  Avenue.— One  of  the  most 
popular  photographers  on  Sixth  Avenue  is  Mr.  J.  K.  Cole.  In 
^  order  to  produce  artistic  effects  the  operating  rooms  are 
produced  with  every  convenience,  including  backgrounds, 
so  that  he  is  enabled  to  produce  portraits  in  all  styles,  and  give 
perfect  satisfaction,  even  to  the  most  fastidious.  Mr.  Cole  has  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  art  in  all  its  details,  and  has  all  the  new 
improved  appliances,  is  familiar  with  all  the  new  processes,  and 
produces  portrait  work  showing  grace  in  position,  harmony  in  com- 
position, and  truth  in  outlines.  He  enjoys  a  wide  popularity  as  one 
of  till'  liest  photo-artists  in  the  section  in  which  he  is  located.  Mr. 
Ci<\f  is  a  native  of  New  York,  and  has  liad  an  experience  as  a 
photographer  extending  over  fifteen  years.  He  has  been  in  his 
present  location  aliout  a  year,  and  is  doing  a  first-class  ljusiness. 
His  iiarlois  anil  reception-rooms  are  20x7.)  feet  in  area,  and  are 
furnished  in  a  neat  and  attractive  style,' and  contain  many  beautiful 
specimens  of  his  artistic  workmanship. 

PU.^FA'  &  CO.,  Prii\ters,  No.  1308  Broadway.— One  of  the  best 
conducted  and  tlioron^'hly-equipped  printing  eslahlislnnents 
np-fown  is  tliat  of  I'usc-y  A  Co.,wliicli  Ikis  l.e.  ii  estal.lished 

area  of  .'iHxiiO  f.'et.  are  <-eni]>l  te  in  .■ill  appuinl  nienls,  and  contain  a 
number  of  j.ib  :iihI  a  ei  limiei-  press,  operaled  by  steam  power, 
te.gether  witb  ne->v  sl>  le  1  \  pi  an.i  all  llie  aecessori.  s  i-e.piisite  for  the 
e.xeeinion  of  tlie  very  liesi  el.iss  of  eoniiiiei  eial  and  iM.okan.l  general 
job  |n-inling  in  all  styles.     Tlie  lirni  display  exi  elleiit  taste  :pnd 

menu  cards,  bills  of  lare.  I.  i  tei  -be.els.  eie  ,  an. I  also  nianulaeture 
extensively  account  and  iTiemor.i  u.lnni  iK.oks,  Tlie  copartners  are 
E.  L.  Pusey  and  .1.  M.  Tro\el!  Tlie  lonnei-  is  .i  native  of  New  York, 
and  tli(>  latter  is  from  M.ir\  land.  1  le  is  a  jHaetioal  printer,  and  is 
prnfieient  in  all  tbe  ibilies  .  oMiieei.'d  «itli  the  |)rinting  business.  A 
general  line  of  stal  ionery  is  al«  ays  kept  on  sale,  including  everything 
that  belongs  to  the  business. 

McMURRAY  &  Co.,  Booksellers,  Stationers,  and  Fancy  Goods 
Dealers,  etc.,  No,  408  Fourth  Avenue.— The  popular  business 
establishment  of  McMurray  &  Co.,  the  well-known  book- 
sellers and  stationers,  was  estabUshed  in  1860  by  A.  Gould, 
who  continued  it  up  to  the  time  of  her  demise  in  1880.  when  the  present 
firm,  composed  of  James  G.  McMurray  and  .T.  Kinden.  succeeded  to  the 
proprietorship.  The  commodious  store  lias  an  area  of  -lOx'.:,  U'l-i , 
and  is  admirably  arranged  and  complete  in  all  its  appoint inents. 
The  assortment  of  books  upon  all  subjects,  iiicludiug  science,  art, 
travels,  poetry,  philosoiib.\  ,  bistory,  ,ind  high-class  fiction,  etc.,  is 
complete  in  all  departments,  Ihere  are  also  school-books,  blank- 
books  and  memorandum-books  iu  every  conceivable  style,  and  also 
counting-house,  school,  and  plain  and  fancy  stationery  of  every  de- 
scription, together  with  aliituns,  cards,  pictures,  and  frames,  and 
all  the  various  fancy  articles  that  pertain  to  the  business.  The  gen- 
eral management  of  the  affairs  of  the  establishment  devolve  upon 
Mr.  McMurray,  who  has  had  twenty  years'  experience  in  the  book 
and  stationery  trade.   He  is  a  native  New-Yorker. 


CDOHLER,  Tailor,  No.  84  Fourth  Avenue.— One  of  the  best 
known  among  the  popular  fashionable  merchant  tailors  up 
^  town  is  Mr.  C.  Dobler,  who  is  located  at  No.  84  Fourth 
Avenue,  where  he  has  one  of  the  finest  and  best  as.sortments 
of  goods  in  the  piece,  comprising  all  the  newest  and  nobbiest  styles 
of  both  foreign  and  home  production,  the  stock  embracing  fine  suit- 
ings and  woollen  trouserings,  etc.,  in  all  the  desirable  fabrics.  Mr. 
Dobler,  who  has  had  thirty-seven  years'  experience  a.s  a  cutter  and 
merchant  tailor,  gives  his  special  attention  to  all  departments  of  his 
business,  and  cuts  and  designs  gentlemen's  clothing  upon  scientific 
principles,  and  can  always  insure  a  perfect  fitting  garment  that 
will  give  the  best  satisfaction  as  to  quality  of  goods  and  price. 
Mr.  Dobler,  who  was  born  in  Germany  over  half  a  century  ago, 
arrived  in  ibis  eouniiy  in  1854.  He  has  always  resided  in  New  York, 
and  established  business  in  1857  on  East  Broadway;  eight  years  later 
he  moved  to  tlie  very  desirable  location  now  occupied.  The  store  in 
size  is  25x50  feet.  It  is  neatly  and  tastefully  fitted  up. 

DR.  J.  M.  JAFFRAY,  Dentist,  No.  381  Sixth  Avenue.— Among 
the  foremost  dental  practitioners  in  this  city  may  be  men- 
tioned the  name  of  Dr.  J.  M.  Jaffray,  who  sustains  an  excellent 
reputation  for  reliability  and  skill  in  the  exercise  of  his  art, 
while  he  enjoys  as  a  consequence  an  extensive  and  very  flattering 
patronage.  Dr.  Jaffray  is  a  man  of  forty  or  thereabout,  with 
upwards  of  twenty  years'  practical  experience  in  his  profession,  and 
is  a  native  of  Portsmouth,  R.  I.  Coming  to  New  York  in  1873,  he 
commenced  practice  at  No.  444  Sixth  Avenue,  where  he  continued  up 
to  January,  1887,  when  he  moved  to  the  present  location.  He 
occupies  ample  and  commodious  quarters,  handsomely  lilted  up  and 
completely  e(|uipped  with  the  mo.st  improved  ap|iliaiiees,  il.  viees, 
and  general  appurtenances,  while  no  pains  are  spai  ed  lo  i  eml.  r  the 
utmost  satisfaction  in  every  case  to  patrons.  Teetli  are  extracted, 
filled,  adjusted,  and  attended  to  in  all  respects  in  the  most  superior 
and  reliable  manner;  in  short,  everything  comprehended  in  modern 
dentistry  is  executed  in  the  highest  style  of  the  art,  at  popular  prices. 

HIRAM  JELLIFF  &  SON,  Dealers  in  Builders'  and  House-fur- 
nishing Hardware,  Mechanics'  Tools,  etc  .  No.  277  Ninth 
Avenue,  betiveen  ■I'went  \ -si -.-i  h  .-in-l  Tw  enl  -,-  -  ev. -nth  Streets. 
—This  enterpris.-  \vas  f,  luinle, I  :is  l  ar  ba.-k  as  ls,-,4  by  the 
present  senior  member  of  ihe  linn,  \\  i\<i  was  b-irii  .11  Willon,  Conn. 
In  1883  betook  into  parlnerslnp  In,  son.  Air.  llir.iin  1,  .lellilT,  who  is 
a  native  of  this  city.  Tli"  i.r.nii-n-,  ,,n,ii|iin,|  n.n^i-i.o  ,i  store  with 
a  fronta.ge  of  20  fei'l  an. I  ,i  il.  plb  ol'  r,n  ini'l,  'I'ln'  iniei  ioi-  arrange- 
m.'nts  are  .adinir.al.ly  a.kiple.i  lor  1,11,1, mss  purposes,  and  a  large 
tivnl.'  is  anniiallv  coim  luele.l,  suppivin-.  :in  extensive  dem.aii.l  for  all 


n<lmirably  li;,dited,  I'opnlar  prices  pre\ail,  intelligent  and  polite 
assistants  serve  customers  ]ironii)lly,  ami  orders  b}'  mail  or  tele- 
phone also  receive  immediate  attention.  The  business  is  of  a  retail 
character,  and  extends  to  all  parts  of  the  city. 

ROBERT  F.  SMITH.  Hosier,  Glover  and  Shirt-maker,  No.  523>^ 
Sixth  Avenue.— Thirty -three  years  of  steady'  progress  sums 
up  in  brief  the  history  of  the  well  and  favorably  known  em- 
poriimi  of  Robert  F.  Smith,  glover,  hosier,  and  shirt-maker, 
which  is  one  of  the  finest  as  well  as  one  of  the  oldest  gents'  furnish- 
ing establishments  in  this  quarter  of  the  city.  This  store  was  estab. 
lished  in  18.50  bj-  the  present  proprietor,  and  was  originally  located  on 
Canal  Street,  the  business  being  subsequently  moved  to  No.  779 
Broadw  ay,  where  it  was  carried  on  up  to  1875,  when  it  was  removed 
t  o  t  he  commodious  quarters  now  occupied,  and  here  the  business  has 
since  been  continucil  with  uninterrupted  success.  The  store  is  ample 
and  compact,  and  is  n  ally  lined  up  and  appointed,  while  several 
expert  hands  are  emplos  ed,  line  custom  shirts  being  a  specialty.  A 
heavy  and  Al  stock  is  <-onstantly  carried,  embracing  elegant  gloves, 
furs  and  hosiery,  novelties  in  neckwear,  collars  and  cuffs,  undercloth- 
ing, fine  dress  shirts,  suspenders,  silk  handkerchiefs  and  gents'  fur- 
nishing goods,  while  the  shirts  to  order  manufaetmvd  here  are  first- 
class  in  every  respect— in  fit,  comfort,  finish,  and  material—and  alto- 
gether a  flourishing  trade  is  done.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of  Birming- 
ham, England,  but  has  been  a  resident  of  the  city  many  years. 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


ABOWSKY,  Fur-dresser,  No.  2iO  East  Fifty-flrst  Street.— 
Beginning  in  quite  a  small  way  twenty-one  years  ago,  this 
enterprise  has,  like  many  of  our  largest  and  most  represen- 
tative concerns,  grown  to  become  famous  throughout  the 
United  States.  Contiauous  success  is  the  real  test  of  all  business 
houses,  and  this  being  the  experience  of  Mr.  Bowsky,  we  can  draw 
but  one  conclusion,  and  that  is  that  he  is  entirely  worthy  of  the  confi- 
dence of  the  trade.  His  factory  comprises  a  four-story  brick  build- 
ing, amply  provided  with  aU  modern  appliances  for  the  dressing 
and  preparing  of  aU  kinds  of  furs,  constant  employment  being  given 
to  sixty  experienced  assistants.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  sealskin 
garments,  and  those  made  from  beavers,  otters,  lynxes,  foxes  and 
other  rich  furs,  for  which  untU  recently  we  have  had  to  look  to 
Europe  for  our  supply.  This  house  bears  an  enviable  reputation  in 
the  trade,  many  of  the  leading  furriers  aU  over  the  country  being 
among  its  permanent  patrons,  not  only  for  the  reUable  character  of 
the  goods,  but  for  the  moderate  charges  and  the  contiauous  supply  of 
novelties  in  every  kmd  of  fur  that  is  displayed  at  all  times. 

JOSEPH  DUCIMETIERE,  Kid  Gloves  and  Hosiery,  No.  332 
Fourth  Avenue. — Anything  that  adds  to  the  personal  appear- 
ance of  the  fair  sex  is  always  of  the  greatest  value,  and  at  the 
establishment  of  Mr.  J.  Ducimetiere  all  that  may  be  included  in 
the  list  of  kid  and  suede  gloves,  fans,  novelties,  and  silk  aosiery  is  to 
be  found  of  the  best  quality,  and  in  great  variety.  The  premises  oc- 
cupied are  very  commodious  and  elegantly  equipped,  with  every  ap- 
pliance and  facility  for  the  display  of  the  beautiful  stock.  The  assort- 
ment of  furnishings  nandled  is  full  and  complete,  and  comprises  Bon 
Marche  and  Regnier  kid  and  suede  gloves,  neckwear,  French  novel- 
ties, and  silli  hosiery  of  every  description,  which  have  been  imported 
direct  from  the  manufacturers  and  are  offered  at  prices  that  abso- 
lutely defy  competition.  Polite  and  attentive  assistants  serve  cus- 
tomers promptly  and  intelligently,  and  a  special  featm-e  of  the  busi- 
ness of  this  house  is  that  the  class  of  goods  kept  is  always  of  the  best 
description.  Mr.  Ducimetiere  is  a  Frenchman  by  birth,  and  has  been 
a  resident  of  New  York  for  sixteen  years.  In  18T4  he  established  him- 
self as  an  importer  and  dealer  in  the  goods  bandied,  and  seven  years 
ago  he  located  his  establishment  at  the  above  address. 

JAMES  J.  FLEMING,  Practical  Plumber,  Steam  and  Gas  Fitter, 
Dealer  in  Fine  Gas-fixtures,  etc..  No.  63  East  Twelfth  Street, 
near  Broadway.  -The  house  of  Mr.  James  J.  Fleming  was  es- 
tablished several  years  ago,  and  since  its  inception  has  en- 
joyed a  liberal  patronage.  It  was  founded  originally  in  1876  under 
toe  style  of  James  J.  Fleming  &.  Co.,  and  two  years  later  Mr.  Flem- 
ing became  the  sole  proprietor.  The  premises  occupied  are  com- 
modious and  neatly  fitted  up,  and  are  stocked  with  a  complete 
assortment  of  plumbers',  steam  and  gas  fitters'  supplies.  Every- 
thing in  the  way  of  plumbing,  ventilating,  steam  and  gas  fitting  is 
executed.  Contracts  are  entered  into,  and  the  complete  fitting  up 
of  buildings  of  all  kinds  is  satisfactorily  accomplished.  In  sanitary 
engineering  an  active  and  practical  experience  is  certainly  an  ele- 
ment to  commend  confidence.  Such  an  experience  is  that  of  Mr. 
Fleming,  who  has  been  connected  with  the  trade  for  the  past  twenty- 
Iwo  years.  He  employs  from  four  to  ten  skilled  workmen.  He  is  a 
native  of  New  York,  and  a  member  of  the  Plumbers'  Association. 

EA.  FITCH,  Fancy  Horses,  Gentlemen's  Driving  Horses,  etc., 
No.  153  East  Twenty-fourth  Street.— One  of  the  oldest  and 
J  most  prominent  dealers  engaged  in  dealing  in  horses  is  Mr. 
E.  A.  Fitch.  Mr.  Fitch  has  had  extended  experience  in  his 
line,  is  an  expert  judge  of,  and  ree(iK:iize(l  authority  r  n,  all  questions 
pertaining  to  the  horse,  and  his  stabli-s  are  visited  by  the  best  known 
turfmen  and  admirers  of  lioist-  tlesh.  It  is  twenty  years  since  he 
established  his  busini  ss  li.-ir-.  an.l  .luring  the  intervening  period  he 
has  built  up  a  ppniKiiirMt.  iImiui-Ii iiig,  and  inlluential  patronage. 
The  preniis.-s  ..•.■iipiiMl  .•.,ni]irise  a  two-story  building  having  dimen- 
sions "f  -."ix^ii  I'  i  t.  and  titled  tip  throughout  in  the  most  complete 
and  a]i]]io\ril  luaiini-r  with  every  convenience  and  comfort  for 
st.)ck.  Tlii  i-.'  :\v.-  a'  .-oiiiiiio(lntions  for  sixty  horses,  and  a  large  and 
well-seleeteil  sii]>;>ly  <if  lirst-class  gentlemen's  driving  horses,  pairs 
and  single  drivers  are  at  all  titiies  kept  on  hand  to  meet  the  demands 
of  the  trade.  New  Ynrk  State  herses  only  are  dealt  in,  and  all  sales 
are  made  upon  honest  and  reliable  representations,  as  is  amply 
shown  in  the  past  record  of  the  house.  The  trade  extends  to  all 
parts  of  the  United  States. 


HICKSON  SARLES,  Manufacturer  of  Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 
Fine  Boots  and  Shoes,  No.  3'ii  Fourth  Avenue. — The  business 
of  this  worthy  house  was  originally  founded  in  1827  by  Mr. 
Hickson  Sarles,  father  of  the  present  proprietor,  and  was 
conducted  by  hkn  with  continuous  success  untU  1870,  when  his  death 
occurred,  after  a  long,  useful,  and  honorable  life.  His  son  and  name- 
sake succeeded  to  the  control,  and  retired  in  1873,  but  again  entered 
business  Ufe  in  1885.  Mr.  Sarles,  who  was  born  in  this  city  in  1833, 
has  had  forty  years'  practical  experience  at  his  vocation,  is  an  ex- 
pert in  aU  its  branches,  and  the  boots  and  shoes  made  at  bis  establish- 
ment are  unsurpassed  for  quaUty,  style,  comfort  in  wearing  and 
durability.  The  store  occupied,  20x70  feet  in  dimensions,  is  tastefully 
and  attractively  fitted  up,  and  contains  a  superior  assortment  of 
boots,  shoes,  rubbers,  and  sUppers. 

PLATT,  Practical  Hatter,  No.  387  Sixth  Avenue.— Among  the 
leading  business  establishments  on  Sixth  Avenue  is  that  of 
'■  Piatt,"  the  practical  hatter.  The  store,  which  has  a  front  of 
20  with  a  depth  of  50  feet,  is  admirably  arranged  and  made 
attractive  by  the  fine  display  of  everything  desirable  and  fashion- 
able in  hats  and  caps  for  men's,  youths',  and  boys'  wear.  No  one, 
not  even  the  most  fastidious,  can  find  fault  or  fail  to  make  a  selec- 
tion of  something  suitable  and  becoming  at  a  reasonable  price. 
Piatt's  is  one  of  the  recognized  fashion  resorts,  and  as  such  is  liber- 
ally patronized.  Mr.  Piatt  has  made  many  friends  by  his  liberality 
as  a  business  man.  His  assortment  of  silk  and  Derby  hats  in  the 
new  blocks,  and  also  caps,  etc.,  is  full  and  complete,  and  the  prices 
will  be  found  as  low  as  those  of  any  first-class  establishment  in  the 
trade  in  the  city.  Mr.  Cornelius  Piatt,  the  proprietor,  who  is  from 
Norwalk,  Conn.,  is  a  practical  man  to  the  business,  and  can  always 
please  those  who  patronize  him. 

FSCHMICKL,  Manufacturer  of  Bags,  No.  83  Chambers  Street 
—The  house  of  Messrs.  F.  Schmickl  &  Co  ,  although  of 
,  comparatively  recent  establishment,  has  already  won  an 
enviable  position  in  the  trade  and  developed  a  business  ri- 
valling that  of  many  much  older  concerns  in  its  particular  branch  of 
commerce.  This  firm  began  business  on  February  1,  1884,  at  No.  112 
Chambers  Street,  and  here  remained  imtil  January  1,  1887,  when  the 
present  site  was  secured.  The  premises  consist  of  two  floors  ex- 
tending through  the  block  from  Chambers  to  Reade  Street,  the  ar- 
rangement of  the  establishment  is  systematic  and  convenient,  and 
the  general  complete  equipment  embraces  aU  the  modem  business 
advantages  and  facilities.  A  competent  force  of  experienced  and 
skilful  artisans  is  employed,  and  the  work  turned  out,  consisting  of 
satchels  and  travelling  bags  in  aU  sizes,  and  a  variety  of  handsome 
designs  and  useful  and  ornamental  specialties  in  aUigator  leather,  is 
of  the  highest  degree  of  artistic  and  mechanical  perfection.  The 
business  enjoyed  by  the  firm  is  of  large  and  continuaUy  increasing 
volume,  and  the  trade  reaches  over  a  wide  territory,  the  house 
goods  having  already  attained  a  standard  value  in  the  market.  Mr. 
Schmickl,  the  head  of  the  firm,  was  born  in  Germany,  and  is  a  prac- 
tical man  in  all  pertaining  to  his  branch  of  industry.  By  his  well- 
directed  and  spirited  management  he  has  materially  promoted  the 
success  achieved  in  the  enterprise.  His  partner,  Mr.  James  Bryon. 
is  a  native  of  London,  England,  and  has  always  represented  the 
house  in  the  trade,  and  to  him  is  due  the  large  measure  of  patronage 
the  house  enjoys,  while  the  united  efforts  of  both  have  won  the  re- 
spect and  substantial  regard  of  the  trade. 

HENRY  F.  SIEBOLD,  Machinist,  No.  2I2;4  East  Forty-seventh 
Street.— A  well  conducted  and  prosperous  enterprise  is  that 
of  Mr.  Henry  F.  Siebold.  proprietor  of  the  iron-railing  works 
at  No.  212' a  East  Forty-seventh  Street.  The  premises  are 
commodious  and  well  arranged,  and  the  oqm'pment  embraces  all  the 
latest  and  best  improved  mechanical  methods  and  appliances  and 
every  facility  for  the  advantageous  prosecution  of  the  enterprise. 
The  productions  of  the  establishment— fire-escapes,  shutter-doors, 
gratings,  iron  railings,  etc.,  etc.,  have  a  wide  celebrity  in  the  trade, 
and  the  general  business  is  both  extensive  and  prosperous.  Mi-. 
Siebold  is  a  practical  and  skilful  machinist,  and  brings  to  bear  an  ex- 
tensive experience  and  much  valuable  knowledge  in  the  conduct  of 
his  enterprise.  He  began  business  in  1868  at  No.  387  Third  Avenue, 
where  he  remained  until  the  early  part  of  1887,  when  he  removed  to 
the  present  site,  where  he  has  reared  a  fine  enterprise  and  secured  a 
large  and  liberal  trade. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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FISS  &  DOERR'S  Sale  and  Exchange  Stables,  Nos.  135,  157,  and 
159  East  Twenty-fourth  Street  — A  widely  known  and  success- 
ful firm  actively  eiiKagcd  in  draliiig  in  hurscs  in  New  York- 
City  is  that  of  Messrs    I'i^s      I  i-r,  wImw  '  blue  front  sale 

and  exchange  stables  are  eliKi'il>  l'"  aii  ii  :ii  N'ls  i  l^,  Mi),  and  151 
East  Twenty-fourth  Street.  Tin--  Iiu^mh  --;  «  ;is  .--.i  ililished  by  the 
present  proprietors  in  l'hiladeli)hi:i  ni  Mini  m  N^  iv  Wn-k  in  1S79. 
The  premises  occupied  coniini^.-  a  sp:i.  ioii,  ihm  story  building 
00x200  feet  in  area.  The  stables  aiv  lar-r  an.i  .iiiui. idiiiiis,  well 
lighted,  ventilated,  and  llioreughly  diaiin'il,  and  have  excellent  ae- 
coniiuodation  foi-tlin-e  hiiiidi-i  d  and  lil'ty  horses.  The  linu  have  like- 
wise branch  stables  at  .Nos  v!-Jl  amU'J.S  .Nurtli  Queen  Slreel,  Lam-as 
ter.  Pa.,  which  are  capable  of  providing  for  two  hundred  horses. 
Both  Messrs.  Fiss  and  Doerr  have  spent  their  wdiole  hves  in  this  busi- 
ness, and  are  considered  among  the  best  judges  of  horses  in  the 
country.  During  the  past  year,  they  sold  five  thousand  horses, 
chietly  t(i  street-car  companies.  They  likewise  make  a  specialty  of 
handling  line,  road,  family  and  saddle  horses,  and  pay  the  greatest 
attention  to  the  selection  of  them  selling  them  at  the  lowest  market 
figures.  Messrs.  Fiss  &  Doerr  conduct  their  business  according  to 
just  principles,  and  extend  every  legitimate  accommodation  to  cus- 


most  exquisite  workman.ship.  A  staff  of  expert  hands  is  employed, 
and  particular  attention  is  devoted  to  the  repairing  of  fine  watches, 
jewelry,  and  music-boxes,  all  work  being  executed  in  the  most  care- 
ful and  finished  manner,  while  the  prices  charged  are  made  uni- 
formly reasonable.  Mr.  Linherr  is  a  native  of  Switzerland,  and  has 
lived  in  New  York  since  1&49.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  sterling  per- 
sonal character,  enjoys  the  full  confidence  of  his  numerous  friends 
and  patrons,  and  has  proved  himself  an  honorable  progressive,  and 
reliable  merchant. 

H&  H.  PRINTING  CO..  Artistic  Type  Printing,  Engraving, 
Lithographing,  etc  Nos.  312  and  314  East  Twenty -second 
,  Street.— In  artistic  type  printing,  engraving,  hthographing, 
sterotyping,  electrotyping,  etc.,  this  company  holds  a  high 
position  and  enjoys  a  fine  patronage.  The  business  was  originally  es- 
tablished in  1880  by  Messrs.  HoUaman  &  Harnischfeyer,  and  in  Janu- 
ary, 1887,  the  present  style  was  adopted  by  Mr.  l"h.  Harnischfeyer  as 
the  sole  proprietor.  Like  all  true  workers  in  art,  he  lias  been  ambi- 
tious to  excel,  and  by  close  application  and  study  he  has  won  for  the 
house  a  wide  reputation  for  the  execution  of  really  artistic  work. 
His  ofiBce  is  perfectly  equipped  with  new  and  improved  machinery, 


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tomers.  Both  partners  are  natives  of  Philadelphia,  and  are  highly 
esteemed  by  the  community  for  their  enterprise,  skill,  and  integrity, 
and  their  success  in  the  sale  and  exchange  of  horses  is  as  substan- 
tial as  it  is  well  merited.  The  firm  guarantees  every  horse  to  be 
as  represented,  and  if  not  as  represented  money  will  be  refunded. 

J A.  LINHERR,  Diamonds  and  Jewelry,  No.  193  Sixth  Avenue. 
—  In  the  jewelry  trade,  as  in  many  other  lines  nf  cominercial 
,  activity,  New  York  takes  the  lead  in  this  e.nind  y,  and  there 
are  tnauy  notable  estabUshments  prosecuting,-  I'xtensive  trans- 
actions in  this  l>i-aneh  of  business.  One  of  the  oldest  and  b^st 
known  of  iln-s,.  is  tliat  conducted  by  Mr.  J.  A.  Linherr.  whose  well- 
known  he  ul-inarlTs  are  located  very  eligibly 
Aveinie,  onpositc  Macy's.  The  business  of  this  eoi 
in  1849  by  tlip  brothers,  Messrs.  C  and  J.  .V.  Linli 
ducted  inider  their  joint  control  until  isno.  wlien  tl 
to  the  entire  control,  and  has  since,  under  his  i 
ment,  been  augmented  to  proportions  of  nmch  greater  importance. 
The  commodious  and  spacious  store  occupied,  covering  an  area  of 
25x70  feet,  is  fitted  up  in  tasteful,  attractive  style,  and  is  filled  with 
an  extensive  assortment  of  pure,  sparkling  diamonds,  gold  and  sil- 
ver, European  and  American  watches,  clocks,  optical  goods,  and 
jewelry  of  every  description,  all  noted  for  beauty  of  design  and 


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nanage- 


three  presses,  and  other  necessary  appliances,  provided  with  steam- 
power,  and  a  competent  force  of  expert  hands  is  constantly  employed 
under  the  personal  supervision  of  the  proprietor.  His  establishment 
has  come  to  be  recognized  as  an  important  factor  in  the  industrial 
advancement  of  the  community,  and  an  institution  in  which  the  ut- 
most confidence  can  be  safely  placed.  Mr.  Harnischfeyer  is  a  native 
of  New  Y'ork,  with  twelve  years'  experience  in  the  art  of  printing, 
and  eminently  popular  as  an  accomplished  master  of  his  trade  and 
a  reliable  business  man. 

ALEXANDER  R  RROWN,  Carpenter  and  Cabinet-maker,  Nos. 
141  and  H  i  W  est  Forty-second  Street,  between  Ninth  and 
Tenth  .Vvenues.— Tills  concern  was  founded  four  years  ago, 
and  the  business  has  grown  to  very  flattering  proportions. 
Tlx-  jiremises  occupied  are  commodious,  and  are  thoroughly 
eiiuiiiiied  with  all  necessary  mechanical  appliances  for  the  successftd 
oarr\  in;;  out  of  any  and  all  v,-ork  inidertaken.  The  machinery  is  oper- 
ated by  steam  power,  and  ten  skilled  and  experienced  hands  are  jxr- 
manently  employed.  A  large  stock  of  thoroughly  seasoned  lumber 
is  carried  on  hand,  and  cabinet  goods  of  all  kinds  are  skilfully  and 
neatly  made  to  order.  Wood  work  of  all  descriptions  is  made 
to  order,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  fitting  up  stores,  oftices. 
etc.  Mr.  Brown  was  bom  in  Scotland,  and  has  long  resided  in  this  city. 


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CHARLES  F.  ADAMS,  Manufacturer  of  and  Instalment  Dealer 
in  Household  Supplies;  Factories,  Principal  Office  and  Pur- 
chasing Agency,  Erie,  Pa.;  W.  S.  Hawldns,  Manager,  No.  471 
Foui-th  Avenue. — One  of  the  largest  concerns  in  the  country  en- 
gaged ia  the  manufacture  of  a  variety  of  useful  household  articles 
is  located  at  Erie,  Pa.,  and  is  owned  and  operated  by  Mr.  Charles  F. 
Adams.  He  estabhshed  the  business  in  1874,  and  has  since  opened 
stores  in  every  city  in  the  country,  that  in  New  York  being  under 
the  management  of  Mr.  W.  S.  Hawkins,  who  is  a  native  of  Rhode 
Island.  He  occupies  a  very  desirable  location  at  No.  471  Fourth 
Avenue,  and  another  store.  No.  !i3  CUnton  Place,  with  dimensions 
of  25x80  feet.  An  immense  stock  of  goods  is  carried,  embracing  a 
wide  range  of  goods  necessary  in  the  household,  and  includes  At- 
lantic and  other  wringers;  Rogers'  flat  and  hollow  silver-plated 
ware;  Smyrna  rugs;  all  kinds  of  clocks,  including  the  celebrated 
luminous  dial;  Family  Bibles;  albums;  fluting  machines;  carpet- 
sweepers;  bedspreads;  lace  curtains;  laoe  bed  sets;  stand  and 
hanging  lamps;  books,  including  "  Mai'velous  Wonders  of  the  Whole 
World;"  Mrs.  Ball's  combination  work-baskets;  men  and  women's 
rubber  clothing,  and  other  household  necessities,  which  are  sold 
upon  easy  methods  of  payment  by  weekly  or  monthly  instalments. 
Mr.  Hawkins's  operations  extend  throughout  the  city,  and  in  the 
conduct  of  the  business  he  employs  from  forty  to  fifty  canvassers. 
This  concern  has  become  very  popular,  and  the  honorable  manner 
the  business  is  conducted  has  given  it  a  wide  reputation.  The  goods 
are  all  sold  at  prices  that  would  be  required  to  purchase  them  for 
cash,  but  by  the  system  this  concern  conducts  business  a  small  pay- 
ment at  a  stated  time  is  only  required.  M**.  Hawkins  is  held  in  high 
estimation  by  all  who  have  dealings  vrith  the  house. 

JOHN  RUSHWORTH,  Steam  Hoisting  Machinery.  No.  2S0West 
Thirtieth  Street.— This  gentleman  has  been  established  in  bus- 
iness on  his  own  accoimt  in  this  city  for  the  past  twelve  years, 
and  from  quite  a  small  beginning  it  has  developed  into 
a  large  and  prosperous  business.  Mr.  Rushworth  is  an  extensive 
manufactiu-er  of  steam  hoisting  apparatus.  Mr.  Bushworth's  inti- 
mate knowledge  and  long  experience  in  the  business  are  such  that  his 
services  are  anxiously  sought  after.  He  is  a  thoroughly  expert 
mechanic  and  well  posted  in  this  branch  of  trade.  Any  work  under- 
taken by  him  can  be  depended  upon  to  last.  He  is  a  patient  and 
steady  workman,  and  employs  as  many  as  eleven  hands.  The  trade 
comes  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  but  the  greater  portion  of 
it  is  derived  from  New  York  City.  The  principal  goods  here  manu- 
factured are  from  6  to  25  horse-power  hoisting  machines.  The  ma- 
chine-shop, which  has  dimensions  of  35x40  feet,  is  supplied  with 
numerous  new  labor-saving  machines  by  which  the  cost  of  labor  is 
lessened  and  the  price  of  goods  also  reduced. 

EDWARD  BEADLE,  Manufacturer  of  the  Folding  Mat,  No.  1193 
Broadway.— The  Eureka  Folding  Mat  is  one  of  the  best  things 
of  the  kind  we  have  ever  seen.  As  its  name  impUes,  it  is  fold- 
ing, and  consists  of  wooden  rods  running  parallel  to  one  an- 
other attached  to  metallic  fastenings,  and  so  put  together  that  it  can 
be  folded  up  into  small  compass.  This  business  became  estabhshed 
in  1885,  and  from  quite  a  small  beginning  the  same  has  become  a  very 
valuable  trade.  For  steam-cars  and  street-cars  these  mats  are  much 
used.  A  demand  has  sprung  up  for  them  for  this  use  in  all  parts  of 
the  United  States,  and  orders  are  coming  in  from  Europe,  Australia, 
South  America,  and  Canada.  The  castings  are  made  for  Mr.  Beadle 
by  contract,  but  the  mats  are  constructed  and  shipped  from  the 
factory,  which  is  situated  at  Cranford,  New  Jersey.  It  may  be  here 
remarked  that  Mr.  Beadle  is  the  sole  manufacturer  of  these  goods  in 
the  United  States. 

A P.  SMITH,  Real  Estate,  No.  1475  Broadway.— Mr.  A.  P.  Smith 
established  this  busihess  over  forty  years  ago,  and  has  built 
J  up  a  large  and  influential  clientage,  numbering  among  his 
patrons  many  wealthy  investors  and  active  operators.  He 
conducts  a  general  business  in  the  sale,  purchase,  lease,  exchange, 
care,  and  management  of  estates,  and  acts  as  notary  pubUc.  Upon 
his  books  are  full  descriptions  of  the  most  ehgible  bargains  available 
in  stores,  dweUiugs,  and  lots,  also  country  property.  Mr.  Smit'j  is  a 
recognized  authority  as  regards  both  present  and  prospective  values 
of  the  residential  and  business  property  of  this  city.  He  has  recently 
tm^ed  his  attention  to  building  a  few  private  houses  from  time  to 
time.  His  cultivated  taste  in  that  line,  and  his  judgment  in  choos- 


ing locations,  and  how  they  should  be  improved,  also  the  many  things: 
that  belong  to  a  house,  are  borne  out  by  the  rapid  sale  of  properties 
in  his  hands,  and  the  great  satisfaction  purchasers  have  after  hving 
in  them.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of  New  York  State. 

FM.  SMITH,  Painter  and  Paper-hanger,  No.  159  East  Twenty- 
third  Street.— In  the  list  of  exponents  of  the  painting  and 
^  paper-hanging  industry  in  New  York,  we  find  one  of  the 
oldest  and  best-known  names  to  be  that  of  Mi".  F.  M.  Smith. 
Mr.  Smith,  who  is  a  native  of  this  city,  has  had  long  and  valuable  ex- 
perience in  his  vocation,  and  is  an  acknowledged  expert  in  all  its 
branches.  He  founded  his  business  in  1845,  and  is  the  oldest,  in  point 
of  time,  in  this  industry  in  New  York  City,  and  during  the  forty -two 
years  intervening  has  ever  enjoyed  a  first-class  patronage.  The  com- 
modious store  occupied  by  him  is  neatly  fitted  up,  and  is  filled  with  a 
complete,  superior  stock  of  dry  and  mixed  paints,  colors,  varnishes, 
brushes,  oils,  glass,  and  wall-paper  in  all  the  latest  designs  and  fav- 
orite shades.  Employing  a  corps  of  experienced  and  trustworthy  as- 
sistants, Mr.  Smith  is  at  aU  times  prepared  for  successful  service  as 
a  plain  and  decorative  painter  and  paper-hanger,  executing  all  con- 
tracts at  the  most  favorable  rates.  He  refers  to  the  New  York 
Board  of  Education,  and  many  others,  for  testimony  as  to  his  sldll 
and  reliabihty. 

WF.  CUSHMAN,  Bread,  Pie,  and  Cake  Baker,  No.  147  Third 
Avenue,  comer  of  Fifteenth  Street.— For  half  a  century 
J  or  more  this  house  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  the  "  staff  of  life,"  and  the  products  have  al- 
ways been  commendable  on  account  of  their  purity  and  wholesome- 
ness.  Many  changes  have  necessarily  occurred  m  the  proprietorship 
since  the  business  was  inaugurated.  The  present  proprietor,  Mr.  W. 
F.  Cushman,  purchased  and  took  possession  of  the  business  from  Mr. 
O.  M.  Lawton,  in  March,  1887,  and  he  has  fully  maintained  the  high 
reputation  the  house  has  always  borne,  while  he  has  largly  increased 
the  volume  of  trade.  The  premises  comprise  salesroom  and  base- 
ment, each  25x75  feet  in  dimensions.  The  basement  is  utilized  as  the 
bakery,  the  mechanical  equipments  of  which  are  of  the  most  modern 
and  complete  character.  Eighteen  to  twenty  hands  are  employed, 
and  in  the  manufacture  of  bread,  pies,  and  cakes  about  .30,000  pounds 
of  flour  are  weekly  consumed.  The  salesroom  is  finely  appointed 
throughout  with  excellent  taste,  and  a  large  and  finely  assorted  stock 
is  constantly  carried.  A  specialty  is  made  of  supplying  hotels,  restau- 
rants, etc.,  and  three  dehvery  wagons  are  employed.  Mi-.  Cushman 
is  a  native  of  Vermont,  and  has  resided  in  this  city  since  1879. 

LINTON,  Druggist,  No.  216  Fourth  Avenue.— This  concern  was 
originally  founded  m  18;33  by  Messrs.  Hegeman  &  Co.,  and  has 
been  uniformly  successful  from  the  o'ltset;  and  its  popularity 
and  prosperity  have  in  no  whit  diminished  since  it  came,  in  1881, 
into  the  possession  of  the  present  proprietor.  Mr.  Linton,  who  is  a 
native  of  this  State,  has  had  twenty  years'  practical  experience  as  a 
druggist,  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  every  detail  of  his  profession, 
and  occupies  a  high  standing  in  the  trade.  The  fine  spacious  store 
occupied,  covering  an  area  of  20x70  feet,  is  fitted  up  in  the  most 
complete  and  convenient  style,  has  handsome  fixtures,  and  is  attrac- 
tive in  all  its  departments.  The  superb  stock  carried  embraces  a 
heavy  assortment  of  the  purest  drugs  and  chemicals,  a  full  variety  of 
proprietary  medicines,  toilet  and  fancy  goods,  perfumery,  surgical 
appUances.  and  druggists'  sundries.  Special  care  is  taken  in  dis- 
pensing medicines,  and  aU  physicians'  prescriptions  are  compounded 
with  absolute  accuracy. 

OWEN  P.  McDonald,  Florist,  No.  63  West  Fourteenth  Street.— 
Among  the  ablest  and  most  popular  up-town  florists  will  be 
found  Mr,  Owen  P.  McDonald.  Mr.  McDonald  is  a  native  of 
this  city,  and  a  skilful  florist  of  thirteen  years'  experience.  In 
1883  he  began  business  as  head  of  the  firm  of  McDonald  &  Hanf  t.  and 
two  years  later  succeeded  to  the  sole  proprietorship  of  the  enterprise. 
The  store,  S.ixiJO  feet  in  size,  is  admirably  arranged  for  the  pui-pose  and 
supphed  with  aU  the  modem  adjuncts  of  convenience  and  attractive- 
ness. A  large,  carefully  selected  stock  of  cut  flowers,  plants,  etc.,  is 
carried ;  floral  pieces  in  the  most  artistic  designs  are  a  specialty  of  the 
business,  and  the  extensive  and  liberal  patronage  received  evidences 
the  wide  popularity  of  the  establishment.  Mr.  McDonald  is  a  young 
and  energetic  business  man,  popiflarly  regarded  as  fully  deserving  of: 
his  signal  and  well-earned  success. 


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ELIZABETH  OIL-CLOTH  CO.,  Manufacturers  of  Enamel  and 
Carriage  Cloth.  Duck.  Drill,  and  Muslin,  Flocked  Rubber  DriU, 
Moleskins.  Woods.  Fancy  and  White  Jlarblc  Prints.  Table- 
covers  and  Stair-cloths,  Second  Street,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
EstabUshed  1868;  John  A.  Bouker,  Pres.;  Geo.  F.  Hawkes,  Treas.— 
A  review  of  the  industrial  interests  of  this  section  reveals  the  exist- 
ence of  some  noteworthy  concerns  in  many  of  the  chief  branches  of 
trade.  Especially  is  this  true  with  regard  to  the  manufacture  of 
enamel  and  carriage  cloth,  oil-cloths,  etc..  in  which  industry  the  Eliz- 
abeth Oil-cloth  Company  of  Ehzabeth,  N.  J,,  has  achieved  an  enviable 
reputation  for  the  superiority  and  excellence  of  its  various  specialties. 
This  company  was  duly  organized  in  isri,  with  large  capital,  and 
since  its  inception  has  built  up  an  extensive  and  influential  patronage 
in  all  sections  of  the  United  States.  The  ofiBcers  of  the  company  are 
as  foUows.  viz.:  John  A.  Bouker,  president;  George  F.  Hawkes,  trea- 
surer; Albert  H.  Hawkes,  secretary.  The  premises  occupied  com- 
prise six  buildings  in  all.  These  are  fully  supphed  with  every  facility 
as  regards  machinery  and  modern  labor-saving  appliances.  Forty 
experienced  operatives  are  employed,  and  the  machinery  is  driven  by 
steam-power.  The  Elizabeth  Oil-cloth  Company  manufactures  largely 
enamel  and  carriage  cloth,  duck,  drill,  and  muslin,  woods,  fancy 
marbles,  white  marble  prints,  table-covers,  and  stair-clotlis.  These 
goods  are  unrivalled  for  quality,  finish.  reliabiUty,  durabiUty,  and  ex- 
cellence, and  have  no  superiors  in  the  American  or  European  mar- 
kets, while  the  prices  quoted  for  these  specialties  necessarily  attract 
the  attention  of  careful  and  close  buyers.  The  ofiBcers  are  all  natives 
of  New  Jersey,  and  are  widely  known  as  responsible  citizens  and 
honorable  business  men. 

DKEMPNER  &  soy.  Real-estate  Brokers,  No.  602  Eighth 
Avenue.— The  business  conducted  by  the  fii-m  of  Kempner 
,  &  Son,  real-estate  brokers  and  hou.se-agents,  has  been  estab- 
lished since  1869.  Jtr.  D.  Kempner  commenced  the  busi- 
ness at  that  date  and  has  since  enlarged  and  extended  the  operations. 
In  18S-2  he  associated  with  him  his  son,  Mr.  Nathan  Kempner,  a  young 
man  who  was  brought  up  in  the  office  of  his  father  and  who  is 
familiar  with  all  the  details  connected  ^^-ith  real-estate  and  insurance 
transactions.  The  firm  take  charge  of  estates,  acting  as  managers 
and  agents  for  many  large  estates  and  owners,  and  give  special  atten- 
tion to  all  branches  of  the  real-estate  business,  and  can  offer  the  very 
best  inducements  to  investors.  Rents  are  collected  and  insurance 
placed  in  the  leading  strong  substantial  companies  of  the  world. 
Messrs.  D.  Kempner  &  Son  are  the  authorized  agents  for  the  Northern 
Assurance  Co.  of  London.  England,  and  can  effect  insurmice  on  satis- 
factory terms.   Mr.  David  Kempner,  who  was  bom  in  Germany,  has 


been  in  New  York  many  years.  His  son  and  copartner  is  a  native 
of  this  city,  and  is  a  live,  energetic  business  man.  and  notary 
public.  Both  are  members  of  the  New  York  Real-estate  Exchange. 
Mr.  D.  Kempner  is  connected  with  a  large  number  of  charitable 
and  benevolent  institutions,  and  occupies  a  prominent  position  in 
them. 

GEO.  W.  MERCER,  Real  Estate,  etc..  No.  266  West  Twenty-third 
Street.— Among  the  leading  and  representative  real-estate 
men  doing  business  in  this  section  of  the  city  will  be  found 
Mr.  Geo.  W.  Mercer,  whose  fine  ofiHces  are  eligibly  located  at 
No.  266  West  Twenty-third  Street.  This  business  was  originally  es- 
tablished as  far  back  as  1S4.5  by  Mr.  J.  Denham,  who  was  succeeded  by 
J.  Denham  &  Co.,  and  in  18r9,  Mr.  Mercer,  who  had  been  id  ntified  with 
the  ofiSce  from  1847,  became  its  proprietor.  A  general  real-estate  and 
house-agent  business  is  done;  also  aU  the  first-class  home  and  foreign 
fire-insurance  companies  are  represented,  risks  being  placed  to  any 
amount  upon  all  insurable  property.  The  office  has  [an'  established 
reputation  for  strict  integrity  and  equitable  dealing,  and  a  large  and 
liberal  patronage  is  received.  Mr.  Mercer  is  a  commis,sioner  of  deeds, 
and  .las  long  been  counted  among  the  ablest  and  most  highly 
respected  city  business  men  in  his  field  of  commercial  activity. 

ABRAHAMS  &  GRUNAUER,  Importing  TaUors,  No.  451  Sixth 
Avenue,  near  Twenty-seventh  Street.— Among  the  youngest, 
most  spiritedly  conducted  houses  in  this  Une  is  that  of  Messrs. 
Abrahams  &  Grunauer,  who,  though  only  about  two  years 
in  business,  have  secured  a  patronage  of  an  extent  and  character 
that  establishments  of  much  older  foundation  would  be  glad  to  lay 
claim  to.  The  store  has  an  area  of  20x.55  feet,  has  a  marble  floor, 
and  handsome  and  attractive  fixtures.  It  is  lighted  by  two  fine  show 
windows,  and  there  is  displayed  one  of  the  finest  stocks  of  imported 
fabrics  from  the  best  looms  of  Europe,  in  suitings,  cassimeres,  diag- 
onals, broad-cloths,  cheviots,  beavers,  vestings,  etc.,  in  their  different 
varieties  and  qualities,  to  be  found  in  the  city.  Measures  are  taken, 
and  the  best-fitting  garments,  trimmed  and  made  in  the  most  desir- 
able manner,  and  accurate  in  cut  and  fit.  are  furnished  at  short 
notice.  Specialties  are  made  of  uniforms  and  liveries,  end  of  ladies' 
sacks  and  jackets;  and  every  garment  that  leaves  the  establishment 
is  made  from  the  best  quality  of  imported  material,  beautifully 
finished  and  of  the  most  stylish  and  fashionable  pattern.  From 
twenty  to  fifty  hands  are  employed.  Messrs.  Louis  Abraliams  and 
Reuben  Gnmauer  are  both  practical  tailors.  Mr.  Gnmauer  was  bom 
in  this  city  and  Mr.  .Vbrahams  is  a  native  of  Vermont,  but  has  been  a 
resident  of  New  York  from  childhood. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


HENRY  STUBE,  Flour,  Grain,  Hay,  Straw,  Salt,  etc..  No.  40,3 
West  Forty -fifth  Street. — Prominent  among  the  more  enter- 
prising and  popular  merchants  doing  business  in  this  section 
of  the  city  is  Mr.  Henry  Stube,  dealer  in  flour,  grain,  etc.,  at 
No.  403  West  Forty -fifth  Street.  This  gentleman  founded  his  busi- 
ness five  years  ago,  and  at  the  start  determined  to  handle  none  but 
the  best  goods,  sell  them  at  the  very  lowest  prices  for  cash,  and  be 
liberal  and  accommodating  in  his  business  methods,  and  the  result 
has  been  that  he  enjoys  a  liberal  and  substantial  patronage  which  is 
annually  increasing.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  commo- 
dious store,  •..'5x40  feet  in  dimensions,  neatly  finished  and  fitted  up 
with  every  facility  and  con  venience  for  the  successful  prosecution  of 
the  business.  The  stock  carried  is  large  and  well  selected,  and  em- 
braces the  best  brands  of  family  flour,  corn  and  oat  meals,  grain  of 
all  kinds,  ground  feed,  baled  hay  and  straw,  salt,  etc.  Mr.  Stube  has 
had  long  experience  in  this  business,  which,  combined  with  the  un- 
surpassed facilities  he  enjoys  for  the  purchase  of  his  supplies,  ena- 
bles him  to  offer  inducements  to  consumers  difficnlt  to  be  obtained 
elsewhere.   He  is  assisted  in  the  conduct  of  the  business  by  three 


fitting  and  steam -heating  work  of  every  description  is  executed  in  the 
most  superior  and  expeditious  manner,  and  hot-water  boilers,  fur- 
naces, and  heaters  are  repaired  and  set  in  place,  while  general  job- 
bing, sewering,  and  ventilating  are  promptly  and  satisfactorily  at- 
tended to,  Mr.  Mullen  personally  superintending  every  contract. 
From  four  to  ten  skilful  and  reUable  hands  are  employed. 

GL.  KELLOGG,  Boots  and  Shoes,  No  412  Fourth  Avenue.— 
In  the  manufacture  of  superior  grades  of  boots  and  shoes, 
J  a  reliable  and  old-established  house  is  that  of  Mr.  G.  L. 
Kellogg,  successor  to  Mr.  A.  T.  Elton,  who  carried  on  an  ex- 
tensive business  from  1869  imtil  the  time  of  his  decease  in  1887,  when 
Mr.  Kellogg  assumed  entire  charge  of  the  enterprise.  In  the  stock 
handled  will  be  found  fine  boots,  shoes,  slippers,  gaiters,  and  every- 
thing that  is  new  and  fashionable  in  all  the  leading  styles  of  Paris  and 
London,  for  men,  women,  and  children's  wear.  The  assortment 
is  unexcelled  as  to  quality,  and  the  prices  will  be  found  lower  than 
those  asked  for  the  same  grades  of  goods  in  any  similar  first-class 
establishment.   Fine  custom  work  is  a  specialty  of  the  house,  and  in 


I860— Old  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  Mott  Street. 


experienced  salesmen;  all  orders  are  promptly  filled,  and  the  goods 
delivered  free  of  charge  to  any  part  of  the  city.  He  is  a  native  of 
Germany,  whence  he  came  to  this  city  in  1842,  and  as  a  merchant 
and  citizen  is  highly  respected  and  esteemed. 

JOHN  J.  MULLEN,  Plumber  and  Gas-fitter,  No.  17  East  Seven- 
teenth Street. — Among  the  leading  and  most  reliable  plumbers 
and  gas-fitters  in  this  part  of  the  city  can  be  named  John  J. 
Mullen,  whose  spacious  and  well-equipped  estabUshment  main- 
tains a  high  reputation  for  effective  and  excellent  work.  Mr.  Mullen, 
who  is  a  man  of  thirty-four  or  thereabout,  is  a  native  of  New  York 
and  is  a  practical  and  expert  workman,  with  some  nineteen  years' 
experience  in  the  exercise  of  his  art,  and  is  thoroughly  conversant 
with  the  trade  in  all  its  branches.  Being  a  yotmg  man  of  push  and 
enterprise  as  well  as  skill,  he  started  in  business  on  his  own  accotmt 
in  1880,  opening  a  shop  on  Clinton  Street,  and  subsequently  moved  to 
No.  27  Whitehall  Street,  whence  he  removed  to  the  present  commo- 
dious quarters  in  1887.  He  occupied  here  a  handsome  and  neatly 
kept  25x90-foot  store,  and  cames  constantly  on  hand  a  complete  and 
fu-st-class  stock,  including  plumbers'  materials,  sanitary  specialties, 
and  gas-fixtures  in  great  variety,  boilers,  bath-tubs,  marble  wash- 
basins, ranges,  ventUating  pipes,  water-closets,  lead  pipe,  sheet  lead, 
and  a  multifarious  assortment  of  kindred  articles.  Plumbing,  gas- 


this  particular  department  boots  and  shoes  are  made  to  order,  whiek 

are  unsurpassed  for  style,  quaUty,  fit.  and  appearance,  at  very  mod- 
erate prices.  Three  assistants  are  employed.  Mr.  Kellogg  is  a  native 
of  New  York,  and  a  yovmg  man  whose  present  success  is  but  a 
prophecy  of  a  still  more  prosperous  future. 

FRED  J.  STARR,  Dentist,  No.  325  Eighth  Avenue.— Among  the 
most  skilful  and  reliable  dental  practitioners  in  this  quarter 
of  the  city  may  be  mentioned  the  name  of  Fred  J.  Starr,  who 
enjoys  an  excellent  reputation  for  skill  and  reliability  in  the 
general  exercise  of  his  art.  Mr.  Starr,  who  is  a  young  man  and  a  na- 
tive of  New  York,  is  a  painstaking  and  expert  dentist  with  many 
years'  experience  in  all  branches  of  the  profession.  He  commenced 
practice  here  in  1870.  and  at  once  established  himself  in  popular  fa- 
vor, building  tip  a  large  and  flourishing  business.  He  occupies  .spa- 
cious and  commodious  quarters,  handsomely  fitted  up  and  com- 
pletely equipped  in  every  respect  with  the  most  improved  applian- 
ces and  dental  appurtenances,  while  two  capable  and  efficient  as- 
sistants also  are  in  attendance.  Teeth  are  extracted,  filled,  ad- 
justed and  mounted  in  the  most  superior  and  satisfactory  manner; 
sets  are  made  and  fitted:  gums  are  treated,  and  everything  pertain- 
ing to  modem  dentistry  is  attended  to  with  skill  and  care,  and  alto- 
gether he  enjoys  an  extensive  and  influential  practice. 


THE    METROPOLIS   OF  TO-DAY. 


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RS.  WICKETT,  Manufacturer  of  Artiflc-ial  Limbs,  No.  7*^ 
Broadway.— The  loss  of  a  leg  or  an  arm  is  a  calamity  of 
such  a  serious  character  that  the  victims  of  misfortune 
should  exercise  the  greatest  care  in  the  selection  of  an  arti- 
ficial limb,  to  secure  not  only  perfection  and  precision  of  workman- 
ship, but  one  embodying  the  latest  improvements.  JIany  of  these 
improvements  of  the  utmost  value  to  the  user  are  llir  sulc  imipcrty 
of  Mr.  R.  S.  Wickett,  the  celebrated  manufailui-.  r  d  artificial 
limbs,  and  who  is  a  worthy  successor  to  the  latr  William  Sripho, 
fitly  termed  the  originatoi-  of  thosi'  styles  of  ariilii'ial  limlis  tliat 
most  perfectly  approach  to  Ih.'  iialural  ac-tioti^  an.l  us.M  uliii-s  of  the 
missing  section  of  the  h"^  m-  arm.  \s  faii\  as  I'-:;,,  Vr.  Wil- 
liam Selpho  turned  his  itiventive  ^'ciiius  totliis  liiiinanilarian  field 
of  enterprise,  and  in  1839  produced  tlie  first  ariilirial  liiiili  i-vcr  made 
in  America.  The  success  achieved  ri\etc(l  laililic  r.llentinn  to  his 
remarkable  skill  and  ingenuity,  and  the  business  steadily  grew  in  im- 
portance, the  Selpho  legs  and  arms  being  so  inuneasurably  superior 
to  all  others.  Upon  Mr.  Selpho's  retirement  in  ISra.  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Mr.  Rowland  S  Wickett,  liis  eliief  assistant  for  many 
years  previously,  who  in  partnership  witli  Mr  liradley  carried  on 
the  business,  till  in  1880  the  firm  dissnlveil,  ^Ir.  Wi(  kett  remaining 
sole  proprietor.  The  remarkable  success  alli  iidiuL;  his  efforts  to 
ameliorate  the  condition  of  tliose  crijipled  liy  the  loss  of  an  arm  or 
a  leg,  hand,  or  foot  is  but  the  uatuial  result  of  the  wonderful  per- 
fection of  his  artificial  liinlis  They  are  imlorsed  by  the  United 
States  government  and  officially  urdei ed  (,,y  ai  iny  and  navy  pen- 
sioners. Thousands  of  leading  citizens  all  r  tlie  I'liited  States 
are  now  wearing  the  Selpho  artificial  limlis.  ■;ihl  are  thus  enabled  to 
walk  about  in  a  natural,  easy  way,  or  w  ith  I  lii  ir  art  ilieial  hand  and 
arm  hold  a  fork,  knife,  ])eii,  etc  ,  and  use  the  liand  in  all  ordinary 
ways.  Thousands  of  test  nuDuials  are  in  Mr  Wickett's  possession 
from  responsible  parties  nvhose  names  and  addresses  will  be  found 
in  his  large  illustrated  descriptive  catalogue  i,  which  demonstrate 
that  the  Selpho  legs  have  the  following  advantages  over  those  of 
other  makers:  an  elastic,  life-like  feelin?  at  eveiy  step,  giving  the 
stiunp  an  easier  l)earing  and  liein-  less  liable  to  injury  from  sudden 
shocks,  such  as  jumping,  ete.;the  step  is  elastic  and  natural,  being 
the  closest  approximation  to  nature  yet  attained;  the  jierfect  appli- 
cation of  mechanii'al  laws  is  sei  ii  in  the  ankle  r.nd  knee  joints,  ob- 
taining a  far  liirhter  and  stron_'er  le-  than  lias  ev,-r  yet  been  at- 
tempted by  other  makers.  .Mr.  Wiekett  has  l,rna,;.:ht  his  leg  and  foot 
to  the  most  remarkable  degree  of  perfeetion.  the  foot  retainini,'  its 
hold  firmly  in  walking  up-hill  on  tmeven  ground,  and  is  under  as 
perfect  control  as  the  sound  leg.  while  its  lieantiful  situjilieity  of  con- 
struction, lightness,  strength  and  durability,  and  the  ease  with  which 
the  wearer  can  keep  it  in  order,  all  are  strong  reeommendatious  in 
its  favor.  Mr.  James  B.  Trousdale,  of  Br<iokIyu,  now  wearing  a 
Selpho  leg,  says  ;  "  It  is  the  nearest  approach  to  nature  that  can  be 
conceived,  and  I  shall  always  continue  to  wear  it  in  preference  to 
any  other."  Mr.  Wickett's  patent  artificial  hand  is  the  greatest  me- 
chanical wonder  yet  devised.  Strong,  light,  graceful,  ami  durable, 
by  a  simple  arrangement  the  wearer  is  enabled  to  open  ami  shut 
the  fingers,  pick  up  and  retain  various  articles  at  will,  write,  hold  a 
fork  and  spoon,  and  by  a  recent  improvement,  when  the  ampu- 
tation is  two  inches  below  the  elbow-joint  the  hand  can  be  raised  to 
the  mouth  or  head  at  will,  without  the  assLstance  of  the  other  hand. 
The  resemblance  to  natiu-e  is  perfect,  and  the  hand  and  arm,  Uke  the 
leg,  are  among  the  greatest  benefactions  to  suffering  hmnanity. 
AM  wishing  to  procure  artificial  limbs  should  at  once  communicate 
with  .Ml-.  Wickett,  at  No.  783  Broadway.  He  is  a  responsible  busi- 
ness man,  possessed  of  great  mechanical  sldU  and  natural  incentive 
talent :  and  backed  by  thirty  five  years  of  experience,  and  with  all 
possible  facilities  at  command,  he  is  the  recognized  leading  repre- 
sentative of  mechanical  surgery  in  the  line  of  legs  and  arms. 

BENT,  BUTLER  &  CO.,  Raw  Furs,  Ginseng,  etc.,  Nos.  106  and  108 
Reade  Street.— The  firm  of  Bent,  Butler  &  Co.  occupy  the 
large,  five-story  stone  building.  Nos.  106  and  108  Reade 
Street,  where  they  have  been  located  for  many  years.  They 
buy  and  export  a  very  large  quantity  of  domestic  raw  furs  and  gin- 
seng, and  are  commission  merchants  for  the  sale  of  wool  and  dry 
hides.  Their  name  is  well  known  in  all  the  branches  of  trade  above 
mentioned.  Their  business  is  divided  into  different  departments, 
each  one  under  the  management  of  one  of  the  partners.  Their  long 
experience  and  careful  attention  to  the  interests  of  their  consignors 


have  established  a  lai:ge  and  constantly  increasing  business,  and 
numbers  of  \\'esterii  and  Southern  merchants  seek  no  other  outlet 
for  their  Eastern  trade  than  this  enterprising  and  strong  house. 

JC.  SCHNOTER,  Trusses,  Shoulder-braces,  and  Bandages,  Noa. 
523  and  .'j2.'>  Sixth  Aveniie.— Keeping  pace  with  the  march  of 
^  progress  in  science  and  art,  very  notable  and  gratifying  im- 
provement has  been  effected  of  late  years  in  surgical  a|>pli- 
ances,  orthopiKdical  devices  and  all  kinds  of  instruments  for  de- 
formed members  of  the  hunum  body.  What  with  discovery,  inven- 
tion, and  the  marked  development  of  mechanical  skill,  a  degree  of 
excellence  closely  akin  to  perfection  itself  has  been  reached  In  this 
direction  by  some  manufacturers  of  these  useful  and  indispensable 
articles.  Among  such  in  New  York  may  be  mentioned  the  name  of 
.1.  C.  Schnoter,  mamifacturer  of  trusses,  shoulder-braces,  bandages, 
and  kindred  devices,  whose  widely  and  favorably  known  establish- 
ment is  located  at  Nos.  523-525  Sixth  Avenue,  (entrance  at  5'.J.3)  be- 
tween Thirty-first  and  Thirty-second  streets,  and  who  is  by  general 
consent  one  of  the  foremost  exponents  of  the  art  in  this  city;  his 
products  being  in  steady  and  growing  demand  among  the  medical, 
surgical,  and  pharmaceutical  professions  throughout  the  entire 
country,  owing  to  the  unequivocal  excellence  and  reliability  of  the 
same,  while  his  patronage  is  of  a  most  substantial  and  flattering 
character.  Mr.  Schnoter,  who  is  of  German  birth,  but  a  resident  of 
this  country  many  years,  is  a  practical  and  expert  workman  himself, 
withlong  and  varied  experience  in  the  exercise  of  his  art,  of  which  he 
is  a  thorough  master  in  all  ils  bi  atiches.  Being  a  man  of  push  and 
enterprise  as  well  as  unquestionable  skill  in  his  profession,  he  started 
in  business  on  his  own  account  on  Broadway,  1871,  moving  to  the 
present  commodious  quarters  in  1872,  and  from  the  start  he  has 
steadily  won  his  way  to  public  favor  and  prominence,  building  up  an 
extensive  and  prosperous  connection  rroduciug  a  very  superior 
class  of  goods,  strictly  honorable  and  liberal  in  liis  dealings,  and  de- 
voting untiring  attention  to  his  liusiness,  it  is  only  in  the  nature  of 
things  that  Mr.  Schnoter  should  attain  the  deservedly  high  reputa- 
tion he  sustains.  He  occuiiies  an  entire  .50x,50  (second)  floor,  well 
ordered  and  equipped  in  every  resjieet.  while  a  neatlj'  appointed 
ladies' parlor  is  maintained  in  conni-etion:  a  conijietent  female  as- 
sistant likewise  being  in  attendance.  Twenty-one  exjiert  v.  i  i  kinen 
are  employed  in  the  mauufactui  in<r  department,  ami  trusses.  ■  hoid- 
der-braces,  bandages,  ladies'  abdominal  supporters,  elastic  stock- 
iir^s,  knee-caps,  gents'  alidominal  belts  and  suspensories  of  every 
description  are  inaniifaetured;  an  article  Of  especial  merit  being  the 
favorite  J.  C  Seliiioter's  patent  corset  shoulder-brace,  which  is 
particularly  effeetive  in  cases  of  round  shoulders,  narrow  chests, 
weakness  ami  curvature  of  the  spine,  making  the  form  erect  and 
graceful,  expanding  the  chest,  strengthening  the  lungs,  and  being 
comfortalile  to  wear  also.  Instruments  of  every  kind  of  deformity 
—curvature  of  the  spine,  hip  disease,  knock-knees,  bow-legs,  club 
feet,  weak  ankles,  wry  neck,  paralysis,  etc.,  are  carried  in  stock, 
also  a  full  and  fine  as.sortment  of  surgical  instruments,  crutches,  and 
druggists'  specialties,  and  the  trade,  which  is  of  both  wholesale  and 
retail  character,  is  exceedingly  large,  extending  all  over  the  United 
States. 

RW.  TURNER,  Stationer,  No.  349  Fourth  Avenue. -One  of 
the  most  popular  among  the  representative  businessmen 
^  on  Fourth  Avenue  is  IMr.  R.  W.  Turner,  who  is  conducting 
a  large  traile  as  a  bookseller,  stationer,  engraver,  and 
printer.  The  premises  occupied  by  him  are  well  fitted  up  and 
equipped  for  the  ]iuriioses  of  the  business,  and  contain  a  well- 
selected  assortment  of  all  Icin.ls  of  plain,  fancy,  and  counting-house 
stationer}-,  as  well  as  faiu  y  articles  and  scliool  supplies,  blank  and 
memorandum  books,  etc.  All  kinds  of  job  printing  and  plain  and 
ornamental  engraving  and  book-binding  is  done  to  order  in  the  very 
best  manner  at  low  jiriees.  and  subscriptions  are  received  for  all  the 
magazines,  revi.'ws,  and  periodicals.  Jlr.  Turner,  who  was  born  in 
this  city,  was  brought  up  in  the  business  in  which  he  is  engaged,  and 
for  five  years  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Turner  &  Brother, 
doing  business  on  Hudson  Street  In  1871  the  firm  dissolved,  and  he 
moved  up  town,  where  he  has  been  established  seventeen  years. 
He  is  one  of  the  leading  representatives  in  this  line  of  business  In 
the  .section  in  which  he  is  located,  and  is  very  popular  with  a  large, 
first-class,  substantial  custom,  being  held  in  high  estimation  by  his 
fellow-citizens. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


~  ^ors  1^^^^       ^^ff  srri£  if,i/sr 

HERRMAN  &  SCHNEER,  "  Our  Own"  Shirts,  Patent  Electric 
Flannel  Shirts,  "Mother's  Friend"  Patent  Shirt-waists, 
No.  596  Broadway  and  Nos.  128  and  130  Crosby  Street.— 
A  thoroughly  representative  house  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  shirts  in  this  city  is  that  of  Messrs.  Herrman  &  Schneer,  at 
Nos.  596  Broadway  and  128  and  130  Crosby  Street,  whose  products 
have  long  maintained  a  uniformly  high  standard  of  excellence  in  the 
trade.  They  have  a  national  reputation  as  manufacturers  of  numer- 
ous valuable  specialties,  including  "  Our  Own"  shirts,  patent  elec- 
tric flannel  shirts,  and  the  "Mother's  Friend "  patent  shirt-waists- 
This  business  was  originally  established  here  in  1872,  and  being  con- 
ducted on  sound  business  principles,  the  firm  may  be  said  to  have 
virtually  bounded  into  public  favor  at  the  very  inception  of  the  busi- 
ness, their  trade  growing  steadily  in  magnitude  and  importance, 
until  it  now  is  exceedingly  heavy  in  volume,  and  is  broadly  distrib- 
uted throughout  the  entire  United  States.  The  premises  occupied 
for  manufacturing  and  trade  purposes  are  spacious  in  size,  com- 
pletely equipped  for  the  systematic  and  successful  prosecution  of 
the  business  in  all  its  branches,  and  employment  is  furnished  to  from 
sixty  to  seventy  skilled  hands  on  the  premises,  outside  hands  not 
included  in  this  number.  The  positive  and  permanent  success  that 
has  attended  the  efforts  of  this  firm,  in  supplying  the  trade  with  a 
reliable  class  of  goods,  abundantly  attests  the  excellence  of  their 
products,  which  are  steadily  maintaining  a  deservedly  high  reputa- 
tion for  superiority  in  every  essential  feature,  in  cut,  finish,  and  ma- 
terial. Messrs.  Herman  &  Schneer  are  the  manufacturers  and 
patentees  of  the  "  Mother's  Friend  "  shirt-waist  for  boys.  The 
Mother's  Friend  does  away  entirely  with  the  sewing  on  of  buttons. 
It  is  supplied  with  an  adjustable  belt,  which  is  easily  taken  off  when 
the  waist  is  washed;  the  buttons  are  riveted  on  the  belt,  conse- 
quently caimot  be  torn  off.  either  in  washing  or  wearing.  It  is  sold^ 
at  all  the  principal  dry  and  fancy  goods  houses  in  the  city  and 
throughout  the  United  States.  The  demands  upon  the  resources 
of  the  fli-m  necessitate  the  carrying  of  a  very  heavy  stock,  to  the  end 
that  no  delay  may  be  experienced  in  the  filling  of  orders,  and  the 
facilities  possessed  for  i-apid  production  enable  the  firm  to  compete 
on  even  terms  with  all  rivals  in  the  matter  jf  prices.  The  firm  is 
composed  of  Messrs.  Samuel  Herrman  and  Isaac  Schneer.  with  Mr. 
Henry  S.  Herrman  as  special  partner.  All  are  natives  of  this  city, 
and  recognized  as  experienced  and  accomplished  manufacturers  and 
soUd  and  substantial  business  men. 


JO.  KAMP,  Manufacturer  and  Wholesale  Dealer  in  Short-cut 
Hay  in  Bales,  also  Commission  Dealer  in  Long  Hay  and 
,  Straw,  Nos.  3^0,  3'!2,  38t  and  3S6  Eleventh  Avenue.— A  repre- 
sentative house  in  its  special  line  of  trade  in  this  city  is  that 
of  Mr.  J.  C.  Kamp,  who  is  well  and  favorably  known  as  an  extensive 
manufacturer  of  and  wholesale  dealer  in  short-cut  hay  in  bales, 
and  as  a  commission  dealer  in  long  hay  and  straw,  and  whose  estab- 
lishment is  located  at  Nos.  3S0,  382.  384  and  386  Eleventli  Avenue, 
and  occupying  100x65  feet  on  Eleventh  Avenue  comer  Thirty-third 


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street.  This  gentleman  established  his  business  here  in  1872,  and 
has  conducted  its  every  detail  with  marked  abiUty  and  steadily  in- 
creasing success.  His  business  premises  comprise  a  two-story 
building,  80x80  feet  In  dimensions,  supplied  with  steam  power  and 
every  modern  facility  that  tends  to  perfect  production  and  enhance 
the  value  and  desirability  of  the  goods,  and  employment  is  con- 
stantly furnished  to  twelve  experienced  hands.  All  supplies  are  re- 
ceived direct  from  producers  and  in  large  consignments,  enabUng 
the  proprietor  to  confer  upon  patrons  benefits  difficult  to  obtain 
elsewhere,  while  at  the  same  time  furnishing  a  reliable  outlet  for 
shippers.  Goods  are  sold  in  car-loads  and  cargo  lots,  and  are  shipped 
to  consumers  direct  when  desired,  without  re-handhng.  The  margin  of 
profit  in  this  Une  of  goods  is  small,  hence  quick  sales  and  prompt 
returns  are  pre-requisites  for  the  success  of  the  shipper,  and  these 
are  only  attainable  thi-ough  the  intervention  of  commission  mer- 
chants who  have  wide  connections  with  the  trade.  The  success  of 
Mr.  Kamp  in  this  branch  of  lus  business  clearly  proves  his  ability  to 
conduct  all  operations  under  the  most  favorable  auspices  and  to 
confer  every  advantage  upon  patrons  known  to  the  trade.  He  car- 
ries a  very  large  and  valuable  stock  and  fills  all  orders  with  prompt- 
ness and  satisfaction.  Mr.  Kamp  is  a  native  of  this  city,  in  the  prime 
of  life,  and  gives  his  personal  attention  to  every  detail  of  his  exten- 
sive business.  He  has  wide  and  influential  connections  and  a  large 
first-class  trade  throughout  the  States  of  New  York,  New  Jersey  and 
Connecticut,  and  is  recognized  wherever  he  is  known  as  a  thoroughly 
reliable,  responsible,  and  successful  business  man.  Mr.  Kamp  is  the 
first  man  in  the  business  to  introduce  his  special  Une,  and  every  bale 
is  guaranteed  to  be  as  represented. 

CHARLES  J.  STEBBINS,  Agent  for  the  Keystone  Steel  and 
Iron  Nails,  No.  103  Reade  Street.— Among  the  large,  well-con- 
ducted mercantile  enterprises  which  contribute  to  the  com- 
mercial wealth  and  importance  of  this  busy  trade  district 
should  be  mentioned  that  of  Mr.  Charles  J.  Stebbins,  agent  for  the 
Keystone  steel  and  iron  nails,  at  No.  103  Reade  Street.  This  house 
was  established  in  January,  1882,  and  the  business  from  its  inception 
has  had  a  substantial  and  rapid  growth,  a  fact  plainly  indicating  the 
degree  of  active  enterprise  and  executive  abiUty  devoted  to  its  con- 
duct. The  spacious  premises  consist  of  a  store  and  basement,  30x125 
feet  each  in  dimensions,  equipped  with  all  the  modern  business  con- 
veniences and  facilities.  An  immense  stock  of  nails  of  every  variety 
.  and  adapted  to  every  conceivable  purpose  is  carried,  representing 
the  product  of  the  Keystone  Nail  Works.  A  goodly  force  of  clerks, 
salesmen,  etc.,  is  employed,  and  the  volimiinous  business  includes  a 
large  export  as  weU  as  an  extensive  domestic  trade,  the  superior 
quality  of  the  goods  giving  them  a  standard  value  in  both  home 
and  foreign  markets.  Mr.  Stebbins  is  an  apt  type  of  the  active 
young  New  York  merchant,  possessing  a  thorough  knowledge  of  his 
business  with  the  requisite  push  and  pluck  for  its  successful  conduct. 
He  has  already  reared  a  prosperous  commercial  enterprise  and  won 
a  place  among  the  foremost  merchants  of  the  city  in  his  line. 


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THE  MERIDEN  MALLEABLE  IRON  COMPANY,  Manufactur- 
ers of  Kerosene  Fixtures,  Lamps,  Lanterns,  Cabinet  Hard- 
ware, etc.  Factories,  Jleiideu,  Conn.  Salesrooms,  No.  42 
Park  Place  and  3t  Barclay  Street.— One  of  the  most  forcible 
illustrations  of  the  K'unt  strides  taken  and  the  grand  achievements 
in  an  important  branch  of  effort,  is  afforded  by  the  justly  celebrated 
Meriden  Malleal)Ie  Iron  Company,  leading  manufacturers  in  the 
United  States  of  kerosene  fixtures,  lamps,  lanterns,  cabinet  hard 
ware,  inkstands,  shelf  brackets,  etc.  Tlie  company  was  duly  incor- 
porated under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  about  twenty 
years  ago,  and  has  ever  been  noted  for  able  management,  a  pro- 
gressive policy  and  honorable  methods,  that  render  it  the  leading 
representative  in  its  Une.  Its  growtli.  wliile  rapid,  has  been  the  nat- 
ural sequence  of  giving  till-  tnuli'aiid  tlie  public  the  best  goods  of 
the  kind  on  the  market,  and  to-day  its  splnulid  works  at  Moriden 
are  the  largest  and  best-equipped  iii  existence,  reflecting  the  highest 
credii  on  the  company's  officers,  who  are  as  follows  :  President, 
George  W.  Lyon,  Esq.;  Secretary,  and  Treasiu-er,  E.  I.  Merriman 
Esq. ;  Superintendent,  C.  L.  Lyon,  Esq.  These  gentlemen  are  noted 
for  the  excellent  methods  they  have  introduced,  the  improved  char- 
acter of  their  product,  new  and  original  styles,  thorough  reliability 


objective  point  for  wholesale  buyers  throughout  the  United  States. 
Mr.  Gould  ha.s  the  highest  standing  in  coiiiiiiercial  circles,  and  is  a 
most  successful  representative  for  controlling  the  best  class  of 
trade,  and  is  noted  for  square  dealing  and  unremitting  energy  and 
enterprise. 

WALTER  LOGAN,  Printer,  Nos.  .5*4  to  rm  Hud.son  Street.— A 
branch  of  industry  that  has  Iteen  brought  to  a  high  state  of 
perfection  of  recent  years  is  that  of  printing,  and  the  most 
artistic  results  are  now  attained  in  this  line.  A  prosperous 
and  representative  printing  establishment  in  this  section  of  the  city  is 
that  conducted  by  Mr.  Walter  Logan  at  Nos.  .5*4  to  .588  Hudson  Street. 
•  Mr.  Logan,  who  is  a  native  of  Scotland,  came  to  the  United  States 
thirty  years  ago,  and  in  18C9  founded  his  present  enterprise,  which 
has  since  expanded  to  proportions  of  such  magnitude.  He  is  thor- 
oughly versed  in  every  department  of  his  vocation,  and  has  won  a 
first-class  reputation  for  the  superiority  of  bis  productions.  The 
spacious  premises  occupied  comprise  a  floor  having  dimensions  of 
50x80  feet,  admirably  equipped  with  modem  printing  presses,  operated 
by  steam-power,  all  varieties  and  styles  of  type,  and  printing-office 
fm-niture  of  every  description.   Employment  is  given  a  force  of 


I860— Fifth  Avenue  Hotel  and  Worth  Monument. 


of  everything  produced  in  their  establishment,  and  the  substantial 
inducements  offered  to  the  trade.  The  works  at  Meriden  comprise  a 
series  of  immense  three- and  four-story  l)ui!(lin;,'s.  fitted  up  with  the 
latest  improved  machinery  and  aijpliauees,  imieh  of  this  having 
been  specially  iavented  to  insm-e  a  greater  jierfection  of  this  com- 
pany's product.  A  thorough  system  of  orgauization  is  enforced,  and 
there  are  employed  from  four  to  five  hundred  hands  in  the  various 
departments.  The  companys  products  are  staple  goods  all  over  the 
world.  They  are  handled  and  sold  in  enormous  quantities  all  over 
the  United  States,  the  principal  salesrooms  being  in  this  city,  located 
most  centrally  at  No.  42  Park  Place  and  No.  37  Barclay  Street.  The 
New  York  house  was  opened  in  1872.  and  has  been  since  ISSi;  under 
the  able  and  experienced  management  of  Mr.  E  F  Could,  wlio  is  a 
native  of  Boston,  and  was  for  torn-  years  previously  the  company's 
New  England  agent.  The  recognition  of  his  valuable  services  is  shown 
in  his  being  promoted  to  his  present  responsible  post.  The  premises 
occupied  are  spacious,  having  a  frontage  of  25  feet  on  Park  Place, 
and  extending  entirely  through  the  block,  a  distance  of  105  feet  to 
Barclay  Street.  They  are  grandly  fitted  up  ;  in  fact,  nothing  Uke 
them  can  be  found  elsewhere  in  the  city.— while  the  character 
and  magnitude  of  stock,  vast  variety  of  novel  designs  in  lamps,  and 
the  recognized  superiority  of  the  Meriden  company's  kerosene  fix- 
tures generaUy  over  aU  other  brands,  render  these  salesrooms  the 


about  twenty  experienced  hands,  and  mercantile,  book,  and  news- 
paper printing  in  all  the  various  liranches  is  executed  to  order 
promptly  and  satisfactorily,  wiiile  ilie  pi  iees  charged  are  mvari.ably 
reasonable.  Mr.  Logan  gives  his  personal  attention  to  the  manage- 
ment of  his  affairs,  is  honorable  and  equitable  in  all  his  transactions, 
and  is  esteemed  throughout  the  community  for  his  unbending  integ- 
rity and  high  intelligence. 

PRY  AN,  Packing-boxes,  No.  109  Reade  Street.— An  important 
branch  of  industry  in  this  great  commercial  mart,  and  one 
,  that  has  attaiix  il  vast  jiroportions  within  the  past  few  years, 
is  that  so  alilv  i  eii:ev,-,iii(l  by  Mr.  P.Ryan,  dealer  in  all  kinds 
of  old  and  new  packinu-  1  loxes  at  >.  109  Re.ide  Street.  Mr.  Ryan  has  a 
large  yard  at  the  corner  of  Jlorton  and  Washington  streets,  where  a 
goodly  force  of  hands  is  kept  busy  in  the  manufacture  of  packing 
boxes  of  various  sizes  and  renovating  and  restoring  to  usefulness  the 
frequent  inn  eliases  of  second-hand  boxes.  At  the  Reade  Street  store 
a  larLT  '  and  varied  stock  of  those  articles  is  carried,  and  a  niunber  of 
teaiu-i  .M-e  .  (.ntirinously  employed  in  delivering  the  orders  of  custom- 
ers, wlio  repi  iM  iit  all  the  branches  of  mercantile  business.  Mr.  Ryan 
is  an  active,  go-ahead  business  man,  highly  esteemed  by  his  many 
patrons,  and  generally  regarded  as  fully  deserving  of  the  success 
achieved  m  and  prosperous  status  of  his  enterprise. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


NEW  YORK  COIN  &  STAMP  CO.,  No.  853  Broadway.— Few 
people,  not  already  collectors,  have  any  idea  of  the  great 
number  of  coins  and  medals  sold  in  this  country  to  the 
ever-increasing  class  of  scientists,  known  as  "  Numismatists," 
or  students  in  the  science  of  coins.  Oui-  reporter,  attracted  by  a 
small  show-case  before  the  Domestic  Building,  corner  of  Broad- 
way and  Foui'teenth  Street,  found  upon  closer  inspection  of  the 
sample  coins  and  medals  therein,  that  in  Room  .5  the  Kew  York  Coin 
<&  Stamp  Co.  had  their  office.   The  usual  curiosity  excited  by  the 


curious  discs  of  metal  induced  him  to  investigate  the  business,  and 
ascending  to  the  front  office  on  first  floor,  made  known  to  the  mana- 
ger, Mr.  David  Proskey,  his  desire  to  be  enlightened  as  to  what  coins 
could  be  obtained  in  sufficient  quantity  to  make  a  business  in  selling 
them;  whereupon  the  manager  proceeded  to  the  flre-proof  cabinet 
and  began  his  illustrated  lecture  by  exhibiting  one  of  the  earUest 
known  coins,  a  Didrachm  of  ancient  .aigina  (intrinsic  value  thirty 
cents,  market  value  seven  dollars),  coined  about  700  B.C.;  a  rudely 
formed  lump  of  silver,  bearing  a  top  view  of  a  turtle  for  the 
obverse  design,  and  for  a  reverse  merely  the  mark  of  the  punch  used 
to  drive  the  metal  into  the  die.  At  this  period  coins  were  struck  with 
a  single  die  and  that  merely  to  give  authenticity  to  the  various  issues. 
After  a  century  or  so,  the  punches  were  marked  with  symbols  and 
letters,  and  finally  resolved  into  regular  dies  so  that  the  reverse  of  a 
COLD  received  as  much  attention  fi'om  the  coiner  as  did  the  obverse; 
since  which  period  the  use  o£  two  dies  in  coinage  has  been  the  rule, 
with  comparatively  few  exceptions,  and  they  principally  during  the 
dark  and  middle  ages,  when  coins  were  struck  from  wooden  dies, 
bearing  only  designs  for  one  side;  such  coins  are  styled  '•  Bracteates," 
■when  in  very  thin  metal,  and  in  later  yeare  siege  or  necessity  money. 
A  large  number  of  other  ancient  Greek  coins  were  then  exhibited, 
among  which  we  remember  examples  in  all  metals  from  Athens, 
Thebes,  Argos,  Boeotia,  Agrigentum,  Syracuse,  Crotona,  lUyria, 
Egypt,  Macedonia  (those  of  Alexander  the  Great  were  very  interest- 
ing), Syria,  Jiidea,  etc.,  some  issued  under  republican,  others  imperial 
and  regal  governments,  with  historical  tyrants  everywhere,  the  coins 
varying  in  size  from  the  He"-iii-obolus  to  Tetradrachm  in  silver,  i  to  4 
Staters  in  i,'<  ild,aud  from  the  most  minute  to  the  largest  size  in  bronze. 
The  prices  were  the  most  sui-prising  part  of  the  exhibition,  for  coins 
so  many  centuries  old.  many  could  be  had  for  10  cents  to  SI  each,  and 
seldom  do  any  but  tlie  gold  coins  call  for  more  than  $10.  Equally 
surprising  were  the  prices  for  the  Denarii  of  the  Roman  consuls  and 
emperors;  just  fancy  a  silver  coin  1600  to  2000  yeai-s  old  and  well  pre- 
served, weighing  about  1.5  cents,  and  selling  at  such  nominal  prices  as 
30,  40,  and  50  cents,— and  few  for  over  SI;  why.  it  woiddn't  pay  to 
counterfeit  them,  even  could  it  be  done  sufficiently  well  to  deceive  a 
collector.  The  "  tribute  penny"  of  the  Bible  (a  Denarius  of  Tiberius 
Ctesar)  which  was  offerd  to  test  the  Saviour's  loyalty,  can  be  bought 
here  in  fine  condition  at  $2  to  S3— almost  as  perfect  as  when  coined 
nearly  1900  years  ago.  The  bronze  coins  of  the  Roman  emperors 
from  Augustus  Csesar  to  Constantine  the  Great  and  his  famUy, 
can  be  bought  at  15  cents  to  .50  cents  each.  So  many  are  being  dis- 
covered by  the  recent  excavations  in  historical  regions,  that  the  prices 
are  kept  down  by  their  constant  importation  by  tourists  and  others; 
in  fact  they  are  cheaper  here  than  where  found,  as  a  rule.  Rare 
types  or  extra  fine  pieces  bring  much  higher  prices.  A  drawer  of 
Aureii,  the  largest  Roman  gold  coin,  is  shown;  that  untarnished 
metal,  with  portraits  cle^r  and  superscriptions  easily  read,  can  be 
bought  for  $13  to  $20  each,  and  many  of  the  Christian  emperors 
at  half  these  prices.  Many  buy  these  pieces  for  jewelry  purposes; 
attractive  scarf-pins  and  watch-charms  are  made  of  them.  The  rare 
coins  of  the  ancient  Hebrews  were  also  shown;  the  Shekel  of  Prince 
Simon  Maccabaeus,  143  to  135  b.c.  (the  brother  of  Judas),  bearing  the 


manna  cup  or  chalice  (captured  by  Titus  at  Jerusalem's  destruction), 
with  the  triple  Uly,  or,  as  some  style  it,  the  budding  rod  of  Aaron,  for 
a  reverse.  A  Half-shekel  is  of  same  design;  this,  the  annual  poll-tax 
to  be  paid  into  the  treasury,  serving  as  a  census;  no  other  method  of 


Half-shekel. 


enirmeratlon  being  permitted.  These  two  coins  are  valued  at  $30  to 
$.50  each,  in  fine  preservation.  The  Lepton  or  "  widow's  mite,"  the 
smallest  Jewish  bronze  coin,  although  rarely  foimd  fine,  sells  at  $8 
to  $5  each.  Connected  with  Jewish  history  are  the  famous  bronze 
and  silver  coins  struck  by  the  emperors  Vespasian  and  Titus  to  com- 
memorate their  destruction  of  Jerusalem,  the  fulfilment  of  Christ's 
prophecy.   One  type  has  a  weeping  Jewess  seated  at  the  foot  of  a 


Bronze  Coin  of  Vespasian  after  Fall  of  .Jerusalem. 


trophy  of  arms;  the  inscription  below,  Tvdaea,  tells  the  tale.  On  others, 
a  date-palm  tree,  beneath  which  a  captive  Israehte  stands  with  down- 
cast head;  Titus  with  baton  stands  to  left;  the  legend  surrounding  is, 
IvDAEA  Capta.  These  in  bronze  sell  for  $5  to  $25  each,  while  those 
in  silver  bring  but  $3  to  $5  each;  monuments  of  a  nation's  fall, 
enduring  for  all  time.  Passing  without  comment  the  numerous 
drawers  and  boxes  of  coins  and  medals  of  mediaeval  and  modern 
times,  representing  every  stage  of  civilization,  every  clime  and  people, 
we  come  to  our  own  country  and  view  the  first  coins  of  the  embryo 
Union.  The  colony,  of  Massachusetts  Bay  contracted  with  Captain 
John  Hull,  for  the  manufacture  of  coins  for  the  use  of  the  colonists  in 
1652;  the  first  sort  coined  were  as  plain  and  simple  as  they  are  now 
rare;  the  illustration  is  an  accurate  copy  of  the  "  N.E.  shilling,"  as 
they  are  now  styled. 


First  ilonetj  Coined  in  Limits  of  Present  United  States. 


These  are  worth  $25  to  $40.  The  Pine-tree  and  Oak-tree  shillings 
are  the  most  common  of  the  M_assachusetts  silver  coins.  A  '•  Willow- 
tree"  shilling  is  now  exhibited,  the  rarest  of  the  series,  being  worth 
$75;  it  is  much  ruder  than  the  others  of  the  series;  very  few  are 
known  to  exist;  from  the  inaccuracy  of  engraving  and  crude  con- 
ception in  general  the  "WUlow"  was  the  earliest  issue  following 
the  type  illustrated  above.  Many  interesting  coins  and  tokens  of 
the  colonial  period  are  shown,  but  their  prices  are  so  low  that  they 
hardly  merit  mention,  until  we  come  to  the  "king  of  the  colonials," 
the  famous  gold  Doubloon  of  New  York,  coined  by  Ephraim  Brasher, 
a  goldsmith  of  this  city,  in  1787 ;  the  illustration  heads  this  article.  The 
face  value  is  about  $16.  but  the  last  specimen  (one  inferior  to  this) 
sold  at  auction  brought  $507,  and  was  resold  by  the  purchaser  im- 
mediately for  $.527;  only  five  are  known.   It  being  the  only  gold 


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coin  of  the  class,  it  nocossarily  lioli'-,  if<  p. isitiMii  wiUi  luuior;  tlio 
semi-ualional  iiiiiM.rtaiK  f  L;iN  ;  ii  it  In  Ikimii;;  Im>'  .uul  iiiutto  of 

the  UuitL'il  Slat>->  fur  a  n-MTM-,  uliil.Mlir  u  U  Slate  arms  and 
motto  lill  the  obveree;  the  uuiiu-  uf  UuAsuiiu  ainjears  in  fore.^roiinil, 
and  his  uiitials  E  B  are  counter-stamped  ou  the  eagle's  wing.  The 
specimen  before  us  is  the  finest  known. 

Before  the  establisliment  uf  the  national  mint  at  Philadelphia  in 
i;:!.'.  ihc  -ox,  I  iniM  iii  eoiilraelcd  fur  a  large  quantity  of  copper  cents 
niiw  iwii  as  1-  >  1  rnls.  'I'liey  were  coined  in  New  York  and  New 
Haven  principalh  :  I  h^-v  -ell  al  '^'i  eeiits  to  ."lO  cents,  being  quite  eoni- 

were  cohied  lirst  ill  silver  in  I  r'.i  I.  ;,'i>iil  in  l,;i>.    [iirunl.i  n.in,, 

although  much  rarer  tlian  llujse  ol  uilermr  luelais,  do  not  sell  ai 
prices  in  proportion  to  their  scarcity  as  compared  with  the  other 
coins. 


Silver  dollars  of  1704,  mi\  183s,  lS:i<).  18.51.  lS.-,i,  1S5S,  are  all  of  con- 
siderable value,  rangius-  from  $5  to  $100  according  to  state  of  pre- 
servation. One  dattjd  1SI14  (although  none  were  issued  of  that  date 
in  ISOt,  all  known  specimens  having  been  re-struck  at  various  dates 
between  IK3i;  and  IsTO,  for  those  having  influence  with  the  authorities) 
would  sell  at  $."1(10  to  SlOOO  now;  notwithstanding  it  is  not  so  rare 
or  historically  valuable  as  the  New  York  doubloon  aforementioned, 
but  continued  advertising  for  them  by  collectors  has  placed  a  flctitiou<( 
value  ou  them  far  lieyond  their  merit.  Half-dollars  of  1796  and  1797 
command  large  iHvmiums,  but  nearly  all  of  the  other  dates  may  be 
pm-chased  at  75  cents  to  $\  each,  few  exceeding  many  in  perfect 
condition  having  merely  nominal  premiums.  Quarter-dollars  of 
182.3  and  1827  are  very  valuable.  Dimes  dated  from  1790  to  1804, 
1809,  1811,  1822,  are  always  in  demand  at  large  premiums.  Half-dimes 
from  1794  to  1R0.5  are  also  eagerly  sought;  1846  is  likewise  rare.  Tlu-ee- 
cent  silver  pieces  coined  after  1802  all  command  good  premiums. 
Even  the  nickel  3  cents  and  5  cents  of  1877  are  worth  several  times 
their  face  value.  Cents  of  1793, 1799, 1804, 1809, 1811,  are  rare,  and  well- 
preserved  specimens  bring  high  prices.  Many  of  the  commoner  dates 
when  sharp  and  in  fine  condition  are  worth  good  sums.  The  nickel 
eagle  cent  of  1850,  is  worth  $2  anil  upward.  All  half-cents  are  worth 
at  least  two  hundred  per  cent  premiiun,  but  such  dates  as  1793,  1790, 
1802,  1811,  1831, 18.30,  1840  to  1848, 18.)2,  are  worth  extra  prices,  often  up 
to  $5  or  $10.  Foreign  silver  and  copper  coins  and  medals  were  shown 
us  in  great  quantities.  One  collection  alone  recently  imported  consists 
of  23,000  pieces,  still  remaining  in  the  original  packages,  so  great  is  the 
stock  in  the  cabinets.  Several  most  remarkable  cnins  are  the  2  and  4 
Daler  copper  pieces  of  Swed»u,  each  weighing  about  9  lbs.  and  issued 
from  1C7.5  to  17G0  as  necessity  money,  these  are  worth  Sl2  to  ?2(i  each. 
So  varied  are  the  types,  forms  and  peculiarities  of  the  f.  reign  e'oins 
shown  us,  that  volumes  couM  be  filled  by  describing  a  small  poiti' m  of 
what  we  have  seen  to-day.  Prices  in  most  instances  are  iiu-rely  nom 
inal,  seldom  more  than  cost  for  keeping  them  in  order  ready  loi-  sale. 
Paper  money  of  all  sorts,-the  colonies  prior  to  and  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  the  Ciiited  States  Continentals;  notes  of  retired  and 
broken  banks;  "  shinplasters"  of  the  "  hard  times"  period  of  1837,  and 
of  the  RebelUon  1802-4,  when  any  man  could  print  the  money  he  liked 
best;  Confederate  govermnent,  state,  county,  teiwn.  and  private  notes, 
and  the  fractional  currency  of  the  United  States,  all  find  a  jilaee  in  the 
stock  before  us.  Many  can  be  bought  at  5  cents  to  in  c'enis  l  aeh,  but 
certain  varieties  of  any  of  the  series  sell  much  hi.lier  i  ■olonial  notes 
can  be  had  at  15  cents  upward.  Postage  and  revenue  -,t  aeij  k,  I  oreign 
and  domestic,  may  also  be  found  here  in  dazzling  array  of  colors  and 
tjTjes.  Old  collections  of  these  can  always  find  a  purchaser  at  good 
prices  in  the  New  York  Coin  &  Stamp  Co,   Several  shelves  hold  the 


largest  slock  of  numismatic  books  in  thi.s  country;  they  are  in  many 
languages  and  ages  from  ICOO  to  date,  A  bargain  list  mentions 
several  useful  works  at  exceedingly  low  prices,  the  remainuift  editions 
being  included  in  the  stock;  such  as  "Crosby's  Early  Coins  of 
America,"  a  superb  work  without  a  rival;  illustrated  with  cuts  and 
heliotype  plates;  quarto,  half  morocco,  published  at  $15,  now 
offered  at  $4,  or  imbound  at  $3.  '■  Maris'  Coins  of  New  Jersey," 
a  folio  at  $2.  "  Dr,  Morris'  Coins  of  the  Grand  Masters  of  the  Order 
of  St.  John  of  Jei-usalem  and  Malta,"  only  $1,— a  sample  few.  The 
Museum  part  of  this  ninltum-iii-parvo  office  is  alone  worthy  of  a  visit: 
antiiiue  scarabs,  the  sign-manuals  of  the  EgjTitians,  Babylonian  cyl- 
iihleis,  and  Sas.sanian  intaglios,  etc,  with  fossils,  precious  opals, 
iiniiei  als,  and  Confederate  relics,  form  only  a  part  of  a  most  interest- 
ing gathering,  BIr.  H.  P.  Smith,  the  treasurer  of  the  company,  and 
manager.  David  Proskey.  are  both  natives  of  this  State,  and  take  con- 
siderable pride  in  representing  goods  as  their  merits  demand.  Both 
are  known  as  numismatists  of  long  standing  and  great  experience, 
and  who  do  not  traffic  solely  for  profit,  but  principally  for  the  plea- 
sure of  the  science. 

TIIF,  FLEMlN'i;  crT-SiiLR  CO..  Cutters  and  Wholesale  Deal- 
ers in  Ijesi  (irailes  of  Cut  Soles  and  Sole  Leather,  No.  101 
Reade  Street.-  The  leather  trade  with  its  numerous  tributary 
t  branches  constitutes  an  important  feature  of  metropolitan 

commerce,  and  gives  profitable  employment  to  large  capital,  busi- 
ness talent,  and  skilled  labor.  One  of  the  principal  branches  of  the 
leather  trade  in  this  city  is  the  cut  sole-leather  business,  which  takes 
the  place  of  the  old  commission  leather  houses  of  New  York,  who  in 
times  past  were  the  only  channel  through  which  the  large  tanners 
could  distribute  their  enormous  stocks  of  leather  to  the  differ- 
ent shoe  manufacturing  imlustries  of  tie-  e<,iintry,  i  Uvin-  to  the 
mcrease  of  improved  shoe  iii;;i  liiiier\  .  lio  -  ni^innlaeliirers  huM- lieen 
compelled  to  confine  them-eh  es  io  I  lie  pi  o,lii.  noii  oi'  eiTtaiii  lines  of 
goods,  in  this  way  only  re(|uiriiig  iI,  ->oI,-n  suitable  tor  eaeh  -rade, 
and  in  place  of  buying  tlieii-  leather  i.i  ^iii  s  as  loriuei  ly  .  l'o  ilirect 
to  the  sole-entter^,  w  h. .  suj  .|.ly  tlieiii  xx  ith  ,iust  the  graiie  of  sole  they 
reiiiiire  in  their  -pecial  line  of  -,.o,ls.  This  business  of  lailtiugthe 
leuilier  into  sole-,,  ami  sellinu'  the  soles  ilireet  to  the  nianufaeturers, 
first  originate,)  in  the  Eastern  St.it, -s.  and  it  is,.nly<if  very  recent 
date  (hat  til,'  business  has  been  intr.idiie.'d  in  X.'w  York  City,  which 
is  in  r,-nlit\-  the  leather  market  <>f  tlie  w,.iiil  to  , lay.  The  Fleming 
Cut-sole  Co..  at  101  Reade  Street,  are  the  iii.ineers  in  the  business  in 
this  city.  In  1880,  Mr.  James  Fleming,  seeing  that  as  New  York  in 
the  past  has  been  the  great  centre  of  the  leather  trade,  so  it  woidd 
be  of  the  "  cut-sole  leather  business"  in  the  futiu-e.  and  having 
been  built  in  an  energetic  and  enterprising  mold,  was  not  afraid  to 
put  his  opinions  to  the  test.  That  he  was  correct,  is  attested  by  the 
fact  that  there  are  now  from  twelve  to  fifteen  other  large  establish- 
ments engaged  in  this  business  in  New  York  City  at  the  present  time. 
The  courage  and  energy  which  enable  a  man  to  become  the  pioneer 
in  any  line  of  business,  when  accompanied  by  perseverance  and 
sound  till:  iness  principles,  will  always  insure  success.  And  a  visit  to 
the  ,-stabli-liment  of  the  Fleming  Ciit  sol,'  Cmpany  to-day  is  all 
that  is  i-,-,iiiire,l  to  convince  any  on,-  ,'f  this  fact.  Starting  in  1880  in 
a  small  way.  oceiipying  only  a  portion  ot  ,.ii,-  l.'ft,  owing  to  the 
steady  inerease  of  their  business  they  havi- he,  n  eoiiii«-lled  to  seek 
larger  iniart.-i-s,  until  to-day  thev  oceiijiy  tlir.-,'  tlo,.rs,  :X»xl25  feet 
eai-h,  in  one  of  tli,-  tiiu'st  building,  in  th,'  eil\  .  The  neral  arrange- 
in, ait  is  s\steiiiatie  aii,l  eon\ laii.-iit,  and  e\,a-y  faeility  jirovided  for 
th,'  aih  aiitai,'eoiis  iiroseeiit ion  I'f  th,-ir  Im-iness  I'li.'y  buy  only  the 
fin, 'St  LTiadi  s  of  riak  and  I'niiai  leather,  and  produce  the  finest  soles 
of  any  lions,.  ,ime,1e,i  witli  the  trade.  Then  specialty,  the  "Stand- 
anl  Soh  s,"  ar,-  ai-kiio\vle,lu',  d  to  be  tpe  best  sole  in  the  market  for 
fine  eii-.toiii  \\,.rk  Ahva\s  at  the  head,  and  producing  the  finest 
go, "Is  it  is  11,'  w.mderthat  the  produelions  of  tlus  house  have  a 
standar,!  \alne  in  every  market  into  wliieh  they  have  been  intro- 
diiei'd.  ^h■.  .lames  FK-ming.  Presid.'lU.  and  Mr.  George  F.  Mills,  the 
Tri  asin  'r.  an  r,  si,l,  nts  of  Brooklyn,  and  both  in  the  prime  of  life, 
p,,ssi  ssin_'  a  inaetieal  knowledge  of  the  business,  with  all  the  requi- 
site I'liei^^y  aii.l  push  for  its  successful  conduct.  By  their  well- 
directed  and  spirited  efforts,  combined  with  their  reputation  for 
square  dealing  with  theii-  eustomei-s,  they  have  built  up  a  large  and 
lucrative  busmess.  and  become  prominent  and  respected  merchants 
in  their  line  of  trade.  They  bid  fair  in  the  futm-e  to  retain  the  posi- 
tion they  have  worked  so  hard  to  reach  at  the  head  of  the  cut-sole 
business  of  New  York  City, 


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ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


ROBERT  MAIN,  Commission  Mercliant,  Agent  for  the  Sale  of 
Brick  by  the  CarKO,  No.  626  West  Thirtieth  Street.— That 
particular  branch  of  mercantile  industry  designated  under 
the  head  of  commission  merchants  has  long  been  an  impor- 
tant business  in  this  city,  and  a  powerful  auxiliary  in  expanding  and 
building  up  the  general  interests  of  the  community.  As  agent  for 
the  sale  of  brick  by  the  cargo,  Mr,  Robert  Main,  of  No.  636  West 
Thirtieth  Street,  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  this  community, 
and  has  been  established  in  the  business  here  since  1881.  He  has 
large  and  influential  connections  with  brick  manufacturers  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  country,  and  is  prepared  to  supply  the  trade  with 
the  best  bricks  in  the  market  at  short  notice  in'  quantities  to  suit, 
and  at  prices  which  are  safe  from  successful  competition.  His 
facilities  in  this  regard  serve  to  place  him  beyond  the  requirements 
of  any  praise  which  these  pages  can  bestow,  and  entitle  him  to  the 
esteem  and  confidence  of  the  trade  everywhere.  His  success  in 
supplying  an  extensive  demand  in  this  city  is  the  best  test  of  his 
ability  to  conduct  all  transactions  under  the  most  favorable  auspices, 
and  to  guarantee  perfect  satisfaction  in  all  cases.  He  attends  per- 
sonally to  all  the  details  of  the  business,  and  his  experience  and 


knowledge  of  the  trade  give  him  many  advantages  which  he 
promptly  shares  with  his  patrons.  Mr.  :\lain  is  a  native  of  Kingston. 
N.  Y.,  a  member  of  the  Building  Material  Exchange,  and  a  young 
man  of  marked  ability  and  high  social  and  business  standing  in  the 
community. 

LAWRENCE  C.VRROLL.  ArtisI  and  Photographer,  No.  101  West 
Twenty-first  Street.— The  poimlai- and  well-patronized  photo- 
graphic studio  of  Mr.  Lawrence  Carroll  was  established  by 
him  a  little  upwards  of  five  years  ago.  In  that  comparatively 
short  period  he  has  developed  a  lai -^'e  and  steadily  growing  patron- 
age, the  n'sult  of  the  high  charaeter  of  his  workmanship,  the  artistic 
merit  of  his  productions,  his  moderate  charges,  and  the  promptness 
in  which  he  executes  all  orders.  His  gallery  is  located  on  the  third 
floor,  and  is  handsomely  furnished  and  provided  with  every  con- 
venience. The  operating  and  finishing  rooms,  on  an  upper  floor, 
are  thoroughly  equipped  with  scenic  effects  and  all  the  latest  im- 
proved appliances  for  the  execution  of  fine  photography.  Two  ex- 
perienced assistants  are  employed,  and  any  style  of  photographic 
work  is  produced,  from  the  simple  carte  t"  the  elegant  life-sized  pic- 
ture. Particular  attention  is  ;;iven  to  ynun;,'  children  and  babies, 
and  the  instantaneous  process  is  used  with  great  success.  Land- 
scape and  other  outside  work  is  done  to  order  at  short  notice  and  on 
moderate  terms.    Copying  and  enlarging  in  craj'on,  oil,  India  ink, 


pastel,  water-colors,  etc.,  are  specialties  of  the  house.  His  prices 
are  very  low,  and  especially  advantageous  rates  are  offered  to  clubs 
of  ten  or  more.  Mr.  Carroll  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  whence  be  was 
brought  to  Massachusetts  at  a  very  tender  age.  Seven  years  since 
he  removed  to  this  city  and  founded  his  business.  He  has  had  eight 
years'  practical  experience  in  his  art. 

LOVERING'S  New  York  Book  Exchange,  No.  78'  Broadway.— 
Lovering's  New  York  Book  Exchange  is  one  among  the  most 
popular  estabUshments  on  Broadway.  In  dimensions 
the  premises  are  20x80  feet,  and  as  regards  appointments 
they  are  complete  and  perfect  for  business  operations  and  well 
stocked  with  a  general  Ime  of  all  kinds  of  books,  new  and  old,  in  vari- 
ous bindings,  upon  all  subjects,  including  science,  mechanics,  travel, 
medicine,  poetry,  history.,  etc.,  and  also  all  the  standard  novels  by 
popular  authors,  all  the  different  school  and  college  text-books, 
juvenile  books.  Bibles,  prayer-books,  etc.,  and  steel  engravings, 
etchings,  and  pictures.  At  the  Book  Exchange  rare  bargains  can 
always  be  had  in  new  and  in  rare  old  publications,  engravings,  etc. 
Thousands  of  books  are  displayed  upon  the  counters  and  shelves, 


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andnew  and  old  books  are  bought  and  exchanged.  Mr.  Lovering,  the 
proprietor,  is  one  of  the  best  bibliographers  in  the  city;  he  is  an 
authority  upon  rare  editions  and  old  works,  and  makes  a  special 
business  of  filling  orders  and  also  importing  books  to  order.  A 
native  of  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Lovering  established  business  in  Bos- 
ton as  a  bibliopole  away  back  in  the  beginning  of  the  '40's  where  he 
remained  until  1879,  when  he  located  in  this  city.- 

WM.  H.  DALLY.  Painting  and  Paper-hanging,  No.  454  Fourth 
Avenue.— The  house  of  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Dally  is  one  of  the 
leading  representatives  of  the  painting  industry  of  New 
York  and  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  prog- 
ress of  that  important  interest  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, having  been  founded  in  1861.  Mr.  Dally  is  a  native  of  New 
York,  born  in  1837,  and  has  been  engaged  in  his  present  vocation 
since  his  fifteenth  year,  and  he  combines  long  and  ripe  experience 
with  studious  and  intelligent  apphcation.  The  spacious  store  occu- 
pied by  him  is  tastefully  and  conveniently  fitted  up,  and  contains  a 
superior,  carefully  selected  stock  of  dry  and  mixed  paints,  oils, 
colors,  varnishes,  and  brushes,  and  paper-hangings  in  all  the  newest 
designs  and  most  popular  shades.  Employing  a  corps  of  skilled 
workmen,  Mr.  Dally  is  prepared  to  enter  into  contract^  for  plain 
and  decorative  painting  of  all  kinds,  also  paper-hanging,  graining, 
kalsomining,  etc.,  his  charges  always  being  moderate,  and  the  work 
done  in  exact  accordance  with  the  terms  of  agreement. 


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SEBASTIAN  DUNCAN,  Jr.,  &  CO.,  Manufacturers  ami  Packers 
of  Pickles.  Olives.  Capers,  etc..  No.  119  Warren  Street.— New 
York  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  possession,  in  llie  house 
of  Jlessrs.  Sebastian  Duncan,  .Jr.,  &  ('■!,,  i>iir  "I'  iIh^  hirgest 
and  most  efficient  concerns  devoted  to  iln^  in.ninl.h  Mn  .-  in.l  packing 
of  high-class  pickles,  olives,  capers,  saut-r-,  .  ai  .  tc-.  The 

bu.siness  was  founded  in  1874  by  Messrs.  Chace  .V  InnM  aii,  to  whom 
succeeded  Mr.  Sebastian  Duncan,  Jr.,  as  proprietor  in  1884.  A  native 
of  New  Jersey,  Mr.  Dimcan  has  for  the  last  a.'j  years  been  actively 
identified  with  tlie  cninini'icial  and  financial  interests  of  the  metrop- 
olis. Ill  l^s,-,.  Ml-  K,  \V.  Havrnport  was  ailiiiidi  d  int. ic. >p,ui ni-rsliip 
nn.i.T  111.'  .■x-iMin-  nam.,  aii.l  style.  11.'  is  a  naliv....r  Massa.'li  i  is..|  ts, 
very  wi.lrly  aii.l  tavoraljly  kn.nvn  to  the  wli.ilfsaU-  jewelry  Ira.leot 
New  York  and  Hoston  for  his  energy  and  euterpri.se.  They  occupy 
extensive  premises,  four  stories  and  basement,  a5xl00  feet,  and  have 
a  large  force  of  hands  busily  engaged.  A  specialty  is  made  of 
pickles  jnit  up  in  the  most  approved  manner  for  the  trade,  the  list 
incluiling  ciicuinliers,  cauliflowers,  onions,  chow  chow,  mixed  pickles, 
etc.  Purity  and  high  quality  characterize  all  their  products.  Their 
brand  of  olives  and  capers  are  admittedly  the  most  popular  on  the 
market,  while  their  delicious  and  appetizing  sauces,  and  tomato  and 
walinit  catsup,  etc.,  are  recognizedly  superior  to  all  others.  The  firm 
has  developed  a  trade  of  great  magnitude,  and  one  that  includes 
leading  jobbers,  wholesale  and  retail  grocers,  and  delicatessen  men 
all  through  the  United  States. 

KEYSER  &  CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  No.  1218  Broadway, 
corner  of  Thirtieth  Street  (under  Wallack's  Theatre).— 
This  house  was  opened  in  1876  under  the  firm  style  of  Himt  & 
Dunlap,  who,  in  1883,  were  succeeded  by  Messrs.  Lawrence  & 
Co.  The  latter,  in  1887,  disposed  of  the  enterprise  to  Mr.  L.  Keyser, 
who  has  since  conducted  it  under  the  style  of  Keyser  &  Co.  Mr. 
Keyser  is  a  practical  druggist  of  thirty  years'  experience,  and  for 
half  of  that  period  he  has  been  in  business  in  this  city.  He  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania,  and  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  College  of  Phar- 
macy. His  store  is  25x7.5  feet  in  dimensions,  finely  fitted  up  with 
elegant  show-cases,  a  handsome  soda-water  fountain,  and  attractive 
appointments  throughout.  From  its  origin  the  store  has  been  the 
centre  of  a  large  and  influential  trade  in  pure  drugs,  standard  family 
medicines,  fancy  toilet  articles,  soda  and  mineral  waters,  cologne, 
and  fancy  goods  of  various  kinds.  Special  attention  is  given  to  the 
compounding  of  physicians'  prescriptions,  and  as  this  miportant 
branch  of  the  trade  is  under  the  most  competent  supervision,  the 
most  alis.ilutf  acc-m-acy  and  satisfaction  are  assured.  In  May,  1S87, 
Mr.  Kfvs.'r.  .il-..  purchased  the  popular  drug-store  on  the  corner  of 
Sixth  .Vvenu.-  and  Twenty-sixth  Street,  under  the  Racquet  Club 
Buildinu;.  This  store  is  ■J0x70  feet  in  dimensions,  very  finely  fitted  up, 
and  fully  stocked  with  pure  drugs,  chemicals,  proprietary  medicines, 
and  all  varied  articles  usually  found  in  a  flrst-class  drug-house.  The 
prescription  department  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  this  es- 
tabhshment,  and  accuracy  is  assured.  From  eight  to  ten  clerks  are 
employed  in  both  stores. 

VEHSLAGE  BROS  ,  Dealers  and  Shippers  of  Coal,  also  the  best 
Virginia  Pine  Woo.l.  etc.,  Nos,  00-7.5  Ninth  Avenue.— A  lead- 
ing and  ri'liable  hoiis,-  in  this  tra.If  in  the  great  city  of  New 
York,  .l.'aliiigiii  r..al  aii.i  w.io.I,  is  that  of  Messrs.  Vehslage 
Bro-;.  This  l.iisiiirss  was  esialilisli.-.l  sfv.'ial  years  ago  by  Jlohlman 
&  \  flisla J-.-.  \vli..i  condiiotcil  it  till  1-^71,  wlit-n  the  present  firm  suc- 
cee.L  .l  t.i  111,,  nianagenierit.  The  in.li\i,lual  members  of  the  co- 
partnership arc-  Jlessrs.  John  H.  and  J.  Henry  Vehslage,  both  of 
whom  have  had  great  experience,  and  possess  a  intimate  knowlege 
of  the  coal  trade.  The  yard  is  spacious  and  convenient,  having  a 
frontage  of  108  feet  by  a  depth  of  175  feet,  and  covers  six  city  lots. 
It  has  a  capacity  of  3500  tons  of  coal.  Messrs.  Vehslage  Bros,  deal 
largely  in  Schuylkill,  red  and  white  ash  coal,  and  the  best  Virginia 
pine  wood,  oak  and  hickory,  by  the  cord  or  load,  also  in  boxes, 
btmdles,  etc.  Orders  by  mail  or  telegraph  receive  ininie.liati'  att.Mi- 
tion,  and  dealers  an.l  iii  i nulactiircrs  can  be  promptly  sni.plied  with 
any  quantity  of  coal  from  a  boat-load  to  any  smaller  lot.  at  the 
lowest  market  rates.  Ample  shedding  is  provided  for  the  storage  of 
coal,  which  is  always  of  the  best  quality,  and  is  likewise  thoroughly 
cleaned  and  free  from  slate.  The  business  is  both  wholesale  and 
retail,  and  requires  the  services  of  twenty  workmen  and  five  carts. 
Messrs.  J.  H.  and  J.  Henry  Vehslage  are  both  natives  of  New  York. 
Mr,  J.  H.  Vehslage  has  been  twenty  years  a  member  of  the  Third 


Cavalry,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y.,  and  was  commissioned  under  ^iovemors 
Seymour  and  Fenton.  Mr.  J.  Henry  Vehslage  is  a  member  of  the 
First  Battery,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y. 

SPEAR  &  CO..  Manufacturers  of  Spear's  Derby  Bandages,  No. 
38  Park  Place.— Among  the  numerous  and  varied  industrial 
establishments  in  the  metropolis,  that  of  Messrs.  Spear  &  Co., 
of  No.  38  Park  Place,  manufacturers  of  horse-bandages,  is 
entitled  to  special  recognition  in  this  historic  review  of  New  York's 
leading  manufacturing  and  commercial  enterprises.  This  energetic 
and  succe.ssful  house  was  founded  in  18H4  by  Mr.  Homer  B.  Spear, 
who  in  boyhood  Uved  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  afterward  at  Jersey 
City,  N.  J.,  where  he  now  resides.  The  firm  of  Spear  &  Co.  was 
formed  in  1880,  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Holland  entering  as  a  partner  of  the 
new  firm.  Mr.  Holland  is  a  native  of  Boston,  Mass.  They  are  a 
live,  wide-awake  concern,  and  they  have  made  a  success  of  their  en- 
terprise. Indeed  the  steadily  increa.sed  demand  for  "  Spear's  Derby 
Bandages  "  evidences  that  their  merits  are  appreciated  by  dealers 
and  constmiers.  The  firm  have  increased  their  facilities  from  time 
to  time,  finding  it  difficult  to  keep  up  with  the  demand  for  their  goods, 
tmtil  now  they  carry  a  stock  of  the  full  Une  and  execute  orders  im- 


mediately upon  their  receipt.  The  firm  occupy,  at  the  address  indi- 
cated, one  floor  as  office  and  salesroom.  Their  plant  is  fitted  up 
with  all  necessary  mechanical  appliances.  Between  twenty  and 
thirty  hands  are  employed,  and  every  facility  is  at  hand  for  satisfac- 
tory coping  with  all  demands.  Spear's  Derby  Bandages  for  regular 
stock  are  made  4V2  inches  wide  and  2  to  2}4  yards  long,  and  in  dif- 
ferent colors.  Linen  bandages  are  5  inches  wide  and  2^,  yards  long. 
Other  lengths  and  widths  are  made  up  to  order.  They  are  put  up 
one  set  in  a  box,  attractively  labelled.  The  business  is  entirely 
wholesale  and  national  in  its  scope.  In  business  circles  the  firm  have 
an  excellent  record  for  promptitude  and  fair  dealings. 

ALEX.  STEELE,  General  Engraver,  No.  44  West  Fourteenth 
Street.— One  of  the  most  successful  and  best-known  en- 
gravers ,if  this  city  is  Mv.  Alex.  Steele,  who  is  a  native  of 
New  York,  an. 1  has  been  engaged  in  his  present  line  for  the 
past  twenty-fiv.-  years,  an. I  is  an  expert  in  every  branch  of  his  voca- 
tion. He  established  business  in  1809,  meeting  with  deserved  suc- 
cess from  the  outset,  owing  to  the  superior  excellence  of  all  his 
productions.  He  employs  two  competent  assistants,  has  a  work- 
shop equipped  with  the  most  improved  appliances  and  conven- 
iences, and  is  prepared  to>xecute  engraving  of  all  kinds,  making  a 
leading  specialty  of  monograms,  inscriptions,  crests,  coats  of  arms, 
and  initials  on  jewelry  and  silverware;  also  gold  and  silver  mono- 
grams for  pocket-books,  etc.  All  orders  are  executed  promptly,  in 
the  most  artistic  manner,  and  at  satisfactorily  reasonable  prices. 
Mr.  Steele  is  a  veteran  member  of  Company  G,  Sevent}--flrst  Regi- 
ment, N.  Y.  V.  I.,  in  which  he  entered  as  a  private,  and  was  pro- 
moted to  the  post  of  first  sergeant,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
all  matters  relating  to  that  organization. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


THEO.  P.  HUFFMAN  &  CO.,  Wholesale  Dealers  and  Receivers 
of  Hay,  Straw,  Flour,  Grain,  Feed,  etc.,  Nos.  048  and  G50  West 
Thirty-fourth  Street,  below  Eleventh  Avenue. — In  the  hand- 
ling of  grain,  hay,  straw,  flour,  feed,  etc.,  a  leading  concern  Is 
that  of  Messrs.  Theo.  P.  Huffman  &  Co.,  who  began  business  in  a 
small  way  in  1B83.  The  co-partners  in  the  enterprise  are  Messrs.  Theo. 
P.  Huffman  and  George  H.  Lounsbery.  Both  these  gentlemen  are 
natives  of  New  Jersey,  and  are  thoroughly  prqp tical  men  in  their 
line  of  business.  They  have  recently  taken  possession  of  a  new  three- 
stoiy  building  they  have  erected  for  the  purposes  of  their  business, 
at  Nos.  648  and  650  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  below  Eleventh 
Avenue,  between  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  Riv.  R.  R.  and  N.  Y.,  West  Shore  & 
Buffalo  R.  R.  depots.  These  premises  are  equipped  with  all  the 
latest  improved  appliances  for  tlie  handling  of  stock  and  the  prompt 
fulfilment  of  orders.  Here  consipimeiits  of  hay,  straw,  flour,  gi-ain 
and  feed  of  all  kind';  are  received  for  sale  on  commission,  and  the 
distributing  trade  of  the  house  being  an  extensive  m  .-  i-  iii<ijiiois 


can  satisfy  their  need  by  posing  the  cane  stylishly,  so  to  speak,  be- 
side the  head.  Only  the  most  cui-ious  would  remark  its  position,  and 
then  even  they  wo"ld  be  misled.  Under  the  handle  of  the  cane  is  an 
ear-tube  which  can  be  turned  to  the  right  or  to  the  left.  It  is  small, 
but  sufficient,  and  is  quite  hidden,  when  in  use,  between  the  handle 
and  the  ear.  Mr.  Mundorff,  who  is  a  native  of  Germany,  arrived  in 
the  United  States  thirty -five  years  ago,  and  since  1860  has  been  en- 
gaged ia  his  chosen  profession. 

WESTERVELT  &  DEMAREST,  Dry-goods,  Nos.  293  and  294 
Bleecker  Street.  —  For  fifty-three  years  this  well-known 
firm  has  enjoyed  a  career  of  uninterrupted  prosperity.  The 
house  was  established  in  1834,  by  the  late  W.  E.  Lawrence, 
and  for  many  years  the  firm  name  was  W.  E.  Lawrence  &  Co. 
Twenty  years  ago  Messrs.  WiUiam  H.  Westervelt  and  WUUam  E. 
Deniarest  were  taken  into  the  employ  of  the  house  as  clerks,  and  be- 
i--a  partiii-rs  smjie  years  later,  and  upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Lawrence, 


New  York  University. 


can  always  rely  upon  s( 
The  firm  employ  a  staff  • 
nected  by  telephom',  th- 
and  the  firm  rank  fir.■^t-L■l 


immediate  and  satisfactory  returns. 
■II  hamls  The  establishment  is  con- 
i-ia.LC  •■  N...  3(14.  Thirty-ninth  Street," 
nercantile  circles. 


THEODORE  MUNDORFF,  Optician,  1173  Broadway.— Mr.  Theo- 
dore Mundorff  possesses  a  thorough  scientific  education,  added 
to  which  he  has  had  a  long  practical  experience.  He  has  in 
his  well-conducted  establishment  a  general  assortment  of  aU 
kinds  of  optical  goods  and  eyeglasses  and  spectacles  in  gold,  silver, 
and  other  frames,  and  also  opera-glasses,  magnifying-glasses,  micro- 
scopes, etc.,  and  aU  those  articles  and  uistnmients  that  pertain  to  the 
business.  He  is  indorsed  and  highly  recommended  by  the  medical 
fraternity  and  ocuhsts,  and  occupies  a  high  position  in  professional 
■circles.  Mr.  Mundorff  has  for  sale  an  improved  acoustic  cane,  which 
is  new,  useful,  and  a  valuable  aid  to  deaf  persons.  It  is  unlike  any 
other  cane  at  tlie  handle.  The  knowledge  of  the  optician  and  the  in- 
genuity of  the  artisan  have  prod\iced  a  wonderfully  deceptive  auri- 
cular appUance  in  tlus  ai)i);irently  fasliicjnahle  cane.  The  pride  of 
the  deaf  is  well  protected  by  it.   Persons  who  need  an  ear-trumpet 


in  1881,  they  succeeded  to  the  business.  Under  their  management 
the  deservedly  high  reputation  of  the  house  with  the  trade  and  the 
public  has  been  fully  maintained.  Both  partners  are  typical  business 
men  of  the  most  progressive  type.  Mr.  Westervelt  was  born  in  New 
Jersey,  and  has  made  CrcsskiU,  N.  J.,  his  residence  for  the  past  twenty 
years.  Mr.  Demarest  is  a  native  of  the  same  State,  but  came  to  New 
York  when  a  child,  and  has  resided  here  ever  since.  The  thorough 
knowledge  by  the  firm  of  every  branch  of  the  diy-goods  trade,  and 
their  exceptional  facilities  for  pm-chasing,  enable  them  to  offer 
unusual  inducements  to  patrons.  The  demands  of  their  rapidly  in- 
creasing business  recently  made  it  necessary  for  the  firm  to  enlarge 
and  alter  their  store,  and  they  are  now  in  a  position  to  meet  every  de- 
mand that  can  be  made  upon  them  by  their  many  patrons.  The  di- 
mensions of  the  store  are  4.5x100  feet.  The  establishment  is  fitted  up 
very  handsomely,  and  with  every  regard  to  the  comfort  and  con- 
venience of  customers.  The  trade  of  the  firm  is  principally  con- 
fined to  the  city.  A  very  heavy  stock  is  constantly  carried.  A 
specialty  is  made  of  mourning  goods  and  black  silks,  in  which  a  large 
business  is  done.  In  flannels,  underwear,  hosiery,  gloves,  and  house- 
keeping goods,  some  unusual  bargains  are  offered. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


185 


iiu'lisli  Woollens,  Nos.  64 
.  I  — A  position  of  the 
Minificial  ranks  of  the 
ini|ioi  ter  of  foreign  pro- 
ii>  in  the  United  States 
ill  1  his  line.  Aproininent 
lliat  of  Mr.  William  B. 
(i  stivet.  who  has  been 
■  1  -^ih  .  anil  has  built  up  a 
rMriiiliiiK  to  all  parts  of 
n.  i-al  iransacli..ri-^  as  an 
I-  a  ira.iiii-  spr.-ialty  of 


WILLIAM  U.  KOK,  Inip.-il 
and  60  West  Tuei.ly  li 
utmost  import aiici-  in 
metropolis  is  that  li.M 
ductions,  and  as  the  priiu  ipal  i><. 
New  York  occupies  the  coiiiinaiidiii 
house  engaged  in  this  bniia  li  i>l  cni 
Rue.  of  Nos.  64  and  (it;  WV.sl,  Th, 
engaged  in  business  as  an  irnpoii 
large  and  intluenlial  liadr.  liis  ..pi- 
the  United  Slatr^.  Mi  ,  Km,-  rai  i  u- 
importer  and  niaimlaci  inn  s'  am  n 
the  importation  ol  I'ai-li^li  \\o(.li,'ii^.  II.-  r.pi  isiaiis  iIh-  1.. Mowing 
famous  London  hoiis.  s  :  \  h  .ss,  .  l)ra,\  al      (  o  ,  line  u  .  ..il Im^ :  K'ni-lit 

&  Fetch,  flannels.  r..l.,.s,  .ia.-k.-is.  1  II   |{iickin;;ham  &  C  ilk 

manufactni-i'i's,  se  al  i  !;n  Its.  ,-lr.;  .Vlhli'i  soii,  .Viiilia^oii  .V  .VildiT- 
son,  manuf.ictiii-.Ts  i.f  India  i-iiliiicr  ami  wal  lapii  ml  -ai-ninii  s :  Kir- 
miu  ct  Si. lis,  lail..i-s'  li-inniiiii-s  anil  ivii. .liens  iniiil.ir\  .ai.il  naval 
buttons  aihl  aciMiilr.'  iils;  .-11111  oilii-i-s.  wliosi-  pn.ilneiions  art- 
noted  tin  . -ir^lioiil  111.-  \\-..rl.|  .Ml-  K-.f  n-i-.-n.-s  Ins  snpplips  in  large 
qualities  ilin-.-l  ri..iii  dies.-  Iii.nses,  aii.l  liis  \va i-.-roonis  contain  at  ail 
times  an  .•\l.-nsiv.-  ,iss.  .it  m.-nt  o!  ev.-i-\  linn-  11. -vv  oi-  .lesirable  in  the 
lines  nieiii  i.  .iieil,  .\l  1  ..niei  s  are  tilleil  upon  the  most  aih  antageous 
terms,  ^Ir  H...-,  «  1„>  is  a  native  ol'  Kngland,  lias  n-sided  i.i  the 
Unite. 1  .Slal.'s  siii.-i'  IstK.  an.l  lijis  been  connected  with  his  present 
line  of  bnsiness  since  his  ai  rival,  and  the  success  he  has  acliieved  is 
but  tlie  merited  result  of  his  well-applied  ability. 

TERRELL  &  VRt^OM,  (Successors  to  Isaac  H.  TerreU),  Doors, 
Sashes,  Blinds,  Jlouldin;;s,  .Sk-yli^jhts,  Builders"  Hardware, 
Mechanics'  Tools  and  I-'actory  .Siipi)lies,  No,  308  Eighth 
Avenue,  between  Twenty-eighth  and  Twenty-ninth  Streets.— 
Th.-  eiit.-i  prising  hou.se  of  Messrs.  TerreU  &  Vroom,  is  enjoying  a 
reimtati.in  anil  a  trade  that  form  the  best  possible  illustration  of 
what  ent.'i-in  ise,  pusri.  and  well-directed  energy  can  do  in  placing 
a  bi.sin.'-s  h. .lis.-  up m  a  solid  and  lastin. ,  foimdation.  The  business 
was  fouii.l.  .1  l.\  Mr.  Isaac  R.  Terrell  who  in  ISM  began  the  manu- 
facture of  1I....1-S.  sashi-s,  blinds,  moiddings.  skylights,  etc.  In  1881  he 
aililed  to  liis  ..ther  commodities  hardware,  mechanics'  tools,  etc.,  and 
in  l.sst  l  iirini'd  a  partner.ship  with  Mr.  Henry  S.  Vroom,  who  had  been 
enu'aL;ed  in  tlii-hardware  lousiness  for  the  past  twenty-five  years,  since 
wlii -li  lime  the  style  of  the  house  has  been  TerreU  &  Vroom.  Mr. 
Ten  1-11  is  a  native  of  New  .lersey,  and  Mr.  Vroom  was  born  in  New 
York  City  The  firm  have  a  factory  at  No.  359  West  Twenty  seventh 
Street,  and  this  is  fitted  up  with  all  necessary  mechanical  appliances, 
operated  by  staam-power.  for  the  economical  manufacture  of  doors, 
sashes,  blind.s,  window  and  door  frames,  ete.  In  this  work  from  twelve 
to  twenty  hands  are  employed.  The  store,  located  at  No.  8U8  Eighth 
Avenue,  has  an  area  of  x!.")xt(K1  feet,  also  rear  of  No.  37.1,  2.5x60  feet,  and 
is  tilled  with  an  e.\-tensive  and  diversified  stock,  embracing  sashes, 
blinds  an.l  nioiil. lings,  a  full  line  of  doors  and  general  hardware, 
shelf  go...N.  .-aiiin.-t  haidw.in-.  cariiimters'  and  mechanics'  tools, 
table  ami  poi-k.-f  .-utl.'r\-.  ami  f.u-t.try  supplies  of  every  description. 
The  firm  has  a  lar;;c  city  trade,  and  in  mercantile  circles  they  rank 
first-class. 

WH.  QUINN  &  CO..  Manufacturers'  Asreuts,  No.  99  Cham- 
bers Street.  —Mr.  W.  H.  Quinn.  the  active  manager  of 
,    the  house  of  W.  H.  Quinn  &  Co.,  has  had  long  and 
•  valuable  experience  in  business  life,  a  portion  of  the 

time  as  (ravi-lliui;  representative  for  tli  l.-l.i-ale.I  P.-erless  Wringer 

Co.,  of  I'im-iiiuaii,  his  native  eiiy.  II.-  |..i;m.I.-iI  hi-;  i  siablishment  in 
New  Yoi-k  ill  issii,  ami  has  oe.-npi.-il  liis  |ii-.-^.-iii  .|iiarl.-i-s  for  the  past 
four  years.  H.-  is  ilir.-ct  re| .r.-s.-htat i v.- . .1  ih.-  followiu,g  celebrated 
mamif:ieliir.-rs  an-l  (h.-ir  pn.iliu-ts  as  naiii.-.l;  Buffalo  Hammer  Co. 
hammers,  liatrh.-is.  jiii-ks,  sl.'d-,'i-s:  li.iroii  l-"ile  Works,  files,  rasps; 
Eromwel!  lii-ush  ami  Wire  (loods  Co..  lly-traps.  dish-covers,  corn-pop- 
pers; White  Mountain  Freezer  Co..  ice-cream  freezi  rs;  Woodrough 
&  McParlln,  saws  of  all  kinds:  A.  M  Bristol,  bot-,\ir  reu'ist.-i-s  and 
ventUators;  P.  Wilson,  Sons  &  Co.,  chains,  hames  ami  saddk-ry  hard- 
ware; Terry  Manufacturing  Co.,  barn-do.ir  h.-m-.-rs;  H.  Chapin's 
Sons,  boxwood  and  ivory  rules;  J.  Toler.  S.ms  .v  1  0  .  furniture  cast- 
ers; T.  M.  Tucker,  Knox  fluting-machines;  I.  F.  l-"oree.  axe,  pick,  and 
hammer  handles;  Ph(»nix  Bit-brace  Co.,  braces  of  all  kinds.  These 
goods  are  noted  as  being  the  finest  of  the  kind  made  for  the  purposes 
to  which  they  are  adapted.   5Ir.  Quinn 's  spacious  ofiBce  and  ware- 


room  is  filled  with  a  complete  sample  stock  of  the  articles  bandied 
by  him,  and  the  exceptionally  fine  facilities  he  possesses  for  the  pro- 
curement of  supplies  enable  him  to  fill  aU  orders  promptly  and  on 
the  most  favorable  terms.  His  trade  extends  to  aU  parts  of  the 
United  States,  and  also  to  Australia  and  South  America. 

AL.  BOGART,  Electrician,  No.  23  Union  Square. -Electricity 
is  no  new  thing  to  the  gentleman  who  is  tlie  subject  of  the 
^    present  sketch.    As  a  business  he  followed  it  when  the  re- 
sults to  be  obtained  were  not  as  profitable  as  they  are  now. 
Mr.  Bogart  became  identified  as  an  expert  electrician  in  the  metrop- 
olis in  the  year  1852,  since  which  time  he  has  resided  hei-e  and  built 


up  a  most  valuable  connection  and  patronage.  He  is  the  patentee 
and  manufacturer  of  a  number  of  improved  electric  gas  lighting 
apparatus,  electric  call-bells,  annunciators,  burglar  alarms,  ,-tc..  a 
number  of  his  improvements  in  these  specialties  meetniL-  ^■■  iili  ^-reat 
success  wherever  introduced.  Mr.  Bogart  also  kc-jis  ..n  han.l  and 
offers  for  sale  at  the  lowest  market  rates  every  van.-ly  ..t  eh-cln- 
cians'  supplies.  Mr.  Bogart  is  also  prepared  to  execute,  no  matter 
how  difficult  and  intricate,  all  kinds  of  electric  work.  As  one  of  the 
oldest  practical  electricians  in  the  city  of  New  York,  we  ask  for  Mr. 
Bogart  the  special  consideration  of  our  readers.  He  is  a  native 
of  this  city,  and  the  tested  excellence  of  his  work  is  the  best  com- 
mendation of  it  which  we  can  give.  We  refer  our  readers  to  the 
Bartholdi  Hotel:  the  U.  S.  Senate  Chamber,  D.  C. ;  Senate  Chaml)er, 
Albany,  N.  Y.;  Madison  Square  Theatre,  N.  Y.  city;  Standard  Thea- 
tre, N.  Y.  city;  Wallack's  Theatre,  N.  Y.  city:  Union  Square  Thea- 
tre, N.  Y.  city,  and  all  others  where  gas  jets  are  electrically  lighted. 
Parties  wanting  the  services  of  a  really  first-class  electrician,  who 
will  execute  his  contracts  thoroughly,  and  give  his  patrons  honest 
and  substantial  work,  cannot  do  better  than  call  upon  Mr.  A.  L. 
Bogart.  He  is  a  careful  and  trustworthy  man,  whose  woi'd  in  every 
instance  can  be  absolutely  depended  upon,  and  is  well  worthy  of  the 
public  patronage. 

J P.  BENJAMIN,  Boot  and  Shoe  Uppers,  No.  75  Murray  Street.— 
In  the  manuf.-icture  of  boot  and  shoe  uppers,  the  business  is 
^  well  represented  by  Mr.  J.  P.  Benjamin,  who  has  been 
identilieil  with  it  for  a  period  of  more  than  thirty-seven  years. 
Hecommeneeil  o]iei  ations  on  liisjown  account  in  1871,  and  afterwards 
associated  with  him  his  son.  but  during  the  past  two  years  he  has 
contiiiu.-.l  til.-  business  alone.  From  seven  to  ten  practical  workmen 
are  einployeil.  an.l  (-..ininodious  iireruises  having  an  area  of  'SiKSO 
feet  are  occiii)ied  at  No.  7."i  Murray  Street.  Everj'  facility  and  con- 
venience is  provided,  and  only  the  very  best  class  of  goods  is  turned 
out,  embracing  every  kind  and  style  of  the  finest  quality  of  boot  and 
shoe  tippers,  which  meet  with  a  ready  sale,  and  are  always  in 
demand.  Mr.  Benjamin  has  also  in  connection  a  custom  business, 
which  is  steadily  increasing,  and  forms  one  of  the  special  features  of 
his  business.  Sir.  Benjamin,  who  is  from  the  State  of  Massachusetts, 
came  to  New  Y'ork  in  ISM.  and  in  his  special  line  of  production  has 
becoine  widely  known  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  with  whom  he 
has  business  relations. 


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ELY'S  CREAM  BALM,  No.  235  Greenwich  Street.— The  success- 
ful remedy  for  nasal  catarrh  must  be  non-irritating,  easy  of 
application,  and  one  that  will,  by  its  own  action,  reach  aU 
the  remote  sores  and  ulcerated  surfaces.  The  history  of  the 
efforts  to  treat  catarrh  during  the  past  few  years  demonstrates  that 
only  one  remedy  has  met  these  conditions,  and  that  is  Ely's  Cream 
Balm.  This  safe  and  pleasant  remedy  has  mastered  catarrh  as  noth- 
ing else  has  ever  done,  and  both  physicians  and  patients  freely  con- 
cede this  fact.   The  more  distressing  symptoms  quickly  yield  to  it, 

Catarrh 


HAY-FEVER 


and  a  multitude  of  persons  who  have  for  years  borne  all  the  worry 
and  pain  that  catarrh  can  inflict,  testify  to  radical  and  permanent 
cures  wrought  by  it.  Ely's  Cream  Bahn  is  perfectly  soothing,  ex- 
cites no  dread,  dissolves  the  hardened  accumulations,  lessens  the 
extreme  sensibility  of  the  nerve  ceutres  to  cold  and  all  external  irri- 
tants, and  is  followed  by  no  reaction  whatever. 

Liquids,  Sntifps  and  Cauterizing  Powders.— These  articles  always 
produce  additional  irritation  in  the  already  diseased  and  sen.sitive 
mucous  membrane.  The  powerful  and  pungent  snuffs  and  cauteriz- 
ing powders  rashly  and  ignorantly  used  for  catarrh  have  the  effect 
of  temporarily  drying  up  the  poisonous  secretions,  leaving  a  mass  of 
unwholesome  accumulations,  which  still  more  tightly  close  the  air 
passages.  The  same  is  true  of  all  smokes  and  so-caUed  medicated  in- 
halations. Forcing  liquids  in  the  head,  through  the  nose,  is  necessa- 
rily a  disagreeable  operation,  and  almost  invariably  causes  roaring 
in  the  ears  and  impairs  the  hearing. 

TESTIMONIALS. 

I  had  catarrh  for  eight  years.  With  great  reluctance  I  began  using 
Ely's  Cream  Balm,  and  after  six  months'  use  I  believe  myself  cured. 
It  is  an  invaluable  Balm.— Joseph  Stuart,  No.  624  Grand  Avenue, 
Brooklyn. 

For  fifteen  years  I  was  annoyed  with  catarrh,  discharges  into  my 
throat,  unpleasant  breath,  and  severe  pain  in  my  head.  My  sense  of 
smell  was  much  impaired.  I  have  overcome  these  troubles  with 
Ely's  Cream  Balm.— J.  B.  Case,  St.  Denis  Hotel.  N.  Y. 

I  was  surprised  after  using  Ely's  Cream  Balm  two  months  to  find 
the  right  nostril,  which  was  closed  for  twenty  years,  was  open  and 
free  as  the  other.  I  feel  very  thankful.— R.  H.  Cressengham,  No.  275 
Eighteenth  Street,  Brooklyn. 

I  had  catarrh  so  bad  there  were  great  sores  in  my  nose;  one  place 
was  eaten  through.  Two  bottles  of  Ely's  Cream  Balm  did  the  work. 
My  voice  and  head  are  well  — C.  S.  McMillen,  Sibley.  Mo. 

For  three  weeks  I  was  suffering  from  a  severe  cold  in  head  and 


pain  in  temples.  After  only  six  applications  of  Ely's  Cream  Balm  1 
was  relieved.  Every  trace  of  my  cold  was  removed.— Henry  C. 
Clark,  Jst  Division  N.  Y.  Appraiser's  Office. 

For  months  I  suffered  from  a  very  severe  cold  in  head.  Ely's 
Cream  Balm  has  worked  like  magic  in  its  cure  after  one  week's  use. 
I  feel  grateful  for  what  it  has  done  for  me.— Samuel  J.  Harris 
(Wholesale  Grocer),  No.  119  Front  Street. 

Ely's  Cream  Balm  is  not  a  liquid,  snuff,  or  powder.  AppUed  into 
the  nostrils  is  quickly  absorbed.  It  cleanses  the  head.  Allays  inflam- 
mation. Heals  the  sores.  Restores  the  senses  of  taste  and  smell. 
Fifty  cents  at  druggists:  by  mail,  registered,  60  cents.  Ely  Brothers, 
No.  235  Greenwich  Street,  N.  Y. 

LEWIS  LEINING,  Cabinet-maker  and  Interior  Decorator,  No. 
209  East  Nineteenth  Street.— Established  in  1882  by  the  present 
proprietor,  Mr.  Lewis  Leining,  this  house  has  been  vigorously 
and  successfully  conducted,  and  is  to-day  one  of  the  most 
popular  and  best  patronized  in  its  line  in  this  section  of  the  city 
Mr.  Leining  brought  to  bear  upon  his  enterprise  an  experience  of  a 
practical  character  extending  over  a  period  of  twenty-eight  years, 
and  as  he  soon  made  apparent  the  fact  that  he  was  an  expert  at  his 
trade,  so  soon  did  he  win  patronage  and  encouragement.  The  house 
has  had  a  prosperous  career  thus  far,  and  the  prospects  are  those  of 
a  continuing  increased  trade.  The  premises  in  which  the  business  is 
carried  on  comprise  two  floors,  each  25x80  feet  in  dimensions.  They 
are  intelligently  and  systematically  arranged  throughout  for  the 
accommodation  of  the  manufacturing  operations,  no  facilities  or 
conveniences  obtainable  being  omitted.  Mr.  Leining  manufactures 
to  order  the  finest  class  of  cabinet  work  and  interior  decorations,  and 
in  his  enterprise  affords  employment  to  about  twenty  hands.  A  very 
large  and  complete  stock  is  carried,  embracing  furniture,  interior 
finish,  etc.,  of  every  description,  office  fixtures,  interior  decora- 
tions, fine  parlor  and  bedroom  furniture;  also  repairing  of  all  classes 
of  antique  and  modern  furniture.  The  best  of  materials  are  used, 
and  the  most  expert  workmen  are  employed.  Promptitude,  first- 
class  work,  and  reasonable  charges  are  the  rules  governing  the 
transactions  of  this  house,  and  a  large  trade  is  done  throughout  the 
city  and  vicinity.  Mr.  Leining  was  born  in  Germany,  but  for  thirty 
years  past  has  resided  in  New  York.  Responsible  and  honorable  in 
every  way,  he  is  respected  everywhere. 

HE.  DREW  &  CO.,  Real  Estate,  No.  1  West  Twenty-seventh 
Street.— A  recognized  authority  on  all  questions  pertaining 
,  to  real  estate  is  Mr.  H.  R.  Drew,  sole  proprietor  of  the 
house  of  H.  R.  Drew  &  Co.  Mr.  Drew,  though  a  native  of 
Canada,  has  resided  in  New  York  for  the  past  thirty  years,  and  is 
widely  known  throughout  the  commimity  as  a  most  worthy  and 
estunable  citizen.  He  established  his  business  in  1868,  and  has  devel- 
oped a  prosperous  hne  of  custom,  numbering  among  his  clients 
many  heavy  property-owners,  whose  luUest  confidence  he  enjoys. 
He  transacts  every  branch  of  the  real-estate  business,  buying,  sell- 
ing, renting,  and  exchanging  property,  loaning  money  on  bond  and 
mortgages,  while  he  makes  a  leading  specialty  of  taking  entire  charge 
of  estates,  maintaining  them  in  the  most  efficient  condition.  He  is  a 
sound  judge  of  present  and  prospective  values,  and  has  given  advice 
leading  to  the  most  remunerative  results.  He  has  upon  his  book 
descriptions  of  eligible  properties  for  sale  in  various  sections 
of  the  city,  all  offering  an  excellent  field  for  investment.  Mr. 
Drew  is  honorable  and  straightforward  in  all  his  transaction^ith 
patrons. 

DIAMOND  SPRING  BED  CO..  Manufacturers  of  Bedding  of 
every  Description,  etc  ,  etc..  No.  384  Hudson  Street.— One 
among  the  oldest  business  houses  m  the  city  is  that  now  car- 
ried on  by  the  Diamond  Spring  Bed  Co.  It  has  been  used  as  a  bed  and 
bedding  establishment  for  more  than  forty  years,  and  came  imder  the 
control  of  the  present  company  about  1882.  The  premises  have  an 
area  of  25x100  feet,  and  are  equipped  with  all  the  necessary  oppUances 
for  manufacturing  of  bedding  of  every  description,  and  also  woven 
wire  and  metallic  spring  mattresses,  etc.  A  heavy  stock  of  goods 
is  always  carried  on  sale,  together  with  hair,  moss,  and  feathers, 
and  pillows,  bolsters,  sheets,  and  beds  and  bedding  of  every  descrip- 
tion. Mr.  George  H.  Allison,  the  proprietor,  who  is  a  practical  man 
of  many  years'  experience  in  this  line  of  trade,  is  a  New  Yorker  by 
birth. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


187 


CARTIER  S  nANTING  ACADEMY,  No.  80  Fifth  Avenue.  Prof. 
L.  K.  Dal  e's  Klefjant  Parlors.— The  art  of  dauciiig  is  very  read- 
ily ac<iiiire(l.  luid  besides  giving  ease  and  grace  to  the  move- 
ments is;oue.of  the  most  agreeable,  fascinating, luul  saliitiiry  ex- 
ercises. The  leading  exponent  of  theTerpsiohortMii  art  in  .\ru  Vork^ 
and  it  might  be  fairly  said  in  the  country,  is  Pr<>l'i  >>  r  Cai  ti.  r,  who 
for  twenty-three  years  has  been  teacliiiig  tlie  a(  fiini|)li-.liMiiMit  in 
the  city,  and  has  received  the  cordial  endni-si  nu  iit  iil  ilie  heads  of 
many  of  "the  representative  families.  Priiiesscir  ('ai  iier  and  Mrs. 
Cartier  in  the  instruction  of  classes  malie  ilieii-  academy  what  it 
should  be,  in  connection  willi  mental  and  |ili>  sical  improvement,  a 
place  of  innocent  recreation,  especially  in  the  ai  1  \ aiicement  of  the 
young  whose  tastes  and  habits  are  now  being  formed,  that  they  may 
readily  acquire  a  graceful  and  styli.sh  demeanor.  All  the  fashion- 
able dances  now  in  vogue  are  taught  in  rapid  succession.  The  most 
particular  attention,  however,  will  be  devoted  to  teaching  all  the 
latest  waltzes,  enilnacim.'  the  (Mi.].-,  Uedowa,  Glissade,  the  New 
Waltz,  and  the  New  I'olka  'I'ln-  .-oiirse  of  instruction  for  ladies  and 
gentleman  will  aim  at  the  rapid  acquirement  of  all  the  fashionable 
dances.   As  ladies  and  gentlemen  are  anxious  to  accomplish  them- 


the  Professor  and  Jlrs.  Cartier,  and  their  accomplished  lady  and 
gentlemen  assistants,  and  pupils  either  in  the  classes  or  receiving 
private  instruction  are  given  that  care  and  attention  essential  to 
success.  Connected  with  the  academy  is  a  department  for  stage 
dancing,  which  is  under  the  immediate  management  of  Prof.  L.  E. 
Dare,  who  is  associate*  witSi  Prof.  Cartier.  In  this  departmental! 
branches  of  stage  dancing  are  taufjht,  including  ballet,  posing,  group- 
ing, marches,  jigs,  and  all  Irish  movements,  songs  and  dances  and 
hornpipes.  Highland  Hings,  tambourine  dances,  fairy  dances,  etc. 
Pupils  receive  a  thorough  schooling  in  the  art,  few  if  any  failing 
to  become  proficient  under  the  careful  tuition  of  Prof.  Dare,  who,  it 
should  be  stated,  instructed  many  of  the  popular  dancers  now  before 
the  public,  who  hold  high  positions  in  theatrical  professional  circles. 
Lessons  are  given  in  private,  and  in  classes  by  Prof.  Dare  on  reason- 
able terms.  Both  Professors  Cartier  and  Dare  sustain  high  reputa- 
tion in  social  circles  and  are  very  popular  in  the  community.  Prof. 
Cartier,  who  is  a  native  of  Canada,  of  French  extraction,  possessing 
the  vivacity,  courtesy,  and  courtly  grace  of  the  Parisian,  is  a  thor- 
ough master  of  the  art  of  dancing  and  calisthenics,  and  is  always 
the  first  to  introduce  the  new  dances  and  the  French  novelties,  and 


Bridge 


H.  R.  R.  R. 


selves  in  the  shortest  possible  time,  all  preliminary  exercises  which 
are  so  necessary  for  the  ph}"sical  development  of  children  art  aban- 
doned, and  only  such  introduced  as  will  enaljle  a  novice  to  enter  at 
once  into  the  fashionable  dances  of  the  day.  Pupils  receive  in(Uvid- 
ual  practice  at  each  lesson,  which  together  with  Prof.  Cartier's 
original  sysiein  of  teaching  enables  them  to  acquire  a  proficiency  in 
dancing  in  the  course  of  one  term;  and  he  makes  a  specialty  of 
properlj-  instruct  in-  pupils  in  the  art,  who  have  attempted  and 
failed  at  other  estalilishnients.  The  classes  are  held  Jlonday,  Thur.s- 
day  and  Saturdaj-  evenings,  and  Thursday  and  Saturday  afternoons: 
Ladies  and  children's  class,  from  3.30  to  5  p.  m.;  ladies'  class,  from 
7  to  8  p.  M.;  gentlemen's  cla.ss,  from  8  to  9  p.  m.  Extra  classes  will 
be  formed  as  the  occasion  may  require.  Those  desirous  of  rapid 
advancement  can  receive  private  [lessons  at  any  hour  of  the  day  or 
evening.  Family  receptions  are  held  every  Slonday  and  Saturday 
evenings,  and  private  receptions  monthly.  Terms,  payable  in  ad- 
vance: ladies,  misses  and  masters"  (per  quarter  of  twelve  weeks), 
$8;  gentlemen,  $10:  twenty  class  tickets  (used  at  the  convenience  of 
pupilsl,  $10.  A  special  class  will  convene  every  Saturday  afternoon, 
from  2  p.  M.  to  3.30  p.  M..  for  instruction  in  fancy  stage  dancing. 
Terms,  10  lessons,  $5.    Private  lessons  are  given  any  day  or  hour  by 


a  corresponding  member  of  the  Society  of  Dancing- 
an.I  in  issii  «  as  elected  President  of  the  Society  of 
ot  tlie  United  States  and  Canada    Prof.  Cartier 


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re  very  i.opul.-ir  in  lliel.esl  soei.  tv  cireles  of  the 
•  has  estat.lislie.l  l.raneli.-,  \.,  |:>  Belmont 
and  in  Music  Hall.  Short  IlilN.  N.  Y..  and  at  the 
St  it  lite  in  that  village.  Prof.  Dare  is  a  Pennsyl- 
vanian  by  birth,  ,iii.l  i.  one  of  the  most  successful  instructors  in  the 
art  of  fancy  ami  stajje  dancing  in  the  country.  His  method  of  im- 
parting knowledge  to  his  pupils  is  easy  and  readily  acquired,  and 
under  his  careful  tuition  they  soon  become  thorough  adepts  in  the 
art.  The  academy,  which  consists  of  two  floors,  each  having  an 
area  of  .30x103  feet,  can  be  engaged  for  lirst-class  entertainments, 
b.alls,  sociables,  lectures,  musicales,  etc. .on  the  most  reasonable  terms 
on  application  to  Prof.  Cartier.  The  hall  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the 
city.  The  '•  Art  of  Dancing,"  by  Prof.  Cartier,  is  one  of  the  best 
books  on  dancing  ever  published,  and  contains  many  valuable  hints 
upon  etiquette,  and  all  the  rules  and  figures  for  round  and  square 
dancing.  It  is  for  sale  by  booksellers  and  at  the  academy,  and  will 
be  sent  to  any  address  upon  the  receipt  of  price.  .W  cents. 


188 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


JOHN  FRIEDRICH  &  BRO.,  Manufacturers  of  Violins,  CeUos. 
and  Bows,  No.  1.5  Cooper  Institute.— Although  only  started  in 
business  in  1884,  the  firm  of  John  Friedrich  &   Bro.  has 
already  gained  a  commanding  reputation  among  leading  musi- 
cians and  amateurs  in  this  city  as  manufacturers  of  violins  and 
violoncellos.     For  their  violins  the  firm  has  adopted  the  models 


of  the  best  oriKiuals  in  existence,  such  as  tlie  violins  made  by 
Antonius  Stradivarius.  Jo.seph  Guarnerius,  Paola  Maggini,  and 
Nicolas  Amati.  The  Friedrich  violins  are  made  of  very  old  wood 
of  a  .specially  selected  quality,  and  are  richly  varnished.  Their 
tone  is  both  powerful  ami  mellow.  At  least  one  dozen  of  these 
vioUns  are  now  used  in  the  leading  orchestras  of  this  city.  It 
is  the  miisiriaiis  who  are.  after  all.  the  great  tests  as  to  the  value 
of  such  mu-ieal  instruments,  and  the  fact  that  such  leading  solo- 
ists and  le:i<iiTs  as  :Mr  Herman  Brandt,  conductor  of  the  Orches- 
tral Union.  San  Francisco;  Mr.  Richard  Arnold,  the  celebrated  leader 
of  the  Philharmonic  Club;  Prof.  A.  Zilni,  Leadville,  Col.;  Ernest 
Neyer,  the  well-known  leader  of  the  Hoffman  House;  Mr.  Edw. 
Mollenhauer,  one  of  oiu-  mo.st  prominent  violinists;  Mr.  Edward  Her- 
mann, leader  of  the  Standard  Quartette  Club;  Mr.  .Vug.  F.  Zeis,  the 
well-known  teachtn-,  and  scholar  of  L.  Spohr,  have  purchased  Fried- 
rich violins  and  constantly  use  or  reconinu^ud  them,  speaks  for  itself. 
Besides  manufacturing  violins  after  the  old  models,  the  Messrs.  Fried- 
rich import  German  violins  direct,  and  are  thereby  enabled  to  sell 
them  at  very  reasonable  figures  They  improve  these  violins  with  a 
fine  bridge  and  sound-post  and  supply  them  with  good  Italian  strings. 
These  violins  are  well  finished,  are  nicely  varnished,  and  have  ebony 
trimmings— even  on  the  cheaper  qualities.  Besides  violins  the  firm 
also  make  and  import  violas  and  violoncellos.  The  violoncellos  they 
make  are  imitations  of  the  renowned  models  of  Guameri,  Stradivari 
and  Maggini,  and  have  been  used  and  highly  commended  by  such 
vii-tuosi  as  Henry  MoUenhauer  and  Adolf  Hartdegen.  They  have 
been  successfully  played  in  large  concert  halls  and  taken  to  be  old 
instruments.  The  firm  sells  bows  and  strings,  but  do  not  deal  in 
general  musical  merchandise.  John  Friedrich,  who  is  in  charge  of 
the  manufacturing  department,  and  is  regarded  as  a  master  of  his 
art,  studied  in  Germany,  and  worked  for  the  most  prominent  German 
maker.  Oswald  Mockel,  who  does  all  the  work  for  Wilhelmj  and 
other  great  artists.  A  special  department  of  the  firm's  business  is 
the  repairing  of  vioUns  and  "cellos,  for  which  they  have  a  national 
reputation,  and  can  refer  with  pride  to  many  of  our  most  eminent 
musicians.  The  firm  are  having  quite  a  run  at  the  present  time  in 
the  repairing  department,  and  are  crowded  with  orders  ThLs  is  a 
great  test  of  their  standing,  as  a  violinist  only  entrusts  his  instru- 


ments to  those  in  whom  he  has  the  greatest  confidence.  The  busi- 
ness management  of  the  concern  is  in  the  hands  of  WiUiam  Fried- 
rich, a  very  enterprising  and  energetic  gentleman,  who  is  exceed- 
ingly popular  among  musicians.  Some  of  the  valuable  curiosities  in 
their  handsome  new  store  in  the  Cooper  Union  block  are  a  real 
Stradivarius,  which  is  valued  at  $2,500,  and  a  real  Andreas  Guar- 
nerius for  $800.  Besides  this  they  have  other  Cremona  violins  of 
great  variety  and  excellence.  Messrs.  Friedrich  Bros,  are  among 
the  manufacturers  of  violins  who  have  done  much  to  develop  this 
iudustiy  in  our  country,  and  to  produce  instruments  which  success- 
fully rival  the  finest  productions  of  the  Old  World. 

EV.  CONNETT  &  CO.,  Manufacturers  of  Stiff  and  Soft  Fur 
Hats.  Nos.  103  and  104  Prince  Street.— This  business  was 
established  twenty  years  ago,  and  since  its  inception  the 
proprietors  have  built  up  an  extensive,  influential,  and 
jiermanent  trade  in  all  sections  of  the  United  States,  and  some  also 
in  Canada.  The  factories  of  the  firm,  which  are  admirably  equipped 
and  furnish  employment  to  some  hundreds  of  workmen,  operatives, 
etc.,  are  situated  in  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  and  Orange  Valley,  N.  J.,  and  in 
Danbm-y  and  Norwalk,  Conn.  Messrs.  E.  V.  Connett  &  Co.  manu- 
facture largely  all  kinds  of  stiff  and  soft  fur  hats  for  men  and  boys. 
These  goods  are  unrivalled  for  quality,  style,  finish,  and  uniform 
excellence,  and  have  no  superiors  in  this  or  any  other  market,  while 
the  prices  quoted  necessarily  attract  the  attention  of  close  and 
prudent  buyers.  Messrs.  C.  B.  Rutan  and  Wm.  Read,  copartners  of 
Mr.  Connett,  ar»  highly  regarded  in  mercantile  circles  for  their  busi- 
ness capacity,  enterprise,  and  integrity. 

ZM.  QUIMBY.  Jeweh-y,  Shell  Combs,  etc.,  No.  52  West  Thirty- 
second  Street —The  oldest  establishment  of  its  kind  in  the 
,  metropolis  is  that  of  Mr.  Z.  M.  Quimby,  manufactiu-er  and 
dealer  in  shell  combs  and  optical  goods,  and  has  been  in  ex- 
istence for  the  past  forty -two  years.  Mr.  Quimby  originally  occu- 
pied headquarters  located  at  Broadway  and  Duane  Street,  and  has 
always  been  on  Broadway  tUl  he  removed  to  his  present  loca- 
tion in  1884.  The  premises  occupied  as  a  show-room  for  the 
beautiful  wares  manufactured  and  handled  are  appointed  in  a  man- 
ner best  adapted  to  an  advantageous  display  of  the  stock  needed  for 
the  comfort  of  patrons.  Here  may  be  found  a  choice  assortment  of 
beautifully  made  novelties  in  imported  fans,  eye  and  opera  glasses 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  shell  ornaments  of  all  descriptions.  Combs 
of  every  style  and  variety  are  made  by  Mr.  Quimby,  and  a 
specialty  with  him  is  re-making  and  repauing  old  or  broken  combs, 
re-covering  ivory  and  shell  fans  equal  to  new,  and  repairing  all 
fancy  articles  in  the  most  skilful  and  efllcient  manner.  Mr.  Quimby 
is  one  of  the  well-known  residents  of  New  York,  having  resided  here 
for  sixty-five  years,  and  is  widely  known  both  in  Ameiica  and 
Europe.  He  is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  owes  much  of  his 
success  and  prosperity  to  native-born  energy,  enterprise,  and  strict 
integrity.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  Old  Guard,  N.  G. 
S.  N.  Y.,  and  belongs  to  the  Independent  Royal  Arch  Lodge  No.  2  of 
Masons,  to  which  Gen.  Lafayette  belonged. 

BULLOCK'S  OLD  CURIOSITY  SHOP,  No  351  Fourth  Avenue. 
—The  business  carried  on  by  Mr,  Thomas  Bullock  at  his"  Old 
Curiosity  Shop,"  at  No.  351  Fourth  Avenue,  is  truly  an  intric- 
ate and  diversified  branch  of  trade,  very  difficult  to  conduct 
successfully.  Dealing  in  curios  of  all  kinds,  it  requires  from  its 
manager  more  experience,  wide-awake  knowledge  and  foresight,  and 
needs  more  discriminating  judgment,  than  any  business  we  know  of. 
A  visit  to  Bullock's  furnishes  much  of  interest  to  the  curious;  an- 
cient and  modern  paintings,  engravings,  furniture,  and  antiques,  as 
well  as  the  mere  modernized  bric-a-brac,  and  objects  of  vertu, 
are  mingled  together  in  the  strongest  contrast.  He  occupies  a  fine 
store.  20x70  feet  in  dimensions,  located  in  a  fashionable  quarter  of 
the  city,  neatly  and  tastefully  fitted  up,  and  the  unique  stock 
ananged  in  an  attractive  and  effective  manner.  Mr.  Bullock  offers 
his  goods  at  very  moderate  prices,  and  warrants  them  to  be  as 
represented.  He  is  an  expert  judge  of  the  value  of  this  class  of 
merchandise,  and  parties  having  paintings  or  bric-a-brac  to  dispose 
of  or  exchange  can  do  so  at  this  establishment  on  as  advantageous 
terms  as  at  any  other.  He  is  constantly  renewing  his  stock  and 
striving  to  increase  the  variety,  and  adding  articles  unique  and  rare. 
Mr.  Bullock  is  a  native  of  England,  where  he  has  a  brother  in  the 
same  line  of  business 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


189 


DR.  JAMES  H.  ARNOLD,  Manicure  and  Chiropodist,  No.  Kli4 
Broadway.— The  Iiuman  foot  i.s  one  of  the  most  sensitive  mem- 
bers of  tlie  body,  and  closely  connected  witli  the  nervous  sys- 
tem and  the  brain.  Therefore  the  importance  of  patronizing 
onl7  practitioners  of  known  reputation  for  skill  and  experience  in  the 
treatment  of  the  diseases  of  the  feet;  and  of  such  in  this  city  is  Dr. 
James  H.  Arnold  (late  with  Dr.  Kenisoni  inanicurr  ami  chiropodist, 
than  whom  none  in  this  line  in  New  York  suslairis  a  i  rpuiation, 

bein;;  one  of  the  leading  and  most  reliable  iucihIicts  of  i  In-  proiession 
in  the  city.  Dr.  Arnold,  who  is  a  native  of  Quincy,  Mass.,  and  has  re- 
sided in  New  York  about  fourteen  years,  is  a  practical  and  expert 
manicure  and  chiropodist  himself,  with  several  years'  experience  in 
the  exercise  of  his  art,  and  is  thoroughly  corivcrsaiit  w  ith  the  same  in 
all  its  branches,  having  been  ^^^th  Dr.  Kenisoii  lioiii  isvi  to  1883,  when 

he  began  practice  on  his  own  account  at  tin-  ijn  scnl  imodious  and 

well-equipped  quarters,  and  from  the  inceplioii  of  tlie  venture  he  has 
received  a  large  and  flattering  patronage.  All  diseases  of  the  feet 
are  treated  in  a  scientific  and  skilful  manner  witliout  pain,  corns 
being  ex-tracted  at  S.'i  cents  each;  operations  performed  on  nails  at 
Si,  and  manicuring  at  75  cents.  He  is  ably  assisted  by  his  brother, 
Dr.  C.  A.  Arnold,  and  his  sister.  Miss  A.  .1.  Arnold,  both  experienced 
and  competent  as  chiropodist  and  manicure  respectively.  Several 
other  capable  and  efficient  assistants  are  in  attendance  likewise,  and 
the  pai-lors  are  open  from  8  A.M.  to  Gp.m.;  no  pains  being  spared  to 
render  the  utmost  satisfaction  in  every  instance.  A  complete  assort- 
ment of  manicure  articles  is  constantly  carried  on  hand,  and  altogether 


wide  reputation,  and  one  of  the  many  creditable  results  of  his  handi 
work  is  the  lobby  and  exterior  front  of  the  Third  Avenue  Theatre, 
which  was  recently  improved  under  his  direction.  He  combineH 
with  excellent  mechanical  effect  the  riiiish  of  a  cai-eful  artist, 
and  particular  attention  is  given  to  the  production  of  new  and  novel 
designs,  all  of  wliicli  are  his  own  conception.  Special  pains  are 
taken  in  all  kinds  of  sign  work.  In  the  employment  of  assistants  he 
.selects  only  the  most  skilled  and  experienced,  and  carefully  super- 
vises their  operations.  Mr.  Hamilton  is  a  comparatively  young  man 
anil  w.'is  born  in  tliis  city,  when,  by  liis  close  study  and  a[)|)lication 
to  I, USUI. li.-  Ikis  K.iinod  a  stiii  i  ih.it  augurs  well  for  the  future. 
As:i  iinv.itr  111  i/.fii  ho  i.s  o([nall\-  i»i|>nlar,  and  to  his  cheerful  man- 
ners lie  can  ullribute  his  succcs.s  as  umch  as  to  his  honorable  busi- 
ness methods. 

GANTKRIK  PARISIKXXK.  IVrfect  fitting  Gloves,  comer  Filth 
.\voiiuo.  ami  WosI  I'onri.Tiith  Street.— New  York  has  several 
cshiDlishiii.iiis  cniirolN  .iovoted  to  the  glove  business,  the  lead- 
im;  and  most  widely  laiown  one  being  that  of  Messrs.  J  M. 
Chanut  &  Co.  This  is  a  branch  house  of  this  well-known  Parisian 
firm,  whose  headquarters  at  Paris  are  No.  107  Avenue  d'Orleans, 
and  whose  other  branch  establishments  in  America  are  at  No.  -3  Tem- 
ple Place,  Boston,  and  No.  102  North  Charles  Street.  Baltimore,  near 
Fayette  Street.  The  Parisian  house  was  founded  in  1S77.  that  at  Bos- 
ton in  187.5,  that  at  Baltimore  in  1880.  and  that  at  New  York  in  ISS.'i. 
The  New  York  branch  is  situated  in  the  very  heart  of  the  business 


Leake  and  Watts  Orphan  Asylum. 


Dr.  Arnold  has  a  very  extensive  and  flourishing  city  and  suburban 
patronage,  the  names  of  many  of  the  most  eminent  metropolitan 
physicians  and  surgeons  ajjpearing  on  his  list  of  references. 

JAMES  H.  HAMILTON,  Painters'  Supplies,  Wall-papers,  Var- 
nishes, Oils,  etc.,  No.  465  Third  Ave  — One  among  the  most 
active  of  the  enterprising  young  business  men  uptown  on 
Third  Avenue  is  Mr.  James  H.  Hamilton,  of  No.  465  Third 
Avenue,  who  had  quite  an  extended  experience  as  a  painter,  decora- 
tor, paper-hanger,  and  dealer  in  all  supplies  pertaining  to  those 
trades.  He  was  taught  the  business  under  the  able  tuition  of  his 
father,  who  has  a  wide  reputation  for  his  skill  in  and  knowledge  of 
the  various  branches  of  the  above  lines  of  trade.  The  premises  at 
present  occupied  by  James  H.  Hamilton  are  commodious  and  well 
filled  with  every  article  which  the  demands  of  the  i)ublic  call  for. 
His  stock  embraces  all  the  various  kinds  of  dry  and  ready-mixed 
paints,  paints  in  oil,  varnish,  etc.,  while  his  line  of  wall-papers  con- 
tains the  latest,  newest,  and  most  popular  designs  and  styles  in  the 
market.   As  a  painter  and  decorator,  Mr.  Hamilton  has  gained  a 


section  of  the  city,  and  is  managed  by  Mr.  J.  M.  Chanut,  who  is  a 
native  of  Paris,  and  has  been  a  resident  in  the  United  States  for  the 
past  fifteen  years.  The  store  is  very  tastefidly  decorated,  and  here, 
if  anywhere,  the  latest  styles  of  gloves  in  Paris  are  to  be  had.  Con- 
nected with  this  popular  store  is  a  factory  at  No.  47  Perry  Street 
where  some  fifty  hands  are  employed.  Here  rough  skins  are  dyed 
and  manufactured  into  gloves,  and  a  large  business  is  done  in  skins. 
The  firm,  in  the  manufacture  of  gloves,  pay  strict  attention  to  the 
physiological  structure  of  the  hand,  and  each  glove  is  formed  on 
scientific  principles.  To  these  facts  are  due  the  superiority  of  the 
gloves  bearing  the  trade-mark  of  J  M.  Chanut  &  Co.,  over  all  others 
in  shape  and  quaUty,  as  especially  on  small  hands  they  preserve 
their  shape  much  longer  than  those  made  from  skins  of  inferior  qual- 
ity. The  gloves  forwarded  from  the  Parisian  house  are  made  of  real 
kid,  while  those  coming  from  other  countries  and  usually  foimd  in 
dry  goods  stores  are  made  from  sheepskins,  and  are  often  baggj' 
and  ill-shaped  on  the  hands  after  being  worn  a  few  times.  Gloves 
are  made  to  order  when  desired,  and  the  trade  of  the  concern  reaches 
to  all  parts  of  the  country. 


190 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


GEO.  HAYES  &  SON,  Manufacturers  of  The  Hayes  Metallic  Sky- 
lights, Blinds,  etc.,  No.  71  Eighth  Avenue.— The  representa- 
tive and  most  successful  house  in  the  United  States  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  metallic  skylights,  blinds,  etc.,  is  that 
of  Messrs.  Geo.  Hayes  &  Son,  vi'hose  office  and  factory  in  New  York 
are  centrally  located  at  No.  71  Eighth  Avenue.  This  business  was 
established  in  1868  by  Mr.  Geo.  Hayes,  who  conducted  it  till  1887, 
when  he  admitted  his  son  Mr.  Geo.  A.  Hayes  into  partnership.  The 
firm  have  branches  in  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Philadelphia,  Boston,  Baltimore,  San  Francisco,  Pittsburg,  and  St. 
Paul.  Mr.  Geo.  Hayes  is  an  able  civil  and  mechanical  engineer,  and 
a  member  of  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  also  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Engineers.  He  is  the  inventor  and  pat- 
entee of  the  famous  Hayes  skylights  and  other  metallic  glazed  struc- 
tures, also  of  blinds,  and  other  architectural,  hygienic,  and  mechan- 
ical appliances,  including  machinery  for  corrugating,  forming,  shear- 
ing, punching,  and  clamping  metals.  Already  59  prize  medals  have 
been  awarded  to  Geo.  Hayes  &  Son,  for  the  superiority  of  their  sky- 
lights, perforated,  metallic,  insect  and  storm  proof  blinds,  etc.  To 
enumerate  the  vast  number  of  important  glazed  structures  of 
various  kinds  that  have  been  erected  by  Geo.  Hayes  &  Son  within 
the  last  few  years  would  fill  a  volume,  and  would  embrace  the 
names  of  a  very  large  number  of  the  finest  and  best-known  buildings 
in  this  country.  The  firm,  however,  refer  to  the  following:  Capitol, 
Albany,  N.  Y.;  Philadelphia  Buildings,  Capitol,  Springfield,  111.; 
Capitol,  Columbus,  Ohio;  Capitol,  Washington,  DC;  New  York 
Post  Office,  Philadelphia  Post  Office,  etc.  The  firm  have  just  fin- 
ished several  very  large  sustaining  skylights  (one  of  which  is  the 
longest  in  the  city  of  New  York,  on  the  building  of  the  "  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Medical  Department  of  Columbia  Col- 
lege," the  building  erected  under  the  Vanderbilt  endowment.  The 
factory  is  equipped  with  the  most  complete  and  perfect  steam- 
driven  machinery  for  manipulating  sheet-metal,  perhaps  in  the 
world,  the  most  of  which  is  gotten  up  specially  for  the  firm's  partic- 
ular use  and  is  the  invention  of  Mr.  George  Hayes.  The  model 
room  is  a  mechanical  curiosity  shop.  The  business  is  conducted 
with  Mr.  Hayes  at  its  head  as  the  engineer,  who  superintends  and 
developes  all  complicated,  extraordinary,  or  new  requirements.  The 
official  staff,  as  well  as  the  foreman  and  workmen,  are  the  most  ef- 
ficient and  skilled  that  can  be  obtained ;  many  of  them  have  worked 
in  the  establishments  from  the  beginning,  and  have  all  been  trained 
to  do  their  work  in  the  most  skilful  and  workmanlike  manner- 
nothing  is  skimped,  and  a  botch  is  not  tolerated.  In  1869  and  '70 
Mr.  George  Hayes  invented  and  patented  several  devices  for  glazing 
without  putty  or  its  equivalent.  These  devices  were  the  most  per- 
fect ever  before  or  since  patented  or  adopted.  Their  bars  partook  of 
none  of  the  very  absurd  forms  now  in  the  market,  and  which  are 
backed  up  by  pretentious  catalogues  that  deceive  the  unwary,  some 
of  which  are  certainly  curiosities  in  their  way,  showing  to  what  ex- 
tent these  curious  subterfuges  have  been  resorted  to  in  order  to 
evade  that  which  has  proved  so  eminently  successful,  and  it  is  still 
more  curious  and  singular  that  thej'  have  received  any  recognition 
whatever,  or  that  any  person  wonld  adopt  such;  the  devices  cer- 
tainly display  more  ingenuity  than  mechanical  skill,  practical  ex- 
perience, or  utilit}-.  As  to  the  value  of  such  devices,  or  any  other,  or 
even  their  own,  without  the  employment  of  putty,  felt,  or  the  equiv- 
alent, the  firm's  practical  experience  has  demonstrated  that  it  is  im- 
possible to  successfully  dispense  with  the  use  of  some  article  of 
their  nature.  It  has  never  been  accomplished.  There  is  not  a  struc- 
ture in  the  world,  large  or  small,  glazed,  without  some  such  mater- 
ial to  bed  the  glass  and  close  the  joints,  but  what  is  more  or  less  a 
failure.  Messrs.  George  Hayes  &  Son  likewise  make  a  specialty  of 
metallic  sashes  for  store-fronts,  dwelling-houses,  and  church  win- 
dows, conservatories,  bay  and  oriel  windows,  tracing  and  sashes, 
ceiling  lights  and  other  decorative  glass-work.  The  firm  employ  in 
their  factory  and  branches  2.50  highly  skilled  and  experienced  work- 
men. Both  Messrs.  George  and  George  A.  Hayes  were  born  in  Eng- 
land, but  have  resided  in  the  United  States  .since  1864,  and  justly 
merit  the  signal  success  achieved  by  their  skill  and  ability.  The 
telephone  call  of  the  house  is  No.  8.5  Twenty -first  Street. 

GARDINER  &  ESTES,  Manufacturer  of  Ladies'  and  Gents'  Fin- 
est Shoes,  Ninth  Avenue  and  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  and 
Hudson  Streets.— This  business  was  originally  established  in 
Philadelphia  in  1874  by  Mr.  Hubert  Gardiner.   In  1S84  the 
present  copartnership  was  organized,  and  the  business  was  removed 


to  its  present  eligible  and  extensive  premises  in  New  York  City.  The 
members  of  the  firm,  Messrs.  Hubert  Gardiner  and  Chas.  A.  Estes, 
have  had  great  experience  in  the  manufacture  of  ladies'  and  gents' 
fine  shoes,  and  are  fully  conversant  with  every  detail  and  feature  of 
the  business,  and  the  requirements  of  retailers  in  all  sections  of  the 
United  States.  The  factory  is  a  superior  five-story  and  basement  build- 
ing, having  frontages  of  187  feet  on  Hudson  Street,  187  feet  on  Ninth 
Avenue,  80  feet  on  Thirteenth  Street  and  10  feet  on  Fourteenth  Street. 
The  workshops  are  fully  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery 
and  appUances  known  to  the  trade.  Two  hundred  experienced  opera- 
tives are  employed  in  the  various  departments,  and  the  machinery  is 
driven  by  steam  power.  The  products  of  the  house  consist  of  the 
finest  ladies'  and  gents'  shoes,  adapted  solely  to  the  wants  of  a  first- 
class  trade,  and  the  large  and  annually  increasing  trade  of  the  firm  is 
ample  evidence  of  the  appreciation  which  has  been  accorded  to  the 
merits  of  the  goods  produced.  In  short,  the  shoes  manufactured  by 
Messrs.  Gardiner  &  Estes  are  made  of  the  very  best  materials,  being 
absolutely  unsm-passed  by  those  of  any  other  first-class  house  in  the 
trade.  All  orders  are  promptly  and  carefully  filled  at  the  lowest 
possible  prices.  Mr.  Gardiner  was  born  in  Ireland,  while  Mr.  Estes  is 
a  native  of  Maine. 

JHANSCOM  &  CO..  Bankers  and  Brokers,  No  8  "West  Twenty- 
eighth  Street.— There  is  no  more  important  interest  to  the 
J  financial  and  mercantile  commimity  than  that  controlled  by 
the  several  stock  exchanges  of  the  country.  New  York  City, 
with  its  vast  interests  in  railroads,  steamship  lines,  produce  and  oil, 
daily  transacts  an  amount  of  business  without  parallel  in  the  interest 
of  any  country.  The  business  on  these  stock  exchanges  is  conducted 
through  members  of  these  exchanges  and  on  commission.  Among 
the  prominent  bankers  and  stockbrokers  m  the  city  are  Messrs.  J. 
Hanscom  &  Co.,  of  No.  8  West  Twenty-eighth  Street.  This  firm 
originally  began  business  in  1870  in  Chicago,  and  in  1885  founded  their 
New  York  office  as  a  branch  enterprise.  The  latter  office  is  in  charge 
of  Mr.  W.  E.  Hanscom,  who  is  a  native  of  New  York  and  who  was 
raised  in  this  line  of  business.  His  father,  Mr.  J.  Hanscom,  the 
founder  of  the  business,  and  who  is  a  native  of  Maine,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Chicago  for  thirty  years  or  more.  The  New  York  office 
is  2.5x100  feet  in  dimensions  and  is  very  finely  fitted  up.  In  banking 
and  exchange  a  general  business  is  transacted,  local  investment 
securities  being  made  a  specialty.  The  firm  are  in  possession  of  the 
best  possible  faciUties  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of  all  kinds  of  rail- 
road and  mining  stocks,  bonds  and  investment  secm-ities,  either  for 
cash  or  on  a  margin,  on  commission.  Orders  are  made  at  once  and 
transfers  executed,  together  with  all  busmess  of  this  nature,  as 
readily  as  could  be  done  in  Wall  Street.  The  office  is  connected  with 
private  leased  telegraph  wires  to  all  principal  cities,  and  from  ten  to 
twelve  clerks  are  employed.  All  business  intrusted  to  the  firm  is 
dealt  with  promptly,  and  in  a  manner  that  sectires  the  greatest  pos- 
sible advantage  to  customers,  and  their  office  is  a  favorite  resort  for 
investors. 

HUSTON  &  CORBITT,  Plumbers  and  Sanitary  Engineers,  No.  909 
Sixth  Avenue.— In  the  mechanical  arts  there  is  no  branch  of 
more  importance  than  plumbmg  and  sanitary  engineering. 
Health  and  happiness  depend  in  a  great  measm-e  on  the  work, 
and  too  much  care  cannot  be  exercised  in  selecting  a  suitable  and 
intelligent  engineer.  Among  those  who  stand  prominent  in  this  Une 
of  business  in  New  York  is  the  firm  of  Messrs.  Huston  &  Corbitt, 
who  are  located  at  No.  90!)  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Fifty-first  and 
Fifty-second  streets.  This  firm  are  among  the  largest  contractors  in 
this  line  of  work  in  the  city,  and  have  been  established  in  the  business 
here  since  1881.  Sanitary  plumbing  is  the  specialty  of  this  respon- 
sible house,  and  in  this  important  line  of  engineering  the  most  diffi- 
cult contracts  are  entered  into,  and  the  complete  fitting  up  of  public 
buildings,  business  structures  and  private  dwellings  is  skilfully  and 
satisfactorily  performed.  Patrons  can  always  implicitly  rely  on  the 
skill  and  ability  of  the  proprietors,  who  personally  supervise  all  work 
entrusted  to  their  care,  and  give  steady  employment  to  a  force  of 
from  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  skilled  workmen. 
Those  who  establish  business  relations  with  this  house  will  secure  the 
greatest  satisfaction  in  the  thoroughly  good  manner  in  which  aU  work 
will  be  accomplished,  while  the  prices  which  prevail  are  eminently 
fair  and  equitable.  The  partners,  Messrs.  A.  Huston  and  James  R. 
Corbitt,  are  greatly  respected  by  the  community  for  their  sound  busi- 
ness principles  and  sterling  worth,  and  wUI  be  found  reUable  and  re- 
sponsible parties  with  whom  to  deal. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


I'J] 


GB.  DUPUY,  Pianoforte  Warerooms,  No.  hi  East  Tliirteenth 
Street.— In  the  sale  of  pianos  and  organs  the  house  of  Mr. 
,  (i.  B.  Dupuy  stands  amonp:  the  foremost  and  oldest  in  this 
city.  In  IS.'jl  Mr.  Dupuy  formed  a  partnership  under  the 
style  of  Taylor  &  Dupuy,  and  for  a  long  period  tlie  firm  devoted  their 
energies  to  the  manufacture  of  a  superior  class  of  pianos.  In  1880 
the  firm  dissolved,  the  manufacturing  department  was  abandoned, 
and  Mr.  Dupuy  continued  the  business  of  buj'inj  and  .selling  of  new 
and  second-hand  pianos,  his  transactions  in  .vhich  are  of  a  very  ex- 
tensive character.  The  premises  now  occupied,  at  No.  l(i  East  Tliir- 
teenth Street,  are  very  commodiniis  and  attractively  fitted  up,  and 
they  are  well  stocked  at  all  times  with  a  siik-iuliti  line  of  goods,  repre- 
senting the  best  makes  of  pianos  in  the  country  Mr.  Dupuy  handles 
the  instruments  of  all  the  leading  piauofoi-te  manufacturers  in  the 
country,  and  can  always  display  an  assortment  of  these  goods 
adapted  to  the  wants  of  all.  The  manner  in  which  he  conducts  his 
business  is  such  as  to  enable  those  in  the  most  moderate  circum- 
stances to  enjoy  the  advantages  of  the  best  musical  instruments  on  a 
plan  which  involves  some  periodical  payments.  Mr.  Dupuy  is  pre- 
pared to  offer  patrons  such  inducements  as  are  rarely  met  with  in 
our  largest  cities.  A  large  and  permaueut  trade  has  been  established 
throughout  the  metropoUs  and  the  surroimding  cities,  and  it  is  stead- 
ily increasing.  Mr.  Dupuy  is  a  native  of  New  York  State  and  a 
wid2ly-known  and  very  popular  business  man,  who  is  a  thorough 
master  of  his  trade.  Timing  and  repairing  receive  particular  atten- 
tion at  his  hands,  and  his  charges  are  always  fair  and  equitable 

JAMES  T.  WRIGHT,  Manufacturer  and  Dealer  in  Glassware, 
Crockery,  Plated  Ware,  etc  ,  No.  2i5  Greenwich  Street.— The 
largest  and  oldest  glassware  house  on  the  west  side  of 
lower  INew  York,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  its 
line  in  the  United  States,  is  that  of  Mr.  James  T.  Wright,  at  No.  225 
<^;reenwich  Street,  near  Barclay.  Established  in  1837  on  its  present 
site,  the  business  at  once  assumed  a  lead  in  the  trade,  which  und^r 
its  able  and  judicious  management  has  placed  it  in  the  highest  stand- 
ing in  the  business  world.  A  complete,  large,  and  heavy  stock  of 
glassware,  lamps,  and  lamp  fixtures  and  apphances,  chandeliers, 
crockery  and  plated  ware  is  carried.  Many  of  the  above-mentioned 
articles  are  manufactured  by  the  house,  which  in  itself  is  a  guarantee 
of  their  quality,  etc.  Previous  to  1857,  Mr.  Wright  was  for  eight 
years  engaged  as  salesman  and  manager  of  the  New  York  depart- 
ment of  the  Jersey  City  Glass  Works,  in  which  position  through 
his  business  qualifications  he  won  the  confidence  of  the  New  York 
druggists  to  such  an  extent  that  they  volunteered  him  their  support 
and  patronage.  He  was  the  first  man  in  the  glassware  line  to  locate 
his  business  west  of  Broadway.  A  large  and  commodious  four- 
story  and  basement  brick  building,  with  a  frontage  of  25  feet 
by  a  depth  of  100,  is  required  in  the  conducting  of  his  trade,  while 
a  dozen  or  more  assistants  are  constantly  employed,  who  treat 
all  visitors  with  respect  and  courtesy.  While  the  fh-m's  trade 
extends  throughout  the  United  States,  it  is  particularly  heavy  in 
this  city  and  the  Middle  States.  Sir.  Wright  was  born  in  New 
York  City,  and,  Uke  the  true  Gothamite,  prefers  it  to  any  other. 
Entei-prise  and  ability  have  marked  his  business  career,  and  it  is  no 
more  than  just  to  say  that  a  fairer-minded  or  more  even-tempered 
gentleman  is  rai-ely  met  with.  His  position  as  a  private  citizen  he 
has  made  enviable  through  his  genial  natm-e  and  agreeable  man- 
ners, which  characteristics  are  also  essential  to  a  successful  business 
man. 

LOHMAN  &  KLEIN,  Manufacturers  of  Ladles  and  Gents'  Fine 
Collars  and  Cuffs.  Ross  Building,  Nos.  2,  4,  and  «  Abingdon 
Square.— An  important  manufacturing  industry  and  one  that 
is  rapidly  reaching  widespread  proportions  is  that  carried  on 
by  the  firm  of  Lohman  &  Klein,  successors  to  Lohman  &  Kelly, 
manufacturers  of  ladies"  and  gentlemen's  fine  linen  collars  and  cuffs. 
The  enterprise  was  conmienced  in  July  la.st  by  Jlessrs.  Lohman  & 
Hogan,  who  were  succeeded  by  Lohman  &  Kelly,  and  they  in  turn 
recently  by  Messrs.  Lohman  &  Klein,  both  of  whom  are  thorough, 
practical,  substantial  business  men,  who  maintain  a  high  reputation 
in  commercial  circles.  For  the  pm-pose  of  the  business  commodious 
premises  m-e  occupied  in  the  R.iss  lluilding,  Nos.  2,  4,  and  fi  Abingdon 
Square.  In  size  the  apart ineni  js  :j(Ix1(K)  feet,  with  an  "  L"  30x.50  feet. 
In  each  department  every  convenieiu  e  and  facility  has  been  provided, 
and  constant  employment  is  given  to  from  60  to  75  operatives  who 
are  well  versed  in  the  manufacture  of  collars  and  cuffs.  The  goods 
are  made  from  the  best,  carefully  selected  materials,  and  the  various 


brands,  although  not  long  in  the  market,  have  become  popular  and 
are  meeting  with  a  ready  sale;  and  the  goods  of  the  manufacture  have 
become  standard  on  the  market.  Mr.  Lohman,  who  is  a  native  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  and  Mr.  Klein,  who  was  bom  m  Germany,  are 
honorable  and  enterprising  business  men. 

HENRY  D.  PLATE,  Importer  of  Corks  and  Cork  wood,  and 
Manufacturer  of  Machine-cut  Corks,  No.  2.'')8  West  Thirty- 
second  Street.— A  record  of  uninterrupted  prosTierity,  ex- 
tending over  a  periixl  of  twenty -seven  years,  marks  the  his- 
tory of  the  well  known  and  thriving  estabUshment  of  Henry  D.  Phite, 
importer  of  corks  and  cork-wood,  and  manufacturer  of  machine-cut 
corks  This  flourishing  enterprise  was  started  in  18(i0  by  the  firm  of 
Plate  &  Son,  the  style  subsequently  changing  to  Henry  I'late  &  Co., 
who  conducted  the  business  up  to  1865,  when  it  passed  into  the  sole 
control  of  the  present  proprietor,  who  has  since  continued  it  alone 
with  unbroken  success.  The  premises  occupied  as  store  and  shop 
embrace  an  entire  20xG0  foot  floor,  and  are  completely  equipped  with 
the  best  facilities,  devices,  and  appurtenances,  while  several  expert 
hands  are  employed.  A  heavy  and  first-class  stock  is  constantly 
carried  on  hand,  including  cork-wood  and  corks  of  every  size,  style, 
and  variety,  and  the  trade  of  the  estabUshment,  which  is  both  of  a 
wholesale  and  retail  character,  is  at  once  large,  prosperous,  and  per- 
manent, and  extends  all  over  the  United  States.  Mr.  Plate,  who  is 
a  native  of  Germany,  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  many  years,  and 
is  a  practical  and  expert  workman. 

OTTO  BRANDT,  Upholsterer,  Mattress-maker,  and  Hard-wood 
Fiui.sher,  No.  16G.3  Broadway.— Among  the  branches  of  indus- 
try that  have  kept  full  pace  with  the  general  advancement 
towards  perfection  of  the  times  is  that  of  upholstery  and  hard- 
wood flnishmg.  Among  the  most  successful  f .  llowers  of  this  busi- 
ness in  the  city  is  Mr.  Otto  Brandt,  whose  estabUshment  is  located  at 
No.  1663  Broadway,  between  Fifty-first  and  Fifty-second  streets. 
Mr.  Brandt,  who  is  a  native  of  this  city,  estabUshed  his  enterprise 
seven  years  ago  at  No.  1677  Broadway,  and  bringing  to  bear  thorough, 
practical  experience,  together  with  the  determination  to  win  public 
favor  by  deserving  it,  he  met  with  success  from  the  outset;  his  pa- 
tronage grew  apace,  and  in  September  of  the  present  year  he  re- 
moved to  his  present  commodious  quarters,  which  comprise  a  store 
and  basement,  the  latter  being  used  as  a  workshop.  The  place 
throughout  is  equipped  in  the  most  approved  manner  for  all  the  pur- 
poses of  the  industry,  and  every  facility  is  possessed  for  the  execu- 
tion of  satisfactory  work.  Mr.  Brandt  employs  only  skilled  assis- 
tants, and  carries  on  general  operation  as  an  upholsterer,  mattress 
maker,  and  hard-wood  finisher,  executing  every  branch  of  work  in 
this  hue,  promptly  fulfilling  all  orders,  charging  the  most  reasonable 
prices,  and  guaranteemg  entire  satisfaction  in  all  services  performed. 
Mr.  Brandt  holds,  in  all  his  transactions,  to  principles  of  commer- 
cial integrity,  and  is  fully  deserving  the  support  and  good-will  of  the 
public. 

EB.  G.iRDNER,  Instantaneous  Portraits,  No.  200  West  Thirty- 
fourth  Street.  —  There  are  few  establishments  in  New 
J  York  that  show  more  conspicuously  the  rapid  development 
and  improvement  made  in  the  art  of  photography  than  the 
gallery  of  Jlr.  E.  B.  Gardner,  at  No.  200  West  Thirty-fourth  Street. 
This  house  was  opened  to  the  public  by  the  present  proprietor  in 
October,  1884,  and  has  become  widely  popular  and  liberally  patron- 
ized. The  studio  is  handsomely  fitted  up  for  the  reception  of  pa- 
trons, and  the  gallery  is  amply  provided  with  light  accessories,  and 
all  modern  appliances  necessary  for  a  first-class  establishment  of 
this  kind.  Photography  in  all  its  branches  is  here  executed,  and  the 
best  and  finest  class  of  work  is  produced.  Portraits  are  taken  by  the 
instantaneous  process,  from  the  carte  de  visite  to  the  imperial  cabi- 
net, and  all  kinds  nf  (■il,  erayon,  water-colors,  and  pastel  work  is 
given  careful  and  skilful  attention.  Pictures  are  also  taken  of  in- 
teriors, exteriors,  horses  and  carriages,  yachts,  etc..  at  the  shortest 
notice.  While  the  work  is  invariably  of  the  highest  order  of  merit, 
the  prices  are  so  reasonable  as  to  satisfy  the  tastes  and  means  of  all 
parties.  Imperials  are  placed  at  $5  per  dozen,  and  parties  of  twelve 
are  taken  at  $2.25  per  dozen,  on  the  best  cards,  with  extra  finish.  A 
large  corps  of  skilled  assistants  is  employed,  and  the  wants  of  the 
public  are  ministered  to  with  promptness,  ability,  and  unqualified 
success.  Mr.  Gardner  is  a  native  of  Newburgh.  N.  Y.,  a  thorough 
master  of  his  art,  a  conscientious  and  painstaking  artist,  and  an  en- 
terprising, progressive  exponent  of  his  profession. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


RM.  STIVERS,  Buil(3er  of  Carriages  and  Road-wagons,  Nos. 
144  to  153  East  Thirty -first  Street.— In  no  department  of  in- 
j  dustrial  activity  in  the  United  States  has  such  remarkable 
progress  been  made  as  in  carriage  and  wagon  building. 
Compared  with  the  unsightly  and  cumbrous  vehicles  of  a  quarter  of 
a  century  ago,  the  light-running  and  elegant  carriages  of  to-day  are 
marvels  of  perfection  and  things  of  beauty.  Among  those  who  at- 
tained great  prominence  and  merited  recognition  in  the  city  of  New 
York  in  this  hne  of  industry  sliould  be  mentioned  Mr.  R.  M.  Stivers, 
builder  of  carriages  and  road-wagons  of  the  best  quahty,  gentlemen's 
driving  traps,  etc.,  whose  office,  warerooms,  and  workshops  are  eli- 
gibly located  at  Nos.  144  to  ib2  East  Thirty-first  Street.  Tliis  business 
was  established  iu  1850  by  the  present  proprietor,  who  has  since  ob- 
tained an  influential,  liberal,  and  permanent  patronage  not  only  in  all 
sections  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  but  also  in  the  West 
Indies,  Mexico,  Central  and  South  America,  Europe,  India,  and  Aus- 
tralia. The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  spacious  four  and  six  story 
building  having  a  frontage  of  125  It  et  by  a  depth  of  100  feet.  The 
workshops  are  fully  supplied  with  all  the  latest  improved  machinery, 
tools,  and  appliances  known  to  the  trade.  One  hundred  and  fifty 
skilled  workmen  are  employed,  and  the  carriages  ami  road-wagons 
built  here  have  been  aw.ardcd  medals  for  their  superiority,  finish,  and 
excellence  at  various  expositions  and  competitioTis  in  all  parts  of  the 
world.  Only  the  best  mati-rials  are  utilized,  carefully  .selected  and 
well  seasoned,  and  from  tlie  commencement  of  his  business  Mr. 
Stivers  determined  to  employ  only  thoroughly  qualified  workmen, 
and  the  result  is  that  the  carriages,  road-wagons,  di'iving  traps,  etc  , 
turned  out  are  absolutely  imexcelled  by  those  of  any  other  first-class 
house  in  the  United  States  or  Europe,  for  durability,  beauty,  and  gene- 
ral excellence,  while  the  prices  quoted  are  exceedingly  moderate.  Mr. 
Stivers  is  a  native  of  New  York,  anil  is  greatly  esteemed  in  mercantile 
circles  for  his  mechanical  ability,  enterprise,  and  integrity.  A  visit  to 
the  warerooms  of  this  responsible  house  will  satisfy  purchasers  and 
their  friends  that  the  productions  of  this  house  are  without  a  rival 
and  .justly  merit  the  commendations  bestowed  upon  them. 

STANDARD  SLATE  WORKS,  Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 
Slate  Mantels,  Marble  Jlantds.  and  Wood  Mantels;  Ware- 
house, Nos.  513  and  515  Sixth  Avenue.— Of  the  many  features 
of  interior  decorations  introduced  within  recent  years,  there 
are  few,  if  any,  that  have  secured  a  more  enduring  hold  on  popular 
favor  than  artistic  slate  mantels,  open  fireplaces,  and  kindred 
articles  of  use  and  ornament.  And  it  may  be  added,  also,  that  the 
progress  made  in  the  production  of  these  attractive  articles  has 
been  especially  marked  of  late,  as  the  magnificent  slate-work  turned 
out  in  a  leading  concern  devoted  to  this  interesting  branch  of  indus- 
trial activity  to-day  amply  attests.  In  this  connection  attention  is 
directed  to  the  commodious  and  well-ordered  establishment  of  the 
Standard  Slate  Works,  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  slate,  mar- 
ble, and  wood  mantels,  grates,  fenders,  tiles,  etc.;  factories  and 
quarries  located  in  Vermont  and  Pennsylvania,  with  warehouse  at 
Nos  51.3  and  515  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Thirtieth  and  Thirty-first 
streets,  this  city,  and  whose  products  are  in  wide  and  growing 
demand  in  the  trade  throughout  the  entire  country  as  far  west  as 
Chicago,  owing  to  the  general  excellence  of  the  same;  the  articles 


leaving  this  concern  being  first-class  ia 
every  feature— in  beauty  of  design,  work- 
manship, finish,  and  material.  This 
present  company  was  started  in  June, 
1887,  as  successors  to  the  Poultney  Slate 
Works,  which  company  had  been  in  the 
same  business  for  many  years,  and  the 
unequivocal  success  that  has  attended  it 
from  the  first  abundantly  attests  the  char- 
acter of  the  goods  manufactured,  as  well 
as  the  energy  and  ability  displayed  in  the 
management  of  the  business.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  for  business  purposes  here 
comprise  a  spacious  and  handsomely -ap- 
pointed salesroom,  with  capacious  ware- 
house and  well-equipped  shop  in  the  rear, 
while  upwards  of  twenty  expert  hands  are 
employed.  A  heavy  and  Al  stock  of  fin- 
'  ished  work  is  constantly  carried  on  hand  to 
meet  the  requirements  of  the  extensive 
and  steadily  increasing  patronage,  inelud- 
mantels  of  every  size,  style,  and  variety,  ele- 
•ood  mantels  of  all  kinds,  grates,  fenders,  and 
unique  and  artistic  designs;  platforms,  steps. 
Only  the 


ing  beautiful  slate 
gant  marble  and  w 
open  fireplaces  in 

risers,  tiles,  and  superb  slate  work  of  every  descript 


finest  class  of  goods  is  turned  out,  and  the  trade  of  the  estab- 
lishment, which  extends  all  over  the  city.  State,  and  entire  country 
west  to  Chicago,  is  exceedingly  large  and  affords  evidence  of  steady 
and  substantial  increase,  Mr.  I\I.  B.  Mayhar,  who  is  sole  proprietor, 
is  a  Vermonter  by  birth  and  brought  up  to  the  business.  He  is  a 
man  of  foresight,  push,  and  enterprise,  as  well  as  skill,  and  is,  in 
fact,  largely  endowed  with  the  progressive  qualities  that  character- 
ize the  genuine  Yankee  the  world  over,  in  all  the  walks  of  life. 


JOHN 
dry- 
men 


C.  BRINCK,  Dry-goods,  No.  787  Sixth  Avenue.— In  the 
-goods  trade  it  is  a  pleasure  and  privilege  to  give  special 
mention  to  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  reliable  houses  of  the 
in  the  city.  In  1837  Messrs.  Coleman  and  Brinck  estab- 
lished tlieniselves  in  the  dry-goods  trade,  and  for  several  years  were 
located  on  Hudson  Street,  where  the  partnership  was  dissolved;  from 
thence  the  business  removed  to  Bleecker  Street,  and  in  1849  it  was 
Brinck  &  Russell,  in  Canal  corner  of  Mercer  Street;  after  twenty-one 
years  here  it  removed  to  Broadway  between  Eleventh  and  Twelfth 
Streets,  and  after  a  few  years  to  its  present  location.  Mr.  Brinck 
being  sole  proprietor  since  1877,  and  by  his  able  management  of  so 
extensive  a  business  has  built  up  a  large  and  ever-increasing  trade. 
The  store  is  large,  handsome  in  its  furnishings,  and  admirably 
arranged  for  an  excellent  display  of  the  goods  handled,  which  em- 
brace all  kinds  of  staple  and  fancy  dry-goods,  including  dress 
materials,  hosiery,  underwear,  white  goods,  laces,  embroideries, 
ribbons,  and  everything  included  in  the  line  of  notions,  fancy  goods, 
and  trimmings.  Only  goods  of  medium  and  high  grades  of  quality 
are  dealt  in,  and  the  prices  asked  for  the  same  are  the  lowest  figures 
consistent  with  fair  dealings.  Several  courteous  and  painstaking 
assistants  are  emplo}'ed,  and  all  orders  are  promptly  and  satisfac- 
torily executed.  Mr.  Brinck  is  a  native  of  Ulster  county.  New  York, 
from  which  he  removed  and  settled  in  this  city  as  long  ago  as 
1833. 


J. 


DECOMPS,  Mould  Maker,  No.  210  West  Twenty-third  Street.— 
One  of  the  old,  well-known  popular  business  men  of  the  city, 
is  Mr.  ,1.  Decomps,  who  came  to  this  country  from  France 
more  than  thirty  years  ago.  and  for  a  quarter  of  a  century 
has  given  his  attention  to  making  plaster  moulds  of  every  description. 
Mr.  Decomps  in  one  of  the  most  careful  and  experienced  in  the  busi- 
ness in  New  York,  and  gives  particular  attention  to  post-mortem 
casts  and  also  plaster  statuary  for  artists  and  amateurs;  he  also 
makes  to  order  plaster  casts  of  hands  and  feet  from  nature.  For 
the  purpose  of  the  business,  commodious  premises,  consisting  of 
basement  25x40  feet  in  size,  which  is  used  as  a  workshop,  and  ware- 
room,  25x20  feet  in  area,  at  No.  210  West  Thirty-third  Street,  are 
occupied,  and  several  skilled  and  competent  workmen  are  employed. 
Mr.  Decomps  has  a  wide  acquaintance  among  the  medical  profession^ 
sculptors,  and  artists,  and  executes  work  which  is  sent  to  all  parts  of 
the  United  States.  He  has  for  sale  a  great  variety  of  mould  statuary, 
etc.,  of  every  description. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


103 


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Bi-(i;ulway,  cor.  Clianihcis  Sli 


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founilod  a  house  «lli.-li        ~.  ,  1 1  iri  rr-  llir 
completely  revolutionizi  1 1  ili.     \  n  i,  i    jn  1 1  i.l.-  m  lin.-  dolhinj;,  :in(l 
placed  it  npon  a  plane  ol  I  lion.u;,!!  .  n  loi;.    \\  !■  nlliule  to  (lie 

honse  of  Messrs.  Tredwell,  .Slole  >t  t'o  ,  wh(,se  nuiiicrise  live-sli>ry 
Krjiiile  liuiidinK  forms  such  a  prominent  arcliitecl ural  oi-naini  iu, 
n.ii  lluvest  corner  of  Broadway  and  Clianihers  Streel .  'I'hc  liusim-ss 
was  estalilislied  by  Messrs.  Tredwell  Co  in  Isr.S,  Ihc  ]iartiit  is  mI  llic- 
ori-inal  lirm  beiuK  Mr.  Alanson  Tndu.  ll,  ^Ir.  Z.  Il,  .lai  njaii,  an.l  .Mr. 
Alonzo  Slote.  Subsequently  lAles-.is  TivdHc  lliV  .laniiaii  ranaed  on 
the  business  for  some  years  ;  the  tirni  allerwanls  bei-oniinf,'  that  of 
Messrs.  Tredwell,  Jarman  &  Slote,  and  thus  con  tin  umg  for  a  lengthy 
period.  The  firm  name  became  a  household  word  while  its  business 
kept  steadilj'  expanding  witli  the  best  classes  of  the  public  for  perma- 
nent patrons.  Th.  lii  iii  was  originally  located  at  No.  lao Fulton  Street, 
and  in  1865  greall\  (  iilai  4' d  i lie  premises,  in  response  to  the  rapidly 
augmenting  trade,  talung  in  Xos.  118  and  1:^2  PMlton  Street.  In  1877, 
the  inagnituile  ot  the  concenrs  operations  necessitated  better  accom- 
modation, and  to  adequately  meet  it  the  firm  finally  removed  into 
their  present  magnificent  building,  by  far  the  best  and  largest  ex- 
ponent of  both  the  custom  and  tailor-made  clothing  trade  in  the  city. 


sands  of  out-of-town  customers,  and  its  name  is  familiar  from  Maine 
to  Texas,  and  from  the  Lakes  to  the  Gulf. 

AKT  T(  )IIjET  company,  Nos.  4  and  (1  West  Fourteenth  Street. 
-The  old-established  Art  Toilet  Company  of  New  York  has 
been  in  e.xistenee  for  the  past  twenty-seven  years,  and  ever 
since  its  inception  has  enjoyed  a  large  share  of  public  favor, 
.111.1  iiuiiibers  its  permanent  patrons  among  the  best  class  of  the  com- 
iiiiinity.  Mr.  R.  F.  Young  is  the  able  manager  of  the  business,  and 
has  tilled  this  position  for  the  past  six  years  in  the  most  creditalile 
iiiannc  r.  He  occupies  a  suite  of  rooms  at  Nos.  4  and  (i  West  Four- 
leenlh  street,  where  all  conveniences  are  at  hand  for  the  comfort  of 
patrons,  and  polite  assistants  give  immediate  attention  to  the  needs 
of  the  public.  The  stock  carried  is  varied  and  comprehensive,  em- 
bracmg  as  it  does  a  full  line  of  toilet  preparations  for  the  face,  hair, 
teeth,  etc.,  including  the  new  and  popular  preparation  known  as 
Cupid's  Tears,  which  imitates  nature  to  such  perfection  as  to  positively 
defy  detection,  and  renders  the  skin  semi-transparent,  imparting  to  it 
a  wondrous  beauty.  Crystal  Paste  for  the  teeth  and  breath,  freckle 
lotions,  corn-extractors,  and  hair-washes  of  every  description  are 
handled  in  large  quantities,  and  are  warranted  to  be  satisfactory  and 
efficient  in  every  instance.  These  preparations  are  so  widely  known 
and  popular,  that  the  permanent  trade  of  the  house  eJrtends  through- 


Catliolie  Protectory,  Westchester. 


The  lamented  decease  of  Mr.  Jarman  occurred  in  1884,  shortly  after 
which  Mr.  Alanson  Tredwell,  jr.,  was  taken  into  copar  tnership  under 
the  existing  name  and  style.  Their  trade  has  enlarged  at  an  annually 
increasing  ratio,  and  their  vast  emporium  is  the  most  thoroughly 
representative  of  any  in  the  business.  The  first  floor,  fronting  for 
three  full  lots  on  Broadway  with  its  plate-glass  windows,  and  likewise 
on  Chambers  Street,  is  a  standing  exhibit  of  the  latest  fashions,  the 
finest  tailor-made  clothing,  newest  fabrics  for  custom  orders,  and 
highest  (]uality  of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods.  Piled  high  on  the 
long  nnvs  of  tables  are  garments  in  full  lines  of  sizes,  made  up  in  all 
the  correct  styles  of  the  season,  in  every  way  the  highest  outcome  of 
the  tailor's  art,  and  sold  at  the  most  moderate  prices.  The  gents' 
furnishing  department  lias  ;i  fnllci  stock  than  the  majority  of  stores 
in  this  trade,  and  of  better  ^radcs  .  4'  uoods,  including  many  exclusive 
lines.  The  second  floor  l  orins  a  railed  gallery  or  .arcade  above  the 
store  below,  giving  the  hciietil  ..f  the  lolticsl  c-ihni:  and  the  best  light 
and  ventilation,  (in  the  third  ilooi-  is  iIh-  ciistoin  tailoring  dejiart- 
raent,  in  charge  of  experts.  The  two  n])|ier  rtoors  are  devoted  to 
carrying  reserve  stock,  to  the  cutting  and  examining  departments, 
vi-orkrooms,  etc.  The  firm  are  authorities  as  regards  woollens  and 
suitings,  and  select  the  goods  for  the  ready  made  stock  with  the  same 
care,  taste,  and  good  judgment  as  for  the  custom  department.  They 
employ  hundreds  of  hands  in  the  work  of  manufacturing  and  a  large 
staff  of  clerks  and  salesmen  in  the  store.  The  model  clothing  house 
in  New  York,  it  is  also  doing  the  largest  trade.  The  firm  has  thou- 


out  the  United  States  and  shows  a  steady  increase  each  succeeding 
year.  Mr.  Yoimg  is  a  native  of  New  York,  where  he  has  spent  the 
greater  part  of  his  life-time. 

THOMAS  OGLE,  Veterinary  Surgeon,  No.  11!)  West  Forty -sixth 
Street,  between  Hn.adway  and  Eighth  Avenue.-  Mr.  Ogle  has 
perhaps  the  h.  -I  :<vi-.\u-:.-u  iiitirniarv  for  liorses  to  be  found 
anywhere  in  this  \  iciiiily.  Tlie  Imilding  oc<ai)iied  lor  this  pur- 
pose h,is  a  front  ol'  in  and  a  ili  plh  of  till  led.  It  is  well  ventilated  and 
liuhlcil,  and  til  I.  d  iiji  w  itli  all  llic  necessary  arrangements  and  con- 
veniences for  the  treatment  and  can- of  horses,  who  are  always  in 
charge  of  llms.'  w  cll  iinalilieil  for  the  .Intii's.  and  are  under  the  innne- 
diate  ilirei't  ion  of  Mr.  i  igic,  w  ho  ilcM.tes  his  whole  time  and  attention 
to  th.-ir  Welfare,  and  as  a  vi-(criiiar\  snrgeon  has  been  remarkably 

snceessfiil:  and  it  is  a  vnfc  case  ind  1  which  fails  to  yield  to  the 

earcful  enlitrhl cncd  system  an.l  mi'lh...ls  a.lopted  by  him.  He  has  ac- 
comm.iilali..'is  f..r  .'lo  hors.'s  in  the  inlirmary,  connected  with  which 
is  a  stable  w  here  horses  may  lie  boanled  by  the  day  or  week  on  rea- 
sonable terms.  Born  in  Europe,  Jlr.  Ogle  arrived  in  New  York  many 
years  ago.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  New  York  County  Veterinary 
Medical  College,  and  has  been  practising  his  profession  in  the  city 
since  1S7'.1,  and  each  year  his  patrons  are  growing  more  numerous. 
He  is  highly  recommended  by  merchants  and  citizens  and  ownei-s  of 
valuable  horses,  and  his  reputation  for  skill  is  such  as  to  place  him 
first  among  the  successful  veterinary  surgeons  in  the  metropolis. 


194 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


WHEELER  &  WILSON  MANUFACTURING  CO..  Sewing-ma- 
cbines,  No.  833  Broadway ;  Nathaniel  Wheeler,  President.— 
There  is  no  country  in  the  world  that  surpasses  the  United 
States  in  the  production  of  sewing-machines,  and  the  de- 
mand for  some  classes  of  these  articles  is  so  great  that  it  taxes  to 
their  utmost  capacity  the  various  factories  devoted  to  their  manufac- 
ture. In  connection  with  these  statements,  special  reference  Is  made  in 
this  commercial  review  of  New  York  to  the  representative  and  widely 
known  Wheeler  &  Wilson  Manufacturing  Co.,  whose  offices  and  sales- 
rooms are  centrally  located  at  No.  833  Broadway.  This  business  was 
originally  established  in  1852  by  Wheeler,  Wilson  &  Co,  and  eventually 
in  1853  was  duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Connecticut,  with  a 
paid-up  capital  of  $1,000,000.  The  chief  officers  of  this  famous  company 


Wheeler  dt  WiUon's  No.  9— Closed. 


are  Nathaniel  Wheeler,  President,  and  William  H.  Perry,  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  The  worka  are  situated  at  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  and 
have  an  area  of  eight  acres.  The  workshops  are  equipped  vrith  the 
latest  improved  machinery,  tools,  and  appliances,  and  furnish  con- 
stant employment  to  1500  skilled  operatives.  The  capacity  of  the 
factories  is  2500  machines  weekly.  The  premises  occupied  in  New 
York  comprise  a  superior  five-story  and  basement  building,  40x100  feet 
in  dimensions,  which  is  fully  stocked  with  a  complete  assortment  of 
the  celebrated  Wheeler  &  WUson's  sewing-machines.  These  popular 
machines  are  adapted  to  run  by  foot,  hand,  or  steam  power,  and  are 
absolutely  unrivalled  for  utility,  reliability,  elegance,  speed,  strength, 
and  capacity  for  wide  range  of  work.  They  have  never  failed  to  meet 
all  the  demands  made  upon  th^m.  and  at  the  same  time  the  company 
has  continually  added  new  devices  and  inprovements  as  they  sug- 
gested themselves,  always  aiming  to  reach  the  highest  standard  of 
excellence  and  perfection.  Although  their  family  machine  lias  long 
stood  at  the  head  of  all  machines  intended  for  light  and  medium 
work,  radical  impi-ovements  have  just  been  completed  whereby 
it  is  not  only  placed  far  in  advance  of  all  competing  machinces, 
but  is  rendered  greatly  superior  to  the  recent  style  of  ma- 
chines bearing  the  saine  name.  It  makes  the  lock-stitch  which  is 
alike  on  both  sides  of  the  work  and  does  not  rip  or  ravel,  and  pro- 
duces a  seam  unrivalled  for  regularity,  strength,  and  beauty.  It  will 
do  aU  kinds  of  .sewing,  from  the  lightest  gauze  to  the  heaviest  over- 
coat. The  tension  is  easily  regulated,  and  is  the  nearest  approach  to 
perfection  yet  attained.  The  attachments  for  doing  different  kinds 
of  work  are  more  easily  applied  than  those  of  any  other  machine. 
The  hemnier  and  the  various  presser-feet  cannot  be  set  wrong.  The 
mana^'ement  of  this  machine  is  more  easily  learned  than  that  of  any 
other  in  the  market.  If  the  machine  be  accidentally  turned  backward, 
while  sewing,  the  thread  is  not  broken,  nor  is  any  harm  done  to  the 
seam  or  to  tlie  machine.  It  can  be  used  successfully  without  previ- 
ous experience  and  without  a  teacher  by  simply  observing  the  direc- 
tions contained  in  the  instruction  book  accompanying  the  machine. 
The  bobbin-winder  is  above  the  tablej  and  by  means  of  the  loose  pul- 
ley the  bobbin  may  be  wound  without  running  the  machine.  It  is 
the  only  lock-stitch  machine  in  which  no  shuttle  is  used.  In  this  ma- 
chine the  threads  are  interlocked  by  means  of  a  rotary  hook  which 
constantly  revolves  in  one  direction  and  obviates  the  shocks  which 
are  produced  at  every  stitch  by  the  forward  and  backward  move- 
ment of  a  shuttle.   The  needle-bar  rises  and  falls  with  a  regular 


motion,  and  does  not  stop  in  its  upward  movement  to  wait  for  the 
passage  of  a  shuttle  through  the  loop.  These  regular  and  easy  move- 
ments, in  connection  with  the  excellent  materials  and  perfect  work- 
manship, secure  the  highest  degree  of  speed,  durabUity,  and  ease  of 
action.  The  attention  of  manufacturers  of  boots,  shoes,  clothing,  and 
every  other  kind  of  stitched  goods,  is  earnestly  invited  to  the  superior 
merits  of  the  company's  new  sewing-machine,  the  "No.  12,"  which 
is  in  construction  and  mode  of  action  a  radically  new  machine. 
While  the  advantages  of  rotary  motion  are  retained  and  extended  by 
revolving  the  upper  as  well  as  the  lower  shaft,  the  threads  are  inter- 
locked by  a  new  device  whereby  the  upper  thread  is  carried  around 
the  lower  without  meeting  with  any  resistance.  The  bobbin  holds 
over  one  hundred  yards  of  No.  70  cotton,  having  about  twice  the 


capacity  of  the  largest  bobbin  heretofore  in  successful  use  in  any  lock- 
stitch machine.  This  machine  handles  with  the  utmost  facihty  every 
quaUty  of  thread — cotton,  silk,  or  linen — on  every  Idnd  of  stitchable 
material.  It  is  the  fastest  lock-stitch  machine  in  the  world  on  practi- 
cal work.  It  has  a  perfect  tension  and  makes  a  faultless  stitch.  It 
uses  a  short  needle.  It  has  a  positive  feed.  It  is  so  constructed  as  to 
secure  the  highest  degree  of  durability  with  the  greatest  facility  .of 
adjustment  and  least  Uability  to  get  out  of  order.  It  is  fitted  with 
either  the  drop  (four  motion)  feed  or  the  wheel  feed,  as  may  be  re- 
quired, and  is  furnished  to  order  with  seam-trimmer  and  other  ap- 
pUances  for  special  work.  Every  manufacturer  who  appreciates  the 
importance  of  having  every  machine  turn  out  the  greatest  quantity 
of  work  of  the  best  quaUty,  with  the  least  possible  trouble  and  ex- 
pense, will  find  upon  examination  that  he  cannot  afford  to  do  without 
the  "  No.  12."  The  trade  of  the  Wheeler  &  Wilson  Manufacturing  Co. 
extends  throughout  all  sections  of  the  United  States,  while  vast  num- 
bers of  their  unrivalled  sewing-machines  are  exported  to  Canada, 
Mexico,  the  West  Indies,  Central  and  South  America,  Europe,  India, 
Australia,  Africa,  and  New  Zealand,  and  their  agencies  embrace  every 
part  of  the  civilized  world. 

THOMAS  BOWE,  General  Auctioneer,  Salesrooms  corner  Eighth 
Street  and  University  Place. — This  active  and  energetic  gen- 
tleman established  himself  in  business  in  1870  in  his  present 
vicinity.  He  occupies  the  store  and  basement  at  above  num- 
ber with  an  area  of  25x80  feet  each,  employing  from  four  to  eight 
bands:  and  being  a  very  busy  man,  his  trade  is  exclusively  in  the 
city,  and  is  general  in  his  line,  with  special  attention  given  to  fine- 
class  furniture,  and  horses  and  carriages.  His  outside  sales  are 
very  considerable,  and  being  a  popular  as  well  as  reliable  man,  be 
is  in  constant  demand  for  better-class  sales.  His  place  of  business 
is  fitted  up  with  eveiy  convenience  for  the  storage  and  display  of 
goods,  and  his  sales  are  always  well  attended,  his  weekly  sales  par- 
ticularly so,  not  alone  by  bargain  hunters,  but  by  the  better  class  of 
buying  patrons,  Mr.  Howe  was  born  in  New  York  (being  brother  to 
ex-Sheriff  Peter  Howe),  and  raised  in  the  trade.  In  the  prime  of  life, 
he  is  full  of  business,  and  when  he  stands  up  in  bis  elegant  auction 
room  to  sell  goods,  he  sells  them.  His  integrity  and  business  ability 
place  him  in  the  front  rank  of  his  line,  and  his  good  judgment 
and  bon  mots  are  both  well  known  to  the  public  and  his  cus- 
tomers. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-UAY. 


195 


TA.  JACKSON,  Importer  of  Carbon,  Black  Diamonds  and 
Bortz,  for  Mechanical  Pui-poses;  Patentee  and  Sole  Manu- 
,  facturer  of  the  Nonpariel  Cast  Diamond  Tools  of  all  De- 
scriptions, No.  3S8  Eleventh  Avenue.— The  amount  of  talent 
and  inventive  power  required  in  the  production  of  diamond  tools 
cannot  be  over-estimated,  and  in  no  country  in  the  world  have  these 
been  di.iplayed  to  a  greater  advantage,  and  to  so  much  benefit  to 
mankind,  as  in  the  United  States.  We  may  not  equal  some  of  the 
older  nations  in  ornamental  or  superficial  works,  but  in  the  produc- 
tion of  useful  and  scientific  tools  of  all  kinds  the  Aiiu'ricaii  inventors 
lead  the  world.  A  striking  instance  of  the  tnitli  ol  lliis  stalt  nient  [is 
shown  in  the  recognition  that  has  been  bestowed  uimui  tlic  genius 
and  skin  of  Mr.  T.  A.  Jackson,  of  this  city.  This  gentleman  is  well 
and  widely  known  as  an  importer  of  Carbon,  Black  Diamonds,  and 
Bortz,  for  mechanical  purposes,  and  as  the  patentee  and  sole  manu- 
facturer of  the  Nonpareil  Cast  Diamond  Tools  of  all  descriptions, 
and  is  located  in  business  at  No.  .S88  Eleventh  Avenue,  between 
Thirty-third  and  Thirty-fourth  streets.  Although  established  in  the 


business  here  but  three  short  years,  his  success  has  an  mventor  and 
manufacturer  has  become  known  and  recognized  throughout  the 
land,  and  he  has  already  acquired  a  large  and  rapidly  increasing 
trade  throughout  the  United  States  and  all  parts  of  the  civilized  globe. 
His  works  comprise  two  floors,  spacious  in  size,  and  well-equipped 
with  new  and  improved  machinery  for  the  pm'pose,  operated  by 
steam-power,  and  steady  employment  is  furnished  to  a  competent 
corps  of  skilled  and  expert  hands.  The  casting  process  has  been 
tried  frequently  by  different  parties,  but  without  success,  the  diffi- 
culty being  to  make  a  suitable  mould  for  holding  the  diamonds  in 
position,  while  the  metal  is  being  cast  aroimd  them,  and  also  to  foi-m 
the  core-hole,  and  get  a  perfect  cast 
ing  of  suitable  metal.  In  the  pro 
duction  of  the  famous  Diamond 
Tools  invented  by  him,  he  has 
achieved  a  well-merited  prestige, 
and  Iiis  success  therein  enables  him 
to  guarantee  the  diamonds  in  these 
tools  never  to  get  loose,  unless  metal 
is  ground  or  worn  entirely  away 
from  the  sides  of  the  diamond;  while 
perfect  sntNfactiiai  is  warranted  in 
all  trails:!,  ti.. 11-^  ■<[  tlir  house.  His 
facilities  ('(■i-  rajii'l  and  successful 
production,  an'  ol'  a  cliarai'ter  to 
insure  the  prompt  and  ji  rl'i'L-t  ful- 
filment of  all  orders,  and  this  added 
to  a  reliable,  straightforward  busi- 
ness policy  has  been  the  foundation 
of  the  splendid  success  which  he  has 
achieved  and  the  popularity  which 
he  now  enjoys  in  the  trade.  Mr. 
.Jackson  is  a  native  of  New  York 
City,  and  an  accomplished  and  talented  master  of  his  trade,  devoting 
his  attention  to  all  the  details  of  his  business,  and  thereby  insuring 
only  such  productions  as  will  withstand  the  most  critical  tests. 


CADY  &  NELSON,  Tailors,  No.  226  Fifth  Avenue.— Only  those 
are  successful  in  the  art  of  making  fine  clothing,  who  liave  a 
perfect  knowledge  of  the  human  form,  and  are  able  U>  make 
the  well  formed  man  look  better,  and  the  ill-shapen  to  appear 
well.  The.se  are  qualities  not  possessed  by  every  exponent  of  the 
merchant  tailor's  art,  and  con.sequently  we  find  in  every  community 
some  who,  possessing  special  fitness  for  their  vocation,  take  the 
lead.  Among  such  who  have  by  superior  work,  gootl  taste,  and  ar- 
tistic style  achieved  a  high  position  in  the  trade  is  the  firm  of  Messrs. 
Cady  &  Nelson,  whose  establishment  is  located  at  No.  'iX  Fifth 
Avenue,  opposite  the  Hotel  Brunswick.  The  busmess  of  this  worthy 
house  was  inaugurated  in  January,  1887,  by  the  present  copartners, 
Mr.  L.  Bertram  Cady  and  Alfred  Nelson,  and  their  marked  talent 
and  excellent  executive  business  ability  has  won  for  them  a  distinct 
success  and  a  place  as  foremost  representatives  of  their  vocation. 
Both  gentlemen  have  had  long  experience  in  this  line  of  industry, 
Mr.  Cady  having  been  a  member  of  the  famous  house  of  James  W. 
Bell  &  Son,  and  Mr.  Nelson  having  been  a  cutter  in  the  same  estab- 
lishment, and  also  with  Wathew  Rock.  The  premises  occui)ied  con- 
sist of  a  spacious  salesroom,  elegantly  appointed  with  handsome 
fittings,  and  every  comfort  and  convenience  is  possessed  for  the 
reception  of  customers  and  the  prosecution  of  trade.  The  heavy 
stock  of  choice  imported  fabrics  constantly  carried  embraces  all 
the  newest  designs  and  most  fashionable  novelties,  all  illustrating  the 
taste  of  the  current  demand.  Employing  a  force  of  forty  expe- 
rienced assistants,  Messrs.  Cady  &  Nelson  have  unsiuTjassed  facili- 
ties fi  >i-  the  production  of  the  most  artistic  clothing,  and  the  garments 
leaving;  their  establishment  are  the  acme  of  perfection  in  fit,  style, 
and  finished  workmanship.  They  are  equitable  and  honorable  in  all 
their  methods,  and  the  fullest  confidence  may  be  placed  in  their  skill. 

QUACKENBUSH.  TOWNSEND  &  CO.,  iManufaeturers  and 
Wholesale  Dealers  in  Hardware,  No.  85  Chambeis  and  No. 
67  Reade  Streets.— This  house  has  been  in  operation  almost 
a  centiny.  It  was  originally  founded  in  1792,  by  Messrs.  Wm. 
Van  Antwerp  &  Co.,  and  passed  through  numerous  changes  of  man- 
agement until  1855,  when  Messrs.  A.  Quackenbush,  Jr.  &  Co.  suc- 
ceeded to  the  control,  the  firm  style  later  on  becoming  Morgan, 
Quackenbush  &  Co.,  and  the  firm,  as  at  jiresent  constituted,  coming 
into  possession  in  1867,  since  which  time  no  change  has  occurred. 
TJie  establishment  is  the  oldest  in  its  special  branch  of  enter|)i-ise  in 
the  metropolis,  and  enjoys  a  trade  that  extends  to  all  sections  of  the 
United  States.  The  commodious  store  occupied  is  fitted  nj)  and  ap- 
pointed in  the  most  complete  style  for  all  the  purposes  of  the  busi- 
ness, and  the  several  departments  are  filled  with  an  elaborate  and 
diversified  stock,  embracing  every  variety  of  foreign  and  dnmestic 
hardware  in  builders,  mechanics  and  manufaelun  rs'  supplies,  cut- 
lery, house-furnishings,  etc.,  leading  specialties  being  made  of  Wide- 
awake axes,  Rough-and-ready  and  Clipper  scythes.  Beaver  files,  and 
the  Norwich  Lock  Mfg.  Co.'s  productions,  for  which  the  firm  are 
agents.  The  supplies  are  obtained  in  large  quantities  direct  fi  om 
the  manufacturers.  Noteworthy  advantages  are  extended  in  the 
matter  of  prices,  and  all  the  great  resources  (if  the  firm  are  utilized 
to  advance  the  interests  of  their  patrons.  The  members  of  the  firm, 
Messrs.  A.  Quackenbush,  Wm.  H.  Townsend,  and  Charles  E.  Qtiack- 
enbush,  are  all  natives  of  New  York,  and  were  raised  in  their  present 
line  of  business,  of  which  they  possess  an  expert  knowledge. 


WH.  BRETTMA.N,  Printer  and  Stationer.  No.  440  Hudson 
Street.— Mr.  W.  H.  Brettman,  the  well-known  printer 
^  and  stationer,  who  is  a  practical  printer  of  many  years' 
experience,  established  the  business  be  is  now  conduct- 
ing in  1874,  and  has  since  continued  to  enjo.y  a  successful,  prosperous 
career.  The  premises  have  an  area  of  35x40  feet,  and  are  neatly 
fitted  up,  and  contain  aU  the  requisite  appliances  for  doing  all  kinds 
of  plain  and  fancy  printing,  including  new  improved  presses,  new 
style  type,  etc.  Mr.  Brettman  executes  the  highest  class  of  work, 
including  counting-house  and  all  kinds  of  commercial  printin.g  and 
general  job  work,  fancy  and  ornamental  printing  for  societies,  en- 
tertainments, balls,  etc.  Wedding  and  recept  ion  printing  a  specialty, 
also  fancy  cards,  and  calling  cards,  and  blank  books  of  all  kinds  are 
furnished  and  made  to  order.  Mail  orders  receive  prompt  attention. 
A  native  of  the  city  of  New  York,  ^U•.  Brettman  is  favorably  known 
among  his  fellow -citizens.  As  a  Ilr.st-class  artistic  printer  he  is 
fully  equal  to  the  best  in  the  city. 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


THE  HARTFORD  STEAM  BOn>ER  INSPECTION  ANT)  INSUR- 
ANCE CO..  New  York  Branch  Office,  No.  i8>  Broadway.  J.  M. 
Allen,  President;  Theo.  H.  Babcock,  Manager.— The  frequent 
explosions  of  steaui-boilers  in  all  parts  of  the  country  have 
called  the  attention  of  manufacturers  to  the  importance  of  having 
these  boilers  periodically  inspected  by  a  reUable  corporation,  having 
a  cash  capital  ample  to  guarantee  its  work.  In  order  to  meet  this 
pressing  necessity  and  demand,  in  1866  the  Hartford  Steam-boiler  In- 
spection and  Insurance  Co.  w^s  duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
Connecticut,  with  a  paid-up  capital  of  S.'jOO.UOU.  The  folio  iving  gen- 
tlemen, who  are  widely  and  favorably  known  in  commercial  and 
financial  circles  for  their  prudence,  business  abiUty,  and  integrity, 
are  the  officers  and  directors,  viz  :  J.  M.  AUen,  President;  W.  B. 
Franklin,  Vice-president;  J.  B.  Pierce,  Secretary;  F.  B.  Allen,  Super- 
vising General  Agent.  Theo.  H.  Babcock,  New  York  Manager. 
Directors:  J.  M.  Allen,  President;  Lucius  J.  Hendee,  President  .Etna 
Fire  Insurance  Co. ;  Frank  W.  Cheney,  of  Cheney  Bros.  Silk  Manu- 
facturers, Hartford  and  New  York;  Charles  M.  Beach,  of  Beach  & 
Co. ;  Daniel  Phillips,  of  Adams  Express  Co. ;  Geo.  M.  Bartholomew, 
President  of  Holyoke  Water-power  Co. ;  Richard  W.  H.  Jarvis,  Presi- 
dent Colt's  Patent  Fire-arms  Manufacturing  Co. ;  Thomas  O.  Enders, 
late  President  .iEtna  Life  Insurance  Co.;  Leverett  Brainard,  of 
the  Case,  Lockwood  &  Brainard  Co. ;  Gen.  Wm.  B.  Franklin,  Vice- 
president  Colt's  Patent  Fire-arms  Manufacturing  Co. ;  Geo.  Cromp- 
ton,  Crompton  Loom  Works.  Worcester,  Mass. ;  Thomas  Talbot,  ex- 
Governor  of  Massachusetts,  LoweU;  Newton  Case,  of  the  Case,  Lock- 
wood  &  Brainard  Co.;  Nelson  HoUister,  of  State  Bank,  Hartford; 
Chas.  T.  Parry,  of  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works,  Philadelphia;  H.  C. 
Robinson,  Attorney,  Hartford,  Conn.  This  is  the  pioneer  boiler- 
Inspection  and  insurance  company  of  America.  Its  affairs  have  been 
ably  and  carefully  managed  from  the  start,  and  the  company  now 
has,  July  31,  1887,  total  assets  $1,023,332.49,  and  a  surplus,  as  regards 
pohcy  holders,  of  $608,2.50  8".  Following  are  the  advantages  derived 
by  insm-ers.  1 .  The  boilers  insured  are  visited  at  stated  periods,  gauges 
tested,  safety-valves  properly  weighted,  and  all  the  boiler  appliances 
carefuUy  examined.  If  required,  other  inspections  will  be  made  with- 
out extra  expense  to  the  insured .  A  written  report  of  the  condition  of 
the  boiler,  or  boilers,  will  be  furnished  the  insured  after  each  inspec- 
tion. 2.  Should  an  explosion  or  i-upture  occur,  the  company  makes 
good  all  loss  or  damage  (except  by  fire,  and  not  exceeding  the  sum 
insured)  to  the  boilers  and  surrounding  property.  3.  The  company 
issues  montlily  a  paper  called  The  Ldcomolire.  in  which  is  much  in 
formation  relative  to  the  management  of  stt-iim  boilers,  monthly 
r'»ports  of  the  inspectors  of  the  company,  list  of  explosions,  so  far  as 
they  can  be  obtained,  foi'  each  month,  and  other  valuable  informa- 
tion. This  paper  Ls  sent  to  policy-holders  free  of  expense.  4.  This 
being  the  pioneer  company  of  America,  it  has  had  wide  experience, 
and  has  become  famiUar  with  its  business.  Boilers  of  nearly  every 
description  are  under  its  care,  and  at  its  various  offices  may  be  found 
statistics  and  much  valuable  information,  which  has  been  collected 
by  its  agents  and  inspectors,  relative  to  boilers,  their  attachments, 
setting,  defects,  etc.  5.  The  company  furnishes  complete  plans  for 
boilers,  settings,  and  piping;  also  for  steam-chimneys,  and  supervises 
the  erection  of  the  same  at  reasonable  expense.  6.  The  company  has 
a  well  equipped  chemical  laboratory  in  which  waters  forming  trouble- 
some scale,  or  having  injurious  effect  on  iron,  are  carefully  analyzed 
for  its  patrons,  with  the  view  of  suggesting  a  remedy  that  shall  over- 
come the  difficulty.  The  advantages  which  thus  accrue  to  the  patrons 
of  this  company  are  not  to  be  measured  merely  by  the  amount  of 
premium  paid.  7.  The  company  has  erected  in  its  office,  at  con- 
siderable expense,  a  mercury  colmnn  of  ample  height  for  all  pres- 
svu-es  used  on  stationary  steam-boilers.  To  this  standard,  the  test 
gauges  of  its  inspectors  are  adjusted.  Mr.  Theo.  H.  Babcock,  the 
New  York  manager,  has  been  in  charge  of  the  metropoUtan  branch 
since  1873,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  community  for  his  prompt/ 
ness  and  just  business  principles.  AU  details  relative  to  the  com- 
pany's rates,  etc.,  are  promptly  and  cheerfully  furnished  at  the  New 
York  branch  office,  No.  285  Broadway,  on  application. 

DITTMAR  &  SHEIFER,  Tailors  and  Cutters'  Exchange,  No. 
7.58  Broadway.— Special  reference  is  made  in  this  commer- 
cial and  industrial  review  of  New  York  to  the  noted  Academy 
for  the  Art  of  Cutting,  or  the  Tailors  and  Cutters'  Exchange, 
No.  758  Broadway,  of  which  Messrs.  Dittmar  &  Sheifer  are  the  pop- 
ular proprietors.    This  business  was  established  in  1838  by  Genoa  C. 
Scott,  who  was  succeeded  in  1878  by  Mr.  L.  Dittmar.   Eventually  in 


August,  1887,  the  present  copartnership  was  organized,  the  members 
being  Messrs.  L.  Dittmar  and  N.  S.  Sheifer.  The  premises  occupied 
comprise  two  spacious  floors,  25x80  feet  in  dimensions,  elegantly 
fitted  up  with  every  apphance  and  facility  for  the  successful  prose- 
cution of  the  business.  In  addition  to  their  Academy  for  the  Art  of 
Cutting,  Messrs.  Dittmar  &  Sheifer  carry  on  an  extensive  merchant 
tailoi-ing  business,  their  garments  being  unrivalled  for  quality,  fit, 
finish,  and  uniform  excellence,  while  the  prices  quoted  for  them  are 
extremely  reasonahle.  They  employ  twenty-five  able  workmen, 
who  turn  out  garments  that  are  absolutely  unrivalled.  Their  system 
of  cutting  is  one  of  the  nost  perfect  yet  invented.  It  is  simple  and 
accurate,  and  gives  ease,  grace,  and  beauty  to  the  form.  Every 
curve  of  the  figm-e  is  accurately  fitted  by  measure  and  not  from 
guess-work  or  refitting,  and  it  is  not  only  a  system  of  cutting  but 
of  grading  and  designing  by  measure,  an  art  that  cannot  be  learned 
by  any  other  method  yet  invented.  Messrs.  Dittmar  &  Sheifer  give 
lessons  on  custom  and  wholesale  clothing  in  all  their  branches,  also 
on  ladies'  garments  and  new  clothing  designs,  shirt  cutting,  etc. 
They  likewise  secure  situations  for  first-class  journeymen  tailors, 
custom  cutters,  designers,  foremen,  examiners,  and  trimmers.  Both 
Messrs.  Dittmar  and  Sheifer  have  had  gi-eat  experience  in  this 
branch  of  industry.  The  firm  challenge  the  world  to  improve  on 
their  self-balancing  system  of  drafting  for  boys,'  youths.'  ladies',  and 
men's  garments,  and  justly  merit  the  signal  success  achieved  by  them. 

WM.  H.  McLEOD,  Importer  and  Wholesale  Dealer  in  Men's 
Furnishing  Goods,  No.  5  East  Nineteenth  Street.— The 
establishment  of  Wm.  H.  McLeod,  importer  and  wholesale 
dealer  in  fine  neckwear,  hosieiy,  male  underclothing,  and 
kindred  articles,  is  one  of  the  most  reliable  and  leading  houses  of  the 
kind  m  New  York,  while  its  patronage,  which  is  of  a  very  gratifying 
character,  affords  evidence  of  constant  and  material  increase  an- 
nually. This  flourishing  business  was  taken  charge  of  in  1880  as 
represented  by  the  gentleman  whose  name  heads  the  sketch,  and 
from  the  first  has  been  conducted  with  uninterrupted  success. 
Representing  only  the  finest  line  of  goods  of  English  and  Irish  pro- 
duction, and  conducting  Ihe  establishment  on  strict  business  princi- 
ples, Mr.  McLeod  has  been  enabled  to  attain  the  prominence  and 
prosperity  he  deservedly  enjoys.  The  salesrooms  occupy  25x30 
feet  of  floors,  and  are  neatly  fitted  up  and  tastefully  appointed, 
Mr.  McLeod  representing  some  of  the  foremost  manufacturers  of 
hosiery,  knit  goods,  scarfs,  ties,  etc.,  in  Great  Britain,  among  others 
Welch,  Margetson  &  Co.,  manufacturers  and  warehousemen,  Lon- 
donderry and  London,  and  Allen,  SoUy  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
high-class  hosiery,  Nottingham  and  London.  The  assortment  com- 
prises elegant  neckwear  in  great  variety,  fine  dress  shirts,  novelties  in 
undergarments,  hosiery,  suspenders,  umbrellas  and  gentlemen's 
fiuTiishing  goods  of  every  description.  Several  competent  and 
efficient  clerks  and  salesmen  are  in  attendance.  Mr.  McLeod,  who  is 
a  native  of  this  city,  and  is  a  gentleman  of  push,  sagacity,  and  excel 
lent  business  qualities. 

JOS.  KIESER,  Steam  Blacksmith  and  Wheelwright  Shop,  Nos 
526  and  528  Eleventh  Avenue,  and  No.  556  West  Forty-first 
Street.— Engaged  in  this  department  of  business  is  the  old. 
established  and  well-known  house  of  Mr.  Jos.  Kieser,  which 
was  founded  twenty-four  years  ago,  and  which,  throughout  its 
long  career,  has  always  obtained  an  influential  and  substantial 
patronage.  The  business  was  established  by  Mr.  Joseph  Kieser, 
who  received  the  first  and  only  premium  awarded  for  brewers' 
wagons  at  the  Centennial  Exhibition,  Philadelphia,  1876.  He  died  in 
1884,  since  which  time  the  business  has  been  successfully  oper- 
ated by  his  son,  Mr.  Frederick  Kieser,  who  was  in  his  father's 
employ  for  six  years  before  that  gentleman's  decease.  Since 
coming  into  control  of  the  business  IHr.  Kieser  has  extended  the 
building  from  25x75  to  40x100  feet.  The  workshop  is  40x75  feet  in 
dimensions,  and  is  fully  equipped  with  all  necessary  mechanical 
appliances  and  with  steam-power.  Twelve  skilled  and  experienced 
workmen  are  employed,  and  all  kinds  of  blacksmith  and  wheel- 
wright work  are  promptly  and  satisfactorily  executed  as  directed, 
and  coaches,  trucks,  wagons,  etc.,  are  speedily  built  to  order  of  the 
best  materials  and  in  the  finest  style  of  workmanship.  Mr. 
Kieser,  who  is  a  native  of  Germany  and  has  resided  in  this  country 
for  the  past  thirty-two  years,  is  a  gentleman  who  thoroughly 
knows  every  detail  of  his  business,  and  in  either  executing  new  work 
or  making  repairs  is  certain  to  afford  satisfaction  to  his  patrons. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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LUEHRS  BROS.,  Dealers  in  Choice  Family  Groceries,  Wines, 
Liquors,  etc.,  No.  OHT  Sixtli  Avouue,  near  Fifty-sixtli  Street.— 
'I'liere  is  no  more  iin]i(irtiuit  business  in  any  ooiiununity  tlinii 
tliat  of  the  retail             nnd  l<.  cuiiducl  it  succi'ssruliy  re- 
quires men  of  ability,  inti,uiii> .  ami  rx|l,  l  i,>  ,    A  lr:L'lili;r  ll'.ll^l'  ill 

this sertion  of  the  city  rriuauv,!  in  thi,  lin.'  i-,  llial  ..f  l.urlu  s  r.rctln-rs, 

l.ri-iiiK  y.Hin;-'  im.-m  n.-:iil.\  Ihr.-.- .\.-;!r-  I  iii  Unit  .•..i.i|«ir;ili>ely 

from  llic  li.  sl  class  .il'  L-ustom,  due  tci  the  siii)erior  quality  ol'  the 
goods  I  aiidleil  1>\  liiein,  their  low  prices,  and  their  liberal  busi- 
ness mellidds.  Tlu'ii-  store,  a'ixlOO  feet  in  dimensions,  is  neatly  fitted 
up,  admirably  arranged,  and  provided  with  all  modern  appliances  for 
the  successful  prosecution  of  the  business.  Two  polite  and  obliging 
assistants  aid  the  proprietors  in  attending  to  the  wants  of  their  many 
customers;  system  and  order  prevail,  and  all  orders  are  promptly 
filled  and  deUvered  free  of  charge  to  any  part  of  the  city.   The  stock 


ness  establishmetit  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  notable  in  the  sec- 
tion of  the  city  in  which  it  is  located,  and  receives  a  liberal  patronage 
friim  an  appreciative  pulilic.  The  premises,  consisting  of  two  stores 
a<l.ji.iniiiK  each  other,  have  combined  dimensions  of  40x10  feet,  and 
ai  e  ai  l  anged  with  a  due  regard  to  the  purposes  of  the  business.  In 
(lie  ileiiartment  devoted  to  china  and  glassware  is  displayed  a  gen- 
ii al  assortment  of  imported  goods,  and  also  tho.se  of  home  produc- 
li.  ii.  I  iiibracing  the  be.st  efforts  of  the  most  distinguished  manufac- 
luivrs.  Hesides  white  and  fancy  wares  for  table  use  there  are  a 
^,'11  at  variety  of  ornamental  articles,  va.sos,  statuettes,  and 
nit  potleiy,  also  majolica  and  earthenware  of  every  descrip- 
tion, Willi  ]ilaiii  and  fancy  lamps  and  lamp  goods.  In  the 
other  departuieut  is  shown  in  great  variety  all  those  articles  re- 
quired in  the  household,  including,  besides  tin,  iron,  wooden 
and  willow  ware,  cutlery  and  refrigerators,  oil-stoves,  etc.  Two 
clerks  are  employed,  and  the  house  enjoys  a  well-earned  reputation 
as  one  of  the  best  to  deal  with  in  the  city.   Mr.  Petersen,  who  was 


Deaf  Mute  Institution. 


carried  is  large  and  well-selected,  embracing  fine  teas  and  coffees, 
pure  spices,  dried  fruits,  hermetically  sealed  goods  in  tin  and  glass, 
imported  and  domestic  pickles,  sauces,  catsups,  relishes,  cheeses, 
condiments,  preserves,  and  table  luxuries,  together  with  a  full  Une  of 
the  choicest  wines  and  hquors.  bottled  expressly  for  family  use. 
Also  the  best  brands  of  St.  Louis  and  Minnesota  flour,  the  best 
creamery  butter,  sugars,  syrups,  and  molasses,  farihaceous  food  sup- 
pUes,  smoked,  dried,  and  salt  meats  and  fish,  bakers'  and  laundry 
supplies,— in  short  everything  in  the  line  of  choice  fancy  and  staple 
groceries  known  to  the  trade,  all  fresh,  and  selected  with  great  care 
to  meet  the  requirements  of  a  fu-st-class  trade.  The  practical  experi- 
ence of  the  proprietors  enables  them  to  discover  at  once  the  wants 
and  tastes  of  their  patrons;  this  combined  with  their  ability  to  satis- 
factorily supply  them,  and  the  unsurpas.=;ed  facilities  they  possess  for 
the  purchase  of  their  supplies,  has  been  an  important  factor  in  build- 
ing up  the  liberal  and  substantial  trade  they  enjoy.  The  individual 
members  of  the  firm,  Messrs.  John  and  Henry  Luehrs  are  brothers, 
and  natives  of  Germany;  they  are  young,  enterprising,  and  progres- 
sive business  men,  prompt  and  reliable  in  all  their  dealings,  and  the 
manner  in  which  they  conduct  their  establishment  is  highly  creditable 
to  them  as  merchants  of  tact,  ability,  and  integrity. 

JC.  PETERSEN,  Importer  and  Dealer  in  French  China  and  Glass, 
Refrigerators  and  House-furnishing  Goods,  Lamp  Fixtures, 
,    etc.,   Nos.  7.34  and  730  Seventh  Avenue,  between  Forty- 
eight  and  Forty-ninth  Streets.— One  among  the  prominent, 
popular  business  men  on  Seventh  Avenue  is  Mr.  J.  C.  Petersen,  who 
during  the  past  twelve  years  has  given  his  attention  to  dealing  in 
French  china  and  glassware,  and  house-fumishing  goods.   His  busi- 


bom  in  Denmark,  has  resided  in  New  York  eighteen  years,  and  has 
become  widely  known  as  an  honorable,  liberal,  upright  business  man 
and  citizen,  and  we  but  reflect  the  public  sentiment  when  we  testify 
to  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  in  the  community. 

GW.  THEDFORD,  Coal  and  Wood,  Principal  Office  No  223  West 
Forty -second  Street,  Yard  Nos.  4.S0  to  436  West  Forty-first 
^  Street.— Among  the  most  prominent  and  responsible  concerns 
dealing  in  coal  and  wood  in  the  up-town  west  side  of  the 
city  can  be  mentioned  the  commodious  and  well-known  establishment 
of  G.  W.  Thedford,  where  may  always  be  found  an  extensive  and  re- 
liable stock,  while  jmreliasers  are  at  all  times  assured  of  getting  an 
excellent  article,  full  \veii:lit  and  measure,  and  satisfactory  treatment 
here.  This  flourisliiii;r  enterpi  ise  was  started  in  1S70  by  the  present 
proprietor,  and  from  the  ineeiition  of  the  business  Mr.  Thedford  has 
steadily  won  his  way  to  popular  favor.  The  .yard,  which  is  very 
capacious,  is  well  ordered  and  admirably  kept,  and  a  heavy  and  first- 
class  stock  is  constantly  carried,  iiieliidiiig  carefully  cleaned  and 
screened  Lehigh,  Locust  Mnuntain,  and  Wilkesbarre  County,  white- 
ash  coal,  Plymouth  red-ash,  Kn-lish  and  .Vmerican  cannel  coal,  and 
wood  of  every  description,  both  sawed  and  split;  while  twenty-five 
hands  are  eniiiloyed,  and  a  large  number  of  carts  and  wagons  are  in 
steady  service  supjilyint;  customers.  The  office,  which  is  handsomely 
fitted  up,  is  connected  by  telephone  (call  .594  Thirty-ninth  Street) 
all  orders  receiving  immediate  and  .satisfactory  attention,  and  the 
trade,  which  is  of  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  character,  is  exceedingly 
large.  Mr.  Thedford,  who  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  ha.s  resided  in 
this  country  since  early  childhood,  stands  high  in  the  community, 
alike  as  a  merchant  and  a  citizen. 


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THE  SARGENT  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY,  Furniture 
Specialties,  No.  814  Broadway;  Geo.  F.  Sargent,  President; 
W.  H.  KUvert,  Secretary.— The  representative  and  one  of  the 
most  progressive  houses  in  the  United  States,  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  invalids'  chairs  and  furniture  specialtiejs,  is  that  of 
The  Sargeut  Mfg.  Company,  whose  offices  and  salesrooms  are  cen- 
trally located  at  Nos.  814  and  81C  Broadway.  This  business  was  estab- 
li,btHl  iu  Now  York  in  1873  by  Geo.  F.  Sargent,  who  conducted  it  tiU 
ls^(■J,  wheu  it  was  duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  with 
a  paid-up  capital  of  S.50,000.  The  ofacers  of  the  company  are  :  Geo. 
F.  Sargent,  President;  A.  L.  Taylor,  Treasurer  ;  W.  H.  Kilvert,  Sec- 
retary. The  aim  of  this  rehable  company  is  to  completely  furnish 
and  stock  a  warehouse,  from  which  may  be  purchased  or  ordered 
any  ai'tiole  or  device  for  promoting  the  comfort  of  invahds  and  for 


the  alleviation  of  suffering,  as  well  as  articles 
of  comfort  and  luxury  for  the  household  and 
library.  A  specialty  is  made  of  manufactur- 
ing the  following  invalids'  requisites  and 
other  furniture  supplies:  Sargent's  Invalid 
and  Fracture  Bed;  Monarch  Rechning  Chau-; 
Carrying-Chair  ;  Sanitary  Arm  Commode  ; 
Table  Universelle  ;  Utility  Adjustable  Table; 
UtUityFoIdrng-Table;  Folding  Bed-tray ;  Solid 
Comfort  Back-rest;  Opera  Folding  Foot-rest  ; 
Adjustable  Leg-rest  ;  Sargent's  Combina- 
tion Gynecological  Lounge  and  Operating- 


table.  Rolling  Chairs,  Folding  Chairs,  Rattan  Chairs  ;  Physicians' 
Supplies,  Invahd  Supplies,  Library  Supplies  ;  Wall  Cabinets,  etc. 
Every  article  is  guaranteed  to  be  exactly  as  represented.  The  Sar- 
gent Mfg.  Company  realizes  the  fact,  that  those  who  seek  to  supply 
the  wants  of  the  sick  aud  suffering  are  bound  by  every  consideration 


of  humanity  and  honor  to  furnish  the  very  lliing  that  is  needed  in 
respect  to  quality  of  material  and  excellence  of  workmanship,  and 
that  the  absolute  reUability  of  the  manufacturers  in  this  regard  is  the 
condition  on  which  depends  a  successful  business.  The  oflBcers  of 
the  company  are  prepared  to  make  promptly  to  order  any  special 
device  or  design  not  found  in  their  catalogue,  and  at  the  same  time 


physicians  and  surgeons  may  confidently  recommend  their  patients 
to  the  company  for  any  invalids'  specialties.  Those  requiring  any 
kind  of  reclining  chairs  or  other  specialties  for  the  comfort  of  inva- 
lids should  make  a  factor  of  this  company,  which  offers  advantages 
in  special  devices  impossible  to  be  secured  elsewhere. 

THE  AMERICAN  AUTOMATON  WEIGHING-MACHINE  CO. 
Principal  Office,  No.  29.->  Broadway,  New  York.— One  of  the 
most  ingenious  pieces  of  mechanism  ever  constructed  is  the 
Automaton  Weighing-machine  invented  by  Mr.  Percival 
Everett  of  London,  a  popular  mechanical  engineer,  who  is  widely 
and  well  known  as  the  inventor  of  numerous  other  automatic  devices, 
which  are  extensively  introduced  throughout  England  and  the  Conti- 
nent, aU  of  which  are  rapidly  coming  into  use  in  this  country.  These 
weighing  machines  have  become  widely  known  and  many  of  them  have 
been  introduced  in  raih-oad  depots,  hotels,  restaurants,  saloons,  ferry- 
houses,  and  at  L  stations,  throughout  New  York  and  adjacent  cities. 
The  machine  is  neatly  constructed  and  never  fails  to  attract  the  at- 
tention of  even  the  most  casual  observer,  and  is  liberally  patronized 


by  the  public.  As  its  name  indicates  it  works  automatically,  and  by 
placing  a  nickel  in  the  slit  provided  for  that  purpose,  and  standing 
upon  the  platfo:-m  of  the  scale,  it  will  show  upon  the  dial  your  exact 
weight.  These  macliines  were  introduced  into  this  country  by  Mr. 
Erastus  Wiman,  who,  having  seen  them  in  successful  operation 
abroad,  purchased  the  patents  and  rights  for  the  United  States,  and 
organized  the  American  Automaton  Weighing-machine  Company, 
which  now  owns  aud  operates  all  the  machines  in  America.  The 
general  offices  of  the  company  are  located  at  29.5  Broadway,  and  they 
have  a  large  aud  complete  system  of  agencies  throughout  the 
country. 

THE  JOHNSON  &  SHARP  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Manufac- 
tm-ers  of  Metallic  Ends,  Suspenders,  and  Webs,  No.  236  Church 
Street. — A  widely  known  and  successful  house  in  New  York, 
activelly  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  metallic  ends,  sus- 
penders and  webs,  is  that  of  the  reliable  Johnson  &  Sharp  Manuf  ac- 
tm-ing  Co.,  whose  office  and  salesrooms  are  located  at  No.  236  Church 
Street.  The  factories  of  the  company,  which  are  commodious  and 
well  equipped,  are  situated  at  Nos.  221  to  230  West  Thu-tieth  Street. 
Here  three  hundred  experienced  operatives  are  employed,  and  the 
machinery  is  driven  by  steam-power.  The  Johnson  &  Sharp  Manu- 
facturing Co.  manufacture  extensively  all  kinds  of  metallic  ends, 
suspenders,  and  webs,  which  are  absolutely  imrivaUed  for  utihty, 
quaUty.  reliabiUty,  and  imiform  excellence.  These  goods  are  general 
favorites  with  the  trade  and  pubhc  wherever  introduced,  always  com- 
manding a  ready  sale,  while  the  prices  quoted  necessarily  attract  the 
attention  of  close  and  prudent  buyers.  The  proprietors,  Messrs. 
Francis  E.  Johnson  and  James  B.  Sharp,  established  this  business 
eight  years  ago,  and  have  since  built  up  a  hberal  and  permanent 
patronage  not  only  in  all  sections  of  the  United  States,  but  also  in 
Canada,  owing  to  the  superiority  and  durabihty  of  their  various 
productions.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  native  of  New  York,  while  his  part- 
ner, Jlr.  Sharp,  was  born  in  New  Jersey.  Both  gentlemen  are  highly 
regarded  in  mercantile  circles  for  their  business  capacity,  skill,  and 
integrity. 

CHARLES  C.  BARTLEY,  Importer  Best  London  Special  Goods, 
in  Saddlery  Hardware,  etc..  No.  37  Clinton  Place.— A  prosper- 
ous and  representative  house  engaged  in  the  saddlery  hard- 
ware trade  is  that  of  Mr.  Charles  C.  Bartley.  Mr.  Bartley, 
who  is  a  native  of  England,  came  to  this  city  in  1882,  and  in  the  same 
year  established  his  business  at  the  corner  of  Ninth  Street  and  Uni- 
versity Place,  removing  to  his  present  address  in  1883.  Here  he  oc- 
cupies a  commodious  floor,  25x80  feet  in  dimensions,  and  admirably 
equipped  for  all  the  purposes  of  the  enterprise.  Mr.  Bartley  carries 
on  general  operations  as  an  importer  of  and  wholesale  dealer  in  the 
best  London  special  goods  in  saddlery  hardware,  etc  ,  also  handling 
the  best  domestic  productions  in  the  same  line.  He  possesses  excel- 
lent facilities  for  procuring  his  supplies  direct  from  the  leading  man- 
ufacturers, and  can  offer  special  inducements  to  the  trade  in  the 
matter  of  prices.  A  large,  complete  stock  is  carried  at  all  times  to 
meet  the  demand,  and  an  extensive  business  is  transacted,  the  trade 
of  the  house  reaching  to  aU  parts  of  the  United  States.  Orders  are 
promptly  flUed  in  a  satisfactory  manner,  and  goods  are  shipped 
without  delay.  Mr.  Bartley  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  every 
branch  of  his  busuiess,  having  been  engaged  in  this  line  all  his  life, 
while  his  father  before  hun  also  followed  the  same  department  of 
trade. 

CGERHARDT,  Manufacturer  of  Brewers'  Brooms  and  Brushes, 
etc..  No.  .'584  Hudson  Street.— The  industry  carried  on  by  Mr. 
^  C.  Gerhardt  embraces  the  manufacture  of  brewers'  brooms 
and  brvLShes  and  also  steel  wire  brooms,  casting,  flue,  and 
tube  brushes.  It  was  established  by  Mr.  Gerhardt  in  1880  at  No.  2.58 
West  Twenty-eighth  Street,  and  a  year  ago  removed  to  the  present 
commodious  premises  now  occupied.  In  dimensions  the  manufac- 
tory is  20x75  feet,  and  is  fitted  up  with  special  machinery  and  ap- 
pliances requisite  for  turning  out  the  best  class  of  work,  and  a  num- 
ber of  skilled  workmen  are  kept  constantly  employed.  The  business 
carried  on  is  large  and  widespread,  the  various  kinds  of  brooms  and 
brushes  made  by  Mr.  Gerhardt  havmg  a  wide  reputation,  and  are 
always  in  demand.  A  large  stock  is  always  kept  on  hand,  including 
all  kinds  and  sizes  of  boiler  flue  and  tube  brushes,  and  special  atten- 
tion is  given  to  all  orders.  Mr.  Gerhardt,  who  was  bom  m  Germany, 
arrived  in  the  city  of  New  York  seventeen  years  ago. 


THE    METROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


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SILAS  C.  JUDD,  Maiiufacducr  nf  First-class  Carriages  and 
Road  Wagons,  \.>    i;::  I ;i. .:uhvay.— Greater  aUvancement 
has  been  made  during  iIn'  last  (luartcr  of  a  century  in  the 
manufacture  of  cai  ria-t  s  Ihan  in  almost  any  other  line  of  in 
dustry.    Among  the  U'a<lri  s  in  liiis  oily  is       Silas  C.  Judd,  of  No. 
1723  Broadway,  who  is  w  i.i.'l\  an.i  pr.  .niiii.  iil  ly  known  as  an  exten- 
sive manufacturer  of  lirsi  rl;ivs  ,  ai  i  i:m.  s  .jimI  read  \\a-ons.  and  who 

has  been  established  in  liir  i.n-i  -s  \,f,.-  i^r  a  ]<rn,,,\  .ii'  mcnty- 

tliree  years.  The  nianuia.'i  m  in-  plani  impi  i-.-s  a  i  hi-r.- .slory 
brick  building,  i'i.veo  lV,-(  m  iishai-,  a.liinrahlN   arrauKi'd  in  all 

departments,  and  constaiii  .mi. I...  m.  ni  is  i ni  nisl.r.l  i.>  fifteen  skilled 
and  experienced  hands.  '111.'  |.r..pnri..i-  .■n.|..ys  unsurpassed  facili- 
ties for  perfect  production.  ounljuiiiK  liimself  enl  irrly  Id  fini' work, 
using  nothing  but  the  very  best  materials,  and  Uirnii^oul  a  line  of 
light  carriages,  buggies,  xihaetonsand  road  wapais  Ihat  ar..  made  in 
the  most  approved  styles  and  of  the  best  qualily  .il  w.ii  laiiansliip 
■which  the  skill  of  the  present  day  can  produce.   Mr.  Judd  made  the; 


as  a  hotel-keeper,  both  at  home  and  in  England.  At  one  time  he  was 
the  proprietor  of  Prospect  House,  Bay  Shore,  L.  I  :  for  four  years  he 
ran  the  Clifton  Hill  Hotel,  at  Margate,  England;  and  during  the  past 
twenty  years  he  has  been  the  proprietor  of  different  hotels  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  Union.  He  is  a  jovial  host  and  a  favorite  with  bis 
guests.  The  Hotel  St.  George  is  a  building  containing  five  stories 
and  basement.  On  Broadway  it  covers  an  area  of  GUxIOO  feet,  and 
an  L  attachment,  50x100  feet  in  dimensions,  extends  to  Twelfth 
Street,  where  the  ladies'  entrance  is.  On  the  ground  floor  is  a  neatly 
fitted-up  office,  aOxTO  feet  in  dimensions,  a  dining-room  with  an  area 
of  a.'ixlOO  feet,  and  capable  of  seating  150  guests;  a  barber  shop,  etc. 
There  are  luxurious  parlors,  and  74  rooms  as  handsomely  furnished 
as  any  to  be  found  in  this  city,  'i'lic  upper  rooms  are  reached  by  an 
elevator,  and  the  house  is  e.|iiipp.-.l  wiiii  all  Ihe  recently  improved 
modern  conveniences.  Tliei  t-  is  n.  .i  hin;;-  lael;in-  that  can  in  any  way 
tend  to  increase  the  coiiirorl  ami  safety  of  t;ii.-sls.  Tlie  house;  is  run 
upon  tlie  European  plan,  and  there  is  accommodation  for  135  guests. 


House  of  Refuge,  Randall's  Island. 


first  "side-bar  shifting- seat"  top  carriage  ever  produced  in  the 
United  States,  for  which  he  was  awarded  the  medal  for  excellence 
at  the  American  Institute  in  this  city  in  1882.  Illustrated  circulars 
of  this  valuable  patent  are  sent  on  application.  Mr.  Judd  also 
makes  a  leading  specialty  of  repau-ing,  painting,  varnishing,  and 
trimming  fine  carriages,  and  his  trade  is  broadly  distributed  tlu'ough- 
out  the  entire  United  States.  All  new  carriages  are  built  on  the 
premises,  and  are  fully  warranted.  Our  readers  can  enter  into 
business  relations  with  this  house  with  the  assurance  of  securing 
not  only  superior  goods,  but  also  the  most  favorable  advantages  in 
terms  and  prices.  Those  who  are  in  search  of  cheap  carriages  will 
not  find  them  here,  while  those  in  quest  of  good  substantial  vehicles, 
noted  for  strength,  lightness,  durability,  and  fine  finish,  at  moderate 
prices,  cannot  do  better  than  place  their  orders  with  this  reliable  es- 
tablishment. Mr.  Judd  is  a  native  of  this  city,  noted  for  his  genius 
and  skill  as  an  inventor  and  manufacturer,  his  executive  ability,  and 
good  judgment  as  a  business  man. 

HOTEL  ST.  GEORGE,  Broadway  and  Twelfth  Street;  N.  P. 
Sewell,  Proprietor.-The  Hotel  St.  George,  late  the  Irving 
House,  No.  8'35  Broadway,  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
liostelries  on  that  gre.ir  thorouirlilare.  liroa.hvay,  and  it 
has  at  all  times  been  a  very  popiil.ir  and  eoz,\-  eslal)lisliMienl.  It  was 
founded  about  twenty  years  ago,  and  was  linown  as  Irvin;;  House 
until  1884,  when  its  title  was  changed  to  Hotel  St  (ie,,rge.  In  1SS5 
Mr.  N.  P.  Sewell  became  the  proprietor,  and  mider  his  management 
the  house  has  increased  in  its  popularity  and  pati()iiai;e.  This  gen- 
tleman is  a  native  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  has  had  large  experience 


The  cuisine  of  the  establishment  is  first  class,  the  management  is 
excellent,  the  situation  of  the  house  imsurpassed,  the  service 
courteous,  and  the  charges  reasonable— from  $1  to  S3  per  day. 

EDW.\RD  BACii,  Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Saddlery  and 
Harness,  No.  1595  Broadway,  near  Forty-eighth  Street.— A 
prominent  and  representative  house  in  the  metropolis  en- 
gaged in  the  saddlery,  harness,  and  horse-furnishing  goods 
business  is  that  of  :*lr.  Eihvanl  Bacil.  Mr.  Bach  is  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, where  he  leai  ne.l  everything  the  Old  World  could  tench  in  the 
line  of  mantifaelm  in,,-  sa.I.lles,  harness,  bridles,  and  horse  requisites 
of  all  kinds,  and  is  a  pra.  tical  man  of  thirty  years'  experience. 
He  was  for  a  considerahl."  tinn-  with  Mr.  A.  R,  Peel,  the  noted 


it  years  ago  he  came  to  New  York 
la  ise  I'he  premises  occupied  consist 
.1  welhst.icked  store,  25x80  feet  in  di- 
this,  a  well  -  equipped  workshop.  Mr. 
npi-ehi'iisive  stock  of  harness,  saddles, 
ishing  goods  of  every  description,  the 
■St  and  most  complete  in  theoity.  Jlr. 
!■  world  in  this  line  of  business,  and  he 
1.1  y  and  coach  harness,  in  which  he  de- 
ul  harness  are  made  to  order  on  the 
made  of  ladies'  saddles.  The  goods  in 
every  line  are  uniformly  superior  in  quality,  and  the  prices  are  in- 
variably low.  From  ten  to  twelve  hands  are  employed,  and  a  large 
city  and  out-of-town  trade  is  enjoyed,  a  large  number  of  orders 
coining  from  California. 


saddler,  of  London, 
and  founded  hispres 


coll.-irs.  whips,  an. I  h.as.--fn 
assortiiieni  heii.;,' one  ..f  the 
Bacil  is  see.>n<l  To  none  in 
makes  a  specialty  of  fine  sa. 
fies  comiietition.  Saddlery 
shortest  notice.   A  specialty 


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ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


BYRNES  &  BRADY,  Plumbers,  Gas  and  Steam  Fitters,  No.  415 
Seventh  Avenue.— Thirty-one  years  of  consecutive  and  pros- 
perous business  is  sufficient  to  establish  the  upright  and  hon- 
orable character  of  a  house,  and  demonstrates  what  superior 
energy  and  executive  ability  is  required  in  its  conduction.  Such  is 
the  brief  history  of  the  well-known  enterprise  which  forms  the  sub- 
ject of  the  present  sketch.  Messrs.  Byrnes  &  Brady  began  busmess 
as  far  back  as  1856,  with  the  determination  to  make  it  a  success,  and 
by  careful  attention  to  every  detail  at  once  gained  a  start  which  has 
now  placed  them  foremost  in  the  ranks  ot  their  respective  trades. 
As  plumbers,  gas  and  steam  fitters  they  have  few  equals,  and  for  per- 
fect execution  and  durability  of  work  they  are  second  to  no  other 
house.  All  plumbing,  sewering,  ventilating,  and  gas-fitting  is  per- 
formed in  the  most  scientific  manner,  and  on  the  approved  sanitary 
principles  consistent  with  the  Board  of  Health  laws.  The  ofiice  and 
store  of  this  firm  is  conveniently  located  at  No.  445  Seventh  Avenue, 
and  fitted  up  in  the  best  style.  Such  enormous  proportions  has 
their  trade  attained  that  a  corps  of  twenty  to  thirty  of  the  most 
skilled  and  experienced  workmen  are  kept  in  constant  employment. 
Their  reputation  for  superiority  of  work  is  not  confined  to  Middle 
New  York,  but  extends  from  the  East  to  the  North  River,  and  from 
the  Battery  to  Harlem  Bridge.   Both  members  of  the  firm  were  bom 


Ninth  Avenue ,  M.  S.  Madigan,  Eighty-fourth  Street  and  Ninth 
Avenue;  Alfred  Van  Santford,  No.  38  West  Thirty -ninth  Street; 
C.  D.'  Sheppard,  No.  1341  Broadway;  B.  T.  Babbitt,  No.  35  West 
Thirty-fourth  Street;  Killiau  Bros.,  No.  157  West  Thirty-second 
Street;  Ungrich  Bros.,  No.  1G8  West  Thlrty-thu-d  Street;  L.  M.  and 
W.  R.  Thorn.  No.  33  West  Sixteenth  Street.  The  Catskill  Mountain 
House,  CatskiU,  N.  Y.,  and  dwellings  of  J.  I.  Lawrence,  Bayshore, 
L.  I. ;  S.  N.  Peck,  Stamford,  Conn. ;  and  A.  Reiman,  Asbury  Park, 
N.  J. ,  are  a  few  of  their  country  jobs.  The  firm  is  highly  indorsed 
and  recommended  by  such  well-known  and  prominent  architects  as 
Thorn  &  Wilson,  No.  1267  Broadway;  J.  B.  Snook  &  Sons,  No  12 
Chambers  Street;  and  M.  C.  Merritt,  No.  1267  Broadway.  In  securing 
the  services  of  Messrs.  Byrnes  &  Brady  the  public  is  assured  of  first- 
class  work  at  prices  consistent  therewith. 

JAMES  A.  JENKINS  (Successor  to  A.  Turnbull),  Bookseller  and 
Stationer,  No.  663  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Thirty-eighth  and 
Thirty-ninth  Streets. — The  book  and  stationery  store  of  James 
A.  Jenkins,  at  No.  663  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Thirty-eighth 
and  Thirty-ninth  streets,  is  a  popular  resort  for  the  lovers  of  good 
literature  in  this  section  of  the  city,  and  a  prominent  headquarters 
for  card-engraving  of  all  kinds.   This  enterprise  fras  successfully 


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in  Ireland,  and  at  an  early  age  sought  the  greater  inducements  of 
this  city.  They  owe  their  present  success  and  prominence  not  only 
to  their  adoption  of  high  and  honorable  business  methods,  but  also  to 
their  agreeable  and  cheerful  manners,  and  their  social  standing  is  in 
proportion  to  their  excellent  career  as  men  of  business.  Some  of  the 
many  excellent  results  of  this  firm's  work  may  be  seen  at  St.  Thomas' 
Church,  Fifth  Avenue  and  Fifty-third  Street;  St.  Leo's,  Twenty-eighth 
Street  and  Fifth  Avenue;  Holy  Innocent's  Church  and  School,  Thirty- 
seventh  Street  and  Broadway;  Public  schools  on  Twenty-eighth 
Street  near  Ninth  Avenue,  and  Sixty  third  Street  near  Third  Avenue; 
Wood's  Office  Buildings,  Nassau  Street;  Sloan's  Flats,  Thirty-second 
Street  and  Broadway;  West  Side  Flats,  Twenty-ninth  Street  near 
Sixth  Avenue;  Parker  House,  Broadway  and  Thirty-fourth  Street; 
the  residences  of  such  prominent  bankers  and  brokers  as  Eugene 
Kelly,  No.  33  West  Fifty-first  Street;  T.  H.  O'Connor,  No.  12  East 
Forty-fourth  Street;  John  E.  Devlin.  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-eighth 
Street  and  North  River;  J.  Devlin,  No.  63  West  Thirty  nmth  Street; 
John  B.  Manning,  No  134  West  Thirty-fourth  Street;  Henry  Clews, 
No.  9  West  Thirty-fourth  Street;  B.  L.  Hagin,  No  10  East  Fifty  fourth 
Street;  James  Lounsbury,  Bedford,  N.  Y. ;  also  Charles  Fagan,  No. 
107  West  Eleventh  Street;  Ryerson  &  Brown,  Broadway  and  Twelfth 
Street;  Dr.  Peters,  No.  83  Madison  Avenue;  Andrew  Ward,  No.  516 


conducted  here  by  Miss  Turnbull  for  a  period  of  twelve  years,  and 

she  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Jenkins  in  1887,  and  it  has  always  been  ac- 
corded a  liberal  and  steadily  increasing  patronage.  The  store  is  spa- 
cious in  size,  eligibly  located  for  trade  purposes,  and  well  fitted  up 
for  the  reception  of  patrons  and  the  convenisnt  prosecution  of  the 
business.  The  stock  comprises  all  the  standard  works  in  prose  and 
poetry,  historical,  scientific,  and  juvenile  publications  and  works  of 
fiction,  and  new  books  are  received  as  soon  as  published,  and  sold  at 
twenty  |iHr  cent  less  than  publishers'  prices;  fine  stationery  of  every 
description,  and  a  large  line  of  gift-books  and  holiday  goods.  A 
specialty  is  made  of  wedding,  reception,  and  visiting  cards,  which 
are  artistically  designed  and  engraved,  also  crests,  monograms,  ad- 
dresses, etc.  Colored  and  illuminated  stamping  is  executed  in  the 
highest  style  ot  the  art,  and  bookbinding  is  promptly  and  satisfac- 
torily performeil  at  the  lowest  prices.  The  store  is  a  popular  shop- 
ping-place for  both  ladies  and  gentlemen,  the  young  and  the  old.  and 
is  never  without  the  last  "  new  thing"  in  modern  literature,  cm  rent 
periodicals,  popular  magazines,  and  French,  English,  and  American 
stationery.  Prompt  and  courteous  attention  is  given  to  the  wants 
and  tastes  of  patrons,  and  the  prices  which  prevail  are  so  low  and 
attractive  as  to  add  greatly  to  the  popularity  of  the  house  among  all 
classes  of  people. 


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SAMUEL  GREEN  &  CO.,  Maiiufac'tnivis  .unl  Importers,  Special- 
lies  in  Jlillinery,  Upliolsln  .\ ,  Si ;ii  i.  uin  y,  am i  ot  hci- Trimmings, 
Niis.  57,59,  and  01  Prince  St  rod .  'I'lie  represenl  ative  house  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  and  iiuportatien  of  millinery,  n])- 
holstery,  stationery,  and  other  trimmings  i.s  unquestionably  that  of 
Samuel  Green  &  Co.  Tlie  business  was  established  about  ten 
years  ago  by  the  firm  of  Dietzel  &  Green,  and  upon  rln'  .lis^olution 
of  the  copartnership  in  1884,  Mr.  Samuel  Green  avsnni.  .1  pi  >  ipi  i<'tor- 
ship  under  the  existing  name  and  style.  He  maiiulaci  lucs  and  im- 
ports all  descriptions  of  the  choicest  and  exclusive  juilliuery  and 
upholstery  trimniiiig.s,  having  unrivalled  facilities  and  influential 
connections.  His  Paris  office  is  situated  at  No.  25  Rue  Hergere,  where 
his  buyers  ship  to  him  all  the  latest  styles  and  popular  novelties. 
In  imported  trimniintcs  no  house  has  achieved  such  an  enviable  rep- 
utation as  his.  As  manufacturers  his  concern  also  stands  pre  emi- 
nent, employing  upwards  of  150  hands  engaged  in  the  production  of 
all  the  styles  and  grades  of  millinery  and  upholstery  trimmings  after 
the  firm's  original  designs.  Among  prominent  specialties  for  which 
the  house  is  noted  may  be  mentioned  chenilles,  the  famous  che- 
nille art  appliques,  protected  by  letters  patent,  and  a  magnificent 
array  of  embroidered  draperies  of  all  kinds,  including  the  latest  nov- 
elties for  rich  curtains.    In  their  fancy  stationery  department,  the 


to  New  York,  and  has  become  thoroughly  identified  with  the  interests 
of  this  section  of  tKe  city. 

MARTIN  KELLY,  Fruit  Store,  No.  310  Si.tth  Avenue,  between 
Fifteenth  and  Si.\teenth  Streets.— A  well-ordered,  widely, 
known,  and  admirably  conducted  establishment  engaged  in 
the  fruit  trade,  is  that  of  Mr.  Martin  Kelly,  located  at  No. 
249  Sixth  Avenue,  between  Fifteenth  and  Sixteenth  streets,  which 
was  founded  in  1871,  and  has  been  most  successful  from  the  outset. 
Mr.  Kelly  has  achieved  prosperity  by  deserving  it,  by  dealing  in 
nothing  but  first-class  goods,  selling  at  the  lowest  prices,  and  by  de- 
voting himself  personally  to  the  interests  of  his  patrons.  The  com- 
m<i.li()iis  store  occupied  has  dimensions  of  20x75  feet,  is  tastefully 
and  aiiiM.  ii\.  ly  appointed,  and  is  always  filled  with  a  large,  su- 
Ijei  i.ii  sh  icL  (  .1  delicious  foreign  and  domestic  fruits,  including  the 
finest  products  of  California  and  Florida,  also  a  complete  assort- 
ment of  preserves  of  all  kinds  in  jars.  The  display  is  a  most  tempt- 
ing one,  and  one  of  the  finest  to  be  seen  in  the  city.  Families  and 
parties  are  supplied  at  short  notice,  the  handsomest  fancy  baskets 
put  up  to  order,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  supplying  parties  with 
fancy  fruits.  Orders  are  given  the  promptest  fulfilment  by  Mr. 
Kelly  and  his  three  competent  assistants,  and  the  best  of  satisfac- 


The  Juvenile  Asylum. 


firm  exhibit  many  choice  novelties.  Mr.  Green  is  a  native  of  this 
State,  and  a  merchant  of  sound  judgment  and  superior  executive 
abilities. 


tion  is  guaranteed  with  all  goods  purchased  here.  Mr.  Kelly  is  a 
gentleman  w  ith  whom  it  is  a  pleasure  to  have  transactions,  and  he 
is  well  worthy  of  his  prosperity. 


MD.  GALLAGHER,  Diamonds,  Watches,  Clocks,  Jewelry, 
Silverware,  etc..  No.  649  Sixth  Avenue.— Mr.  M.  D.  Gal- 
^  lagher  brings  to  bear  upon  his  business  a  sound  knowl- 
edge of  its  every  department  gained  from  many  j'ears' 
practical  experience.  The  business  he  is  now  conducting  was  es- 
tablished about  fifty-seven  years  ago  by  John  Cox,  and  was  after- 
wards continued  by  Cox  &  Gallaglier  and  then  by  Gallagher  & 
Cot,  and  five  years  ago  it  came  under  the  sole  control  of  Mr.  Gal- 
lagher. The  neatly  filted-up  store,  which  has  an  area  of  20x60  feet, 
is  complete  in  all  its  appoint inents,  and  the  ornamental  plate-glass 
show-cases  ire  well  stocked  with  a  choice  assortment  of  fine,  rich 
goods,  embracing  the  very  liest  efforts  of  the  gold  and  silver-smith's 
art  in  the  w.iy  of  elegant  jewelry,  anil  also  gold  and  silver  watches, 
fancy  and  |>laiii  clocks,  diainoinls.  and  other  precious  stones,  silver 
ware,  etc.,  and  a  great  variety  of  useful,  ornamental,  beautiful 
articles  suitable  for  wedding  and  presents  for  all  occasions.  >Ir. 
Gallagher  is  an  upright,  lionorable  gentleman,  and  customers  can 
implicitly  rely  on  all  representations  and  values  quoted  by  him. 
Particular  attention  is  given  to  fine  watch,  clock,  and  jewelry  re- 
pairing, and  all  work  is  executed  in  the  very  best  maimer,  and  war- 
ranted.  Jlr.  Gallagher,  who  was  born  in  Ireland,  early  in  life  came 


MAHLER  BROTHERS,  Importers  and  Dealers  in  Men's  Fur- 
nishings, No.  .505  and  507  Sixth  Avenue.— One  of  the  most 
flourishing  business  houses  on  Sixth  Avenue  is  that  of  the 
Mahler  Bros.,  importers  and  dealers  of  fiu-nishings.  Messrs. 
L.  and  M.  S.  Mahler,  the  copartners,  have  been  associated  since 
1866,  and  by  enterprise  and  energy  and  being  liberal  and  honorable 
in  their  dealings  have  established  a  large  and  substantial  business. 
The  premises,  comprising  two  .stores  adjoining  each  other,  have  com- 
bined dimensions  of  .SOx.'in  feet,  and  are  admirably  arranged  and 
neatly  fitted  ii]>.  and  provided  with  every  convenience  for  the  pur- 
poses of  til.  liu-iii.  -s  ,  ai  ried  on.  which  embraces  ladies'  and  gentle- 
men's fm  iiisliing  gooils  and  the  manufacture  of  shirts  and  ladies' 
underwear.  The  store  is  very  attractive,  and  with  the  four  hand- 
some show-windows  forms  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  features  of 
the  thoroughfare  on  which  it  is  located.  The  facilities  of  the  firm 
for  producuig  the  best  goods  are  not  surpassed.  The  very  best 
skilled  work-people  are  employed,  and  all  goods  turned  out  will  bear 
the  most  critical  examination  and  inspection.  The  very  best  in- 
ducements are  offered  the  patrons  and  the  public  by  Me.ssrs.  Mahler 
Bros  ,  who  are  in  a  position  tocompete  favorably  with  all  legitimate 
competition.   Both  these  gentlemen  are  native  New  Yorkers. 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


DELEHANTY  &  McGRORTY,  Carpet  and  Furniture  Dealers, 
No.  352  Kightli  Avenue,  near  Twenty-eitchth  Street.— Messrs. 
Delehanty  &  McGrorty  established  themselves  in  business  as 
carpet  and  furniture  dealers  in  1877  at  No.  103  Chatham 
street.  On  May  1,  1884,  they  removed  to  their  piesent  store  at  No. 
353  Eighth  Avenue,  near  Twenty-eighth  Street,  and  since  then  they 
have  established  a  very  extensive  and  lucrative  business,  and  be- 
come classed  among  the  leading  dealers  in  their  line  on  the  avenue. 
Their  premises  comprise  five  tloors,  each  2f>x<M  feet  in  dimensions, 
and  these  are  very  appropriately  iitted  up  and  arranged.  The  stock 
carried  is  an  extensive  oue.  and  the  assortment  embraces  all  the 
latest  novelties  and  designs  in  carpets  of  both  foreign  and  domestic 
manufacture,  parlor,  dining-room,  and  kitchen  furniture  of  the 
finest  quality  and  be.st  workmanship,  upholstering  goods  of  all 
kinds,  lounges,  mattresses,  and  decorations  of  the  most  tasteful 
character.  The  house  is  at  all  times  prepared  to  fill  any  order  in  its 
line  at  the  lowest  possible  rates,  and  to  fit  out  completely  or  in  part 
private  residences,  flats,  etc..  for  cash  or  on  the  instalment  plan. 
For  beauty  and  originality  of  design,  superior  and  elaborate  finish, 
durability  and  general  excellence,  the  goods  of  this  house  stand  un- 
rivalled. All  orders  are  given  imiuediate  attention,  and  several 
courteous  assistants  are  always  in  attendance.  The  copartners  are 
Messrs.  James  V.  Delehanty  and  James  J.  McGiorty.    Both  are 


of  everything  pertaining  to  this  special  branch  of  trade.  He  occupies 
the  entire  building  and  is  extensively  patronized,  and  is  prepared  at 
all  times  to  estimate  on  work  in  any  quantity  desu-ed.  Up-town 
manufacturers  and  merchants  who  have  been  in  the  habit  of  going 
down-town  wlU  do  well  to  pay  this  estabUshment  a  visit. 

D AARON,  Importing  Tailor,  No.  921  Sixth  Avenue, — There  are 
a  number  of  enterprising  representative  business  men  on 
J  Sixth  Avenue,  and  among  them  all  there  are  none  better 
known  than  Mr.  D.  Aaron,  the  importing  tailor,  whose 
handsomely  fitted  up  store  Is  located  at  No.  921  on  that  great 
thoroughfare.  The  dimensions  of  the  store  are  15x75  feet,  and  as 
regards  fixtm-es  and  conveniences,  it  is  complete  and  perfect  in  all  its 
arrangements,  and  contains  a  valuable  assortment  of  superb  goods, 
including  eveiything  that  is  new.  beautiful  and  fashionable  in  fine 
wooUens  and  suitings,  and  also  cloths,  trouserings,  etc.  Mr.  Aaron, 
who  has  had  many  years'  experience  as  a  merchant  tailor,  designs 
and  cuts  gentlemen's  clothing  with  skill  and  precision  upon  scientific 
principles,  and  can  always  guarantee  a  perfect  fit,  the  best  quaUty 
goods,  and  workmanship  at  popular  prices.  Dress  and  business 
suits  are  a  specialtv,  and  also  mihtary  and  society  imiforras  and 
liveries,  which  are  made  in  the  best  manner  and  in  perfect  accord 
with  the  fashionable  ideas  of  the  day.  Mr.  Aaron,  who  enjoys  a  wide 


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natives  of  New  York,  and  widely  known  and  universally  respected 
for  their  business  ability  and  probity.  Mr.  Delehanty  is  a  war  vete- 
ran. He  served  during  the  Civil  War  under  the  late  General  James 
C.  Rice  of  the  Forty-fourth  New  York  Regiment,  and  was  severely 
wounded  and  honorably  discharged.  For  fifteen  years  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  business.  Mr.  McGrorty  was  brought  up  in  the  carpet 
trade  as  assistant  to  his  father,  who  was  for  many  years  a  promi- 
nent business  man  in  the  city. 

EA.  MARVIN,  Steam  Printer  and  Stationer.  Account  Book  Man- 
ufacturer, Eighth  Avenue  and  Thii-ty-fourth  Street.— The 
,  most  prominent  mercantile  and  general  book  and  job  steam 
printer  and  stationer  up-to%vn  is  Mr,  E  A.  Marvin.successor  to 
Marvin  Bros.,  at  Eighth  Avenue  and  Thirty-fourth  Street,  who  com- 
menced business  in  the  block  below,  twelve  years  ago.  Mr.  Marvin 
enjoys  a  wide  reputation  for  the  high  character  of  his  work  and  is 
one  of  the  best  exponents  of  the  "  art  preservative"  in  the  section  of 
the  city  in  which  he  is  located,  all  of  his  work  being  noted  for  the 
care,  skill,  and  good  taste  exercised  in  its  execution.  He  is  well  sup- 
plied with  every  facility  for  doing  fine  commercial  printing,  including 
new  styles  of  type,  cuts,  borders,  ornaments,  etc.,  cylinder  and  job 
presses,  and  keeps  employed  not  less  than  sixteen  skilled,  practical 
workmen  in  the  different  departments  of  his  business.  He  is  also 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  blank  and  accoimt  books  and 
ofiSce  stationery  supplies  of  all  kinds,  and  has  on  hand  a  general  line 


reputation  as  a  practical  cutter  and  merchant  tailor,  came  to  New 
York  from  Germany  many  years  ago,  and  since  1872  has  carried  on 
the  business  and  met  with  a  well-merited  success.  He  is  a  prompt, 
reliable  gentleman  of  enterprise,  and  is  highly  regarded  by  all  who 
patronize  him. 

SCHUYLER  V.  BUSKIRK,  Hardware  and  House-furnishing 
Goods,  Mechanics'  Tools  and  Builders'  Hardware;  Stoves, 
Ranges,  Heaters,  etc. ,  set  and  repaired.  No.  736  Eighth  Avenue. 
—This  gentleman  is  one  of  the  leading  exponents  of  this  branch 
of  trade  in  this  section  of  the  city.  He  established  himself  in  busi- 
ness in  1880  as  a  plumber,  steam  and  gas  fitter,  having  served  seven 
years  at  the  trade,  and  thus  becoming  perfectly  familiar  with  all  its 
branches,  and  one  year  ago  added  the  house-furnishing  department, 
which  has  proved  a  most  successful  venture,  and  to  which  he  is 
adding  largely  to  the  stock  from  time  to  time,  such  goods  as  are 
requii-ed  in  this  Une,  etc.  The  store  occupied  has  a  capacity  of  25x50 
feet,  has  two  fine  show-windows,  and  is  fitted  up  in  the  most  attrac- 
tive, tasteful,  and  convenient  manner.  A  large  superior  stock  is  car- 
ried, embracing  a  complete  assortment  of  hardware  and  house -fur- 
nishing goods,  mechanics'  tools,  and  builders'  hardware,  stoves, 
ranges,  and  heaters  of  all  kinds.  None  but  the  best  grades  of  man 
ufacture  are  represented  in  the  display,  and  at  the  same  time  the 
goods  are  offered  at  the  most  reasonable  prices  for  cash.  Mr.  Bus- 
kirk  was  born  in  New  York  city. 


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MC.  MILLER,  Dealer  in  Boots  and  Shoes,  No.  r.".")  Eifchtli 
Avenue,  near  Tliirty  eiKlith  Street.— Ainoiif;  the  leading, 
^  most  reUable  and  best  known  foot-weai-  establishments  on 
Eighth  Avenue,  may  be  meiitiniicd  llie  well  ordered  and 
deservedly  popular  emporium  of  Mr.  .^1.  c.  Mill,  i-,  di  aler  in  boots, 
shoes,  slippers,  and  rubbers.  Mr.  Jlillcr,  \\li"  \\,is  i.m  incrly  enRafred 
in  manufacturmg,  started  his  present  biisii.rss  .is  ilral.T  in  bnuls  and 
shoes  ten  years  ago,  and  he  has  sinec  ijinli  ii|i  a  iia.l.'  ..i  \asi  pro- 
portions. His  store,  whieh  has  an  area  ..1  ■j..\nio  l.-.  l,  is  ..iir  of  the 
handsomest  and  nuist  edniiih'tcly  sUiekul  si.m-s  in  ils  hnr  in  the 
city.  The  lilliiifis  and  a]ipnintiiii  nls  are  of  a  most  elegant  descrip- 
tion, and  Ileal ni  ss  and  ordi  r  pi  rvadr  the  entire  establishment.  The 
stock  is  a  heavy  and  superior  one,  and  includes  yi  high-class  grade  of 
boots,  shoes,  rubbers,  and  slippers  for  men,  women,  misses,  youths, 
boys,  and  children  of  all  ages,  sizes,  and  conditions.  These  goods  in- 
clude the  manufactures  of  Burt  and  other  noted  makers,  and  are 
thoroughly  reliable  in  all  respects.  Mr.  Miller  is  a  most  popular 
busmess  man,  and  he  is  efficiently  assisted  in  his  euteiTrise  by  a 
number  of  courteous  and  obliging  assistants. 

MAURICE  J.  SULLIVAN,  Hay,  Straw,  etc.,  No.  68  Seventh 
Avenue.— This  business  was  established  in  1882,  and  has  been 
at  the  present  location  since  .lune,  1887.  The  premises,  a 
store  and  basement,  2.5x80  feet  in  dimensions,  are  systemati- 
cally and  conveniently  arranged,  and  every  facility  is  at  hand  for  the 
advantageous  display  of  the  large,  well-selected  stock  of  staple  com- 
modities. The  trade  is  both  wholesale  and  retail,  and  three  assist- 
ants and  two  trucks  are  employed  in  supplying  the  wants  of  the 
large  and  liberal  patronage.  Mr.  SuUivan  is  a  native  of  Rhode  Island, 
and  a  gentleman  thoroughly  conversant  with  his  branch  of  commer- 
cial activity.  He  came  to  New  York  in  1K71,  and  in  1882  embarked  in 
the  enterprise  with  which  he  has  since  been  both  popularly  and  most 
prosperously  identified. 

HERMANN  THEUNE,  Manufacturer  of  and  Dealer  in  JIusical 
Instruments  and  Strinti;s,  No.  41!)  Eit;hth  Avenue.— Mr.  Her- 
mann Tlieiiiie,  the  well-known  manulaeturer  and  dealer  in 
m-.isical  instruments  and  strinj^s  of  every  description,  is  a 
thorough  practical  man  to  the  business.  He  established  business 
about  four  years  ago  at  No.  407  Eighth  Avenue,  and  May  1  of  the 
present  year  moved  to  the  present  store  now  occupied  at  No.  419  on 
that  thoroughfare.  The  premises  are  commodious,  and  have  a  front 
of  25  with  a  depth  of  80  feet,  and  complete  in  their  appointments  for 
the  purposes  of  the  business.  Mr.  Theune  has  on  sale  everything  in 
the  line  of  musical  merchandise,  and  instruments,  including  all  the 
various  makes  of  pianos  and  organs  and  wind  and  string  instruments 
generally,  and  is  agent  for  the  Sterling  Organ  and  Piano  Co.  and 
pianos  of  his  own  make  at  $200  and  $2.")0,  grand,  cabinet,  and  upright 
andjthe  .^iolian  Music  Company.  He  also  manufactures  musical 
instruments  to  order,  and  makes  a  special  business  of  repairing,  exe- 
cuting the  work  with  skill  in  the  very  best  maimer.  He  also  has  the 
very  best  quality  strings,  and  also  music-books  and  all  the  new 
sheet  niiisic,  and  also  music-boxes  and  all  the  different  articles  that 
belon::  to  the  business.  Mr.  Theune  is  a  practical  business  man  and 
a  skilled  musician.  He  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  came  to  New 
York  in  1871. 

ROBERT  MILLER,  Carpets.  (Oil  cloths.  No.  64.5  Eighth  Avenue. 
—This  business  was  founded  by  Mr.  Miller  upwards  of  sL-cteen 
years  ago,  and  during  that  long  period  has  met  with  an  un- 
interrupted success.  He  is  intimately  familiar  with  all  the 
wants  and  fancies  of  the  trade  in  whioli  he  is  enu'a;,-ed,  sustains  rela. 
tions  of  the  most  favorable  character  with  iiiipni  t,  i  s  and  manufac- 
turers for  the  purchase  of  his  supplies,  and  in  every  department  of 
his  business  offers  inducements  to  pnrehasers  ilifiieiilt  of  realization 
elsewhere.  His  premises  eoinpi  ise  a  line  store  and  basement,  each 
2.5x100  feet  in  diniensions;  it  is  handsomely  linished  and  appointed. 
Five  e.xperienced  is-i^i ant,  ne  required  to  wait  upon  the  numerous 
patrons.  Thest.  ,  K  e,i  l  i  .i  embraces  carpets  of  all  kinds,  the  finest 
productions  of  f(>i-.  i;,'n  and  American  looms,  including  body  Brussels, 
velvet,  tapestry,  and  ingrain  of  all  plys,  together  with  all  kiiuls  of 
oil-cloths  and  mattings  of  the  latest  designs  and  patl.  ins.  with  a 
full  assortment  of  window-shades,  cm-tains,  and  tlieir  li.vtures. 
All  orders  are  promptly  filled,  and  carpets  are  cut,  made,  and  laid, 
and  window-shades  and  curtains  put  up.  Mr.  Miller  is  a  native  of 
Ireland,  but  has  resided  here  many  j-ears. 


DH.  GEO.  L.  LAMSON,  Surgeon  Dentist.  No.  0.54  Eighth  Avenue. 
-.Among  the  foremost  denial  practitioners  in  this  part  of  the 
city  may  be  mentioned  the  name  of  Dr.  Geo.  L.  Lainson, 
siu'geon  dentist,  who  sustains  an  Al  reputation  for  reliability 
and  skill  in  extracting,  treatment  of  the  gums,  and  artificial  work; 
standing  in  the  forefront  in  this  line  hereabout.  Dr.  Lainson,  who 
is' a  skilful  and  e.\pert  dentist,  was  born  in  this  State,  and  is  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  New  York  College  of  Dentistry.  He  commenced  practice 
eleven  years  ago,  and  has  from  the  first  rapidly  won  his  way  to 
imljlie  favor  and  prominence,  his  patronage  now  being  very  exten- 
sive lie  ..eeiipies  haudsome  and  commodious  offices  supplied  with 
III.  Im  si  laeiiiiirs  and  completely  equijiped  with  the  most  improved 
dental  appliances  and  devices,  and  no  effort  is  spared  to  render  the 
utmost  satisfaction  in  every  instanee.  Teeili  :u<-  extracted,  filled, 
and  adjusted  in  the  most  reliable  .and  i  xe.  ll.  nt  manner;  sets  are 
made  to  order  in  the  highest  style  of  the  ai  t.  .and  dentistry  in  all  its 
features  and  phases  is  executed  with  judgment  and  skill. 

TENNIS  TRANSFER  EXPRESS  COMPANY,  Main  Office  Ninth 
Avenue,  southwest  corner  of  Fifty-second  Street.— One  of  the 
most  reliable  and  trustworthy  transfer  expresses  of  the  con- 
cerns engaged  in  this  line  is  that  of  the  Tennis  Express  Com- 
pany. The  business  was  foumled  four  years  ago  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor, .Ml  .  .loliii  II.  'I'l  iiiiis,  whose  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
indusliy  and  his  eiier^'etie  mi-tliods  have  won  for  him  a  marked 
success,  lie  has  built  up  a  large,  active  trade,  and  the  services  of 
his  baggage-wagons  and  furniture-trucks  are  in  constant  demand. 
Mr.  Tennis  calls  for  and  delivers  baggage,  packages,  and  freight  to 
all  parts  of  the  eity.  transfers  with  all  responsible  expresses,  checks 
baggage  to  .and  li  oin  all  lailioads.  steaiiishi|is,  and  steamboats,  and 
makes  a  le.idin;;  speei.illy  <'r  movim,'  rmniiure.  He  is  prompt  in 
answerin;,'  all  calls,  while  the  charges  made  are  always  reasonable. 

WILLIAM  KEIL,  Jr.,  Practical  Sign,  Wagon,  and  Carriage 
Painter,  No.  793  Ninth  Avenue,  near  Fifty -third  Street.— 
Although  he  founded  his  business  a  little  more  than  a  year 
ago,  Mr.  Wilham  Keil,  Jr.,  has  succeeded  in  drawing  about 
him  a  patronage  of  an  extent  and  character  that  cannot  be  otherwise 
than  gratifying  and  encouraging  to  the  young  and  enterprising  pro- 
prietor. Mr.  Keil  was  born  in  this  city,  and  jirior  to  starting  business 
on  his  own  account  received  a  thorough  practical  training  in  his 
business  of  sign,  wagon,  and  carriage  paintliiL:.  This  training  stood 
him  in  great  stead,  and  enabled  him  to  afford  the  fullest  satisfaction 
to  those  who  encouraged  him  in  the  outset  of  his  bnsim  ss  career  by 
favoring  him  with  their  orders.  He  has  not  onl.v  succeeded  in  secur- 
ing the  permanent  patronage  of  those  who  thus  lent  him  a  helping 
hand,  but  has  won  favors  from  niunerous  outsiders,  so  that  his  en- 
terprise may  now  be  said  to  have  been  established  on  a  firm  and 
lasting  basis.  Mr.  Keil  occupies  for  the  purposes  of  the  business  a 
two-story  brick  building,  measuring  25x60  feet,  and  this  is  fitted  up 
completely  with  all  the  best  appliances  for  the  successful  prosecu- 
tion of  the  enterprise.  Fifteen  skilled  and  experienced  hands  are 
employed.  The  specialty  of  the  concern  is  the  manufacturing  and 
painting  of  brewers'  metal  signs.  Mr.  Keil  is  pushing,  enterprising, 
and  thoroughly  reliable. 

TF.  OVERTON,  Dispensing  and  Family  Chemist,  No.  90.5  Eighth 
Avenue.— Among  the  prominent  gentlemen  up-town  there 
^  are  none  better  kmown  than  Mr.  T.  F.  (Jverton,  the  popular 
dispensing  and  family  chemist,  who  for  twenty -seven  years 
lias  been  filling  prescriptions  and  supplying  the  citizens  in  the  section 
in  which  he  is  located  with  medicines,  toilet  lu-ticles,  etc.  Mr.  Over- 
ton, who  was  bom  in  England,  arrived  in  New  York  many  years  ago, 
and  has  during  his  long  business  career  won  the  confidence  of  his 
patrons  and  the  medical  fraternity  generally.  Hi"  is  careful  and  ac- 
curate, and  in  the  preparation  of  physicians'  jirescriptions  u.ses  onl.v 
the  very  best  and  highest  quality  drugs,  and  gives  that  attention  to 
compounding  them  their  importance  demands.  His  long  associa- 
tion with  drugs  and  medicines  has  made  him  famihar  with  their 
properties  and  values,  and  enable  him  to  distinguish  between  the 
genuine  and  the  adulterated.  His  stock  is  always  full  and  complete, 
and  inchides  all  the  various  drugs  from  all  parts  of  the  world  and 
also  the  special  pharmaceutical  preparations  and  proprietary  reme- 
dies and  extracts,  and  toilet  requisites,  etc.  The  store,  which  is  taste- 
fully fitted  up.  has  dimensions  of  25x45  feet.  Two  competent  assist- 
ants are  employed. 


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ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


T HUGHES  &  SON,  Wholesale  Dealers  in  Country  Produce, 
Fimits,  etc..  No.  681  Hudson  Street  and  No.  3i  Ninth 
^  Avenue.— The  trade  carried  on  in  country  produce,  fruits, 
etc.,  forms  one  of  the  important  industries  of  the  city,  and  is 
well  representee'  by  men  of  capital,  integrity,  and  enterprise,  notable 
among  whom  iz  Ihe  firm  of  T.  Hughes  &  Son,  who  are  located  at  No. 
681  Hudson  Street.  The  premises  have  a  front  of  25  feet  with  a 
depth  of  7.5,  and  extend  through  to  Ninth  Avenue,  and  as  regards 
facilities  and  conveniences  for  business  and  storage  purposes  are 
complete  and  perfect  in  all  their  arrangements.  The  firm  have  con- 
nections throughout  all  the  surrounding  country  and  in  the  West,  and 
are  constantly  in  receipt  of  all  kinds  of  produce  and  choice  fruits,  and 
supply  a  widespread  wholesale  demand  and  make  shipments  to 
various  sections.  The  position  of  Messrs.  T.  Hughes  &  Son  is  such 
that  they  can  supply  the  best  articles  at  the  lowest  prices,  and  meet 
all  demands  and  fill  orders  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  who  have 
business  relations  with  the  house.  Mr.  T.  Hughes,  the  head  of  the 
firm,  who  came  to  New  York  from  Ireland  over  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 


Bowery  Savings  Bank, 


tury  ago,  was  for  some  years  engaged,  in  the  grocery  trade  in  this 
city,  which  he  relinquished  in  1884,  and  established  the  business  he  is 
now  engaged  in,  associating  with  him  hLs  son,  Mr.  James  Hughes, 
and  under  the  present  firm  name  a  large,  first-class  trade  has  been 
established.  Mr.  T.  Hughes  is  one  of  the  most  prominent,  influential 
men  in  the  line  in  which  he  is  engaged,  and  sustains  an  excellent 
status  in  business  circles.  His  son  and  copartner,  Mr.  James 
Hughes,  is  a  native  New  Yorker,  and  a  live,  wide-awake,  energetic 
busmess  man. 

HERMON  W.  ATWOOD,  Pharmacist,  No.  846  Broadway,  be- 
tween Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  Streets.— Mr.  Atwood  is  a 
native  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  has  resided  in  New  York  for 
a  quarter  of  a  century.   He  is  a  pharmaceutical  and  duly 
registered  druggist.    He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  College  of 
Pharmacy  and  for  the  past  ten  years  has  been  one  of  its  trustees.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  and  American  pharmaceuti- 


cal associations.  He  has  been  connected  with  the  drug  trade  for  the 
past  twenty-seven  years,  and  in  18U7  opened  his  present  store  on 
Broadway,  where  he  has  built  up  a  very  extensive  trade.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  comprise  salesroom  and  basement,  each  25x7.5  feet  in 
dimensions.  The  salesroom  is  very  handsomely  fitted  up  with  marble- 
top  counters  and  silver-mounted  show-case;  a  very  elaborately  con- 
structed  soda-water  fountain  also  forms  a  portion  of  the  equipments. 
The  stock  consists  of  a  carefuUy-selected  assortment  of  fresh,  pure 
drugs  and  chemicals,  proprietary  medicines  and  remedies,  fancy 
toUet-articles.  perfumeries,  mineral-waters  of  foreign  and  domestic 
production,  etc.  In  the  prescription  department  the  compounding 
of  physicians'  prescriptions  and  family  recipes  is  given  the  greatest 
care,  and  every  precaution  is  taken  to  prevent  the  occurrence  of  mis- 
takes. From  four  to  five  assistants  are  employed.  Mr.  Atwood  also 
has  an  establishment  at  West  End,  Long  Branch,  N.  J. 

NEUxMANN  BROTHERS,  Bookbinders,  Nos.  76  and  78  East  Ninth 
Street  (opposite  A.  T.  Stewart  s),  near  Broadway.— Among 
the  most  enterprising  and  successful  bookbinding  concerns  in 
the  metropohs  is  that  of  Messrs.  Neumann  Brothers.  The  co- 
partners in  this  enterprise  are  Messrs.  Charles  G.  and  Ferdinand 
Neumann,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  New  York.  They  were 
brought  up  in  the  trade,  in  which  they  have  long  been  considered  ex- 
perts, and  about  ten  years  ago  they  started  business  on  their  own 
account.  The  firm  occupy  two  floors  in  the  building  at  the  address 
indicated,  and  each  floor  has  a  capacity  of  25x75  feet.  These  are 
equipped  with  every  modern  appliance  for  the  tasteful  and  durable 
binding  of  books  of  every  description  for  private  customers.  Every 
facility  is  possessed  for  the  prompt  and  satisfactory  fulfilment  of  all 
orders.  The  firm  employ  from  ten  to  fifteen  hands.  Every  branch 
of  the  business  is  executed  here,  and  the  proprietors  have  won  a  rep- 
utation for  first-class  skill  and  excellent  judgment  in  their  occupa- 
tion. The  firm  have  an  extensive  and  widespread  trade,  and  many  of 
their  customers  are  counted  among  the  leading  in  the  city.  The  firm 
give  particular  attention  to  fine  work  for  first-class  private  trade, 
such  as  the  binding  of  scientific  books  and  works  of  art.  They  are 
always  abreast  of  the  times  in  new  designs  of  binding,  and  their 
charges  are  always  fair  and  equitable. 

NA.  FULLER,  Commission  Merchant  in  Hay  and  Straw, 
Thirty-third  Street  and  Eleventh  Avenue.— Among  those 
in  New  York  who  are  prominently  engaged  in  handling 
hay  and  straw  is  Mr.  N.  A.  Fuller,  who  is  located  on 
West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  near  Eleventh  Avenue,  having  large 
storage  capacity  in  the  hay-sheds  of  the  N.  Y.  Central  &  Hudson 
River  Raihoad,  and  New  York,  West  Shore  &  Buffalo  Railway.  He 
established  his  business  here  in  1885,  and  by  energy,  enterprise,  and 
reliable  methods  has  built  it  up  to  its  present  large  and  gi-atifying 
proportions.  Large  consignments  are  received  daily  from  the'best 
producing  sections,  and,  as  Mr.  Fuller  has  a  ready  and  remunerative 
market  for  all  goods  received,  consignors  can  always  rely  upon  re- 
ceiving prompt  and  satisfactory  returns.  He  has  built  up  a  large 
and  influential  trade  by  cart  and  car-load  lots,  and  his  facilities  for 
readily  filling  all  orders  on  the  most  advantageous  terms  are  of  the 
most  ample  and  perfect  character.  Mr.  Fuller  is  a  native  of  Lock- 
port,  N.  Y.,  and  is  recognized  as  an  honorable  and  useful  citizen,  and 
a  Uve,  enterprising  and  progressive  business  man. 

MERRITT'S,  Printing,  No.  802  Eighth  Avenue.— Among  the 
most  popular  and  reUable  establishments  devoted  to  the 
printing  and  stationery  business  on  the  up-town  west  side 
of  the  city  may  be  mentioned  "  Merritt's,"  Printer  and  Sta- 
tioner, and  dealer  in  music,  new  and  fancy  articles,  than  which 
no  concern  of  the  kind  in  this  vicinity  maintains  a  higher  reputation 
for  excellent  work,  first-class  goods,  and  upright  dealmg.  This  thriv- 
ing and  prosperous  enterprise  was  started  about  fourteen  years  ago, 
and  from  the  inception  of  the  business  has  been  conducted  with  uni- 
form success.  The  store,  which  is  25x40  feet  in  area,  is  nicely  fitted-up 
and  well  kept,  and  a  fuU  and  fine  assortment  of  general  stationery, 
cards,  blank  books,  pads,  writing-paper  of  all  kinds,  novelties,  smaU 
wares,  fancy  articles,  newspapers,  pictorials,  periodicals,  magazines, 
sheet  music,  music-books,  etc  ,  is  constantly  carried.  The  shop  aLso  is 
ample  and  well-equipped,  and  two  expert  hands  are  employed,  whUe 
two  jobber  presses  are  in  service;  job  printing  of  every  description 
being  attended  to  in  the  most  prompt  and  superior  manner,  and  alto- 
gether a  flourishing  business  is  carried  on. 


THli    METROPOLIS    OF    1  O  -  D  A  Y . 


205 


JOHN  F.  TULLY,  Flor  ist,  Stons  No.  CT  Kiglitli  Avenue,  between 
I'liii  ic  eiiih  and  Foui  tt-eiitli  Streets;  Stand,  southwest  corner 
I'lii  ty  iiiuth  Street  ii,iul  Eifilitli  Avenue.— One  among  the  most 
popular  of  the  many  florists  in  the  city  is  Mr.  John  F.  Tully, 
whose  places  are  great  favorites  with  the  public,  who  are 
always  assured  of  finding  just  what  the}'  want  in  the  way  of  beauti- 
ful, fashionable  cut-flowers  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Mr.  Tully 
has  had  ten  years"  experience  as  a  florist,  and  since  1882  has  been  es- 
tablished in  business  and  made  many  friends,  ami  is  enjoying  a  lib- 
eral patronage  from  all  classes  of  the  citizens.  He  is  a  gentleman 
having  remarkable  good  taste  and  judgment  in  designing  and  ar- 
ranging bouquets,  baskets,  antl  also  funeral  pieces  and  orna- 
mental floral  desifjiis  for  dinner-tables  and  for  the  boudoir,  the 
drawing-room,  an  1  l  .r  He  receives  fresh  every  day  the  choic- 
est and  most  (Ir.sii  alii.-  c  ut  (lowers,  and  can  fill  orders  at  very  short 
notice;and  thi>M-  whi  ])atr.iniz.'  his  establishments  find  that  he  is  re- 
liable and  can  ahv.i.\  s  \>c  (Icpciuli'il  nn  t.)  meet  their  deinands  in  the 
most  satisfactoi-y  iiiauner.  :\Ir.  Tully  was  Ixirii  and  brought  up  in 
Now  York,  and  is  one  among  the  most  iiopular  llorists  in  the  city. 
He  is  assisted  in  his  Ki^rlith  Avenue  store  by  his  worthy  and  estim- 
able wile.  Ill'  is  a  member  of  the  American  Legion  of  Honor,  and 
laso  of  the  Theatrical  Mechanics. 

PF.  TURNER,  Manufacturer  of  Prime  Domestic  Sheep  and  Hog 
Casings,  Gut  String.^  Etc  ,  No.  491  Eleventh  Avenue.— One 
^    of  the  few  houses  that  make  a  specialty  of  the  import, 

i'X])c:il,  luanufai-tm f ,  and  sale  of  sausage  casings,  gut 
string,  etc.  is  that  of  Mr.  1'.  V.  Turner.  This  house  was  established 
a  score  of  years  ago,  and  .luring  its  career  has  been  guided  by  those 
principles  of  just  and  honoiul.lr  il.-aliii:;  that  w.-n-  more  characteris- 
tic of  an  earlier  period  in  our  lii^t.iry  tliau  mark  the  conduct  of 
some  of  the  establislmifnts  of  tin-  presmt  day.  Jlr.  Turner  has  a 
nicely-furnished  ortiL-e  on  llif  s.c.nil  tloor  of  the  building,  No. -191 
Eleventh  Avenue,  and  liis  larmry  is  >ituated  at  No.  600  West  Thirty- 
ninth  Street.  The  latter  is  aU\»-^uny  building,  2.5x60  feet  in  dimen- 
sions. This  is  e<iuipped  with  all  necessary  mechanical  appliances, 
and  the  machinery  is  operated  by  a  steam-engine  of  twenty-five 
horse-power.  Jlr.  Turner  imports  the  best  brands  of  English  sheep 
casings,  and  manufactures  all  kinds  (.f  sausage  casings  fo.r  domestic 
use  and  export,  which  find  a  ready  and  jirotitable  sale.  Mr.  Turner, 
■who  permanently  employs  twenty-five  hands,  also  manufactures  all 
kinds  of  gut  strings  for  racquet  and  lawn-tennis  bats,  clocks, 
looms,  etc.,  a  specialty  being  made  of  racquet  and  lawn  tennis  gut. 
The  trade  of  the  house  is  one  of  large  projiortions,  and  extends  to 
all  sections  of  the  Union.  The  best  of  facilities  are  employed  for 
the  prompt  filling  of  orders.  BIr.  Turner  is  an  Irishman  by  birth. 
The  reputation  he  has  always  retained  for  promptness  and  reliabil- 
ity in  all  transactions  is  second  to  none,  and  he  ranks  among  the 
first  in  his  line  of  business  in  the  country. 

BLOOBIFIELD'S  Shoe  Store,  No.  367  Sixth  Avenue.— The  foot- 
wear trade  is  well  represented  on  tliis  great  trade  avenue  one 
of  the  old-established  and  popular  houses  in  this  line  being 
that  of  Mr.  Solomon  Bloomfield,  dealer  in  men,  women,  and 
children's  fine  shoes  at  No.  367  Sixth  Avenue.  Mr.  Bloomfield  estab- 
lished at  the  present  site  in  1873,  and  by  able  and  popular  manage- 
ment has  reared  a  large  and  lucrative  trade.  The  premises  consist 
of  a  store  and  basement  20x80  feet  in  dimensions,  and  in  the  elegantly 
appointed  salesroom  is  displayed  one  of  the  finest  stocks  of  boots, 
shoes,  rubbers,  etc.,  to  be  found  in  this  city.  A  corps  of  ten  assist- 
ants is  employed,  and  the  large  and  liberal  patronage  is  drawn  from 
the  best  custom  of  the  vicinity.  Mr.  Bloomfield  is  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, but  came  to  this  country  as  far  back  as  1!U8.  In  1865  he  em- 
barked in  the  shoe  trade,  and  by  his  well-directed  and  popular  efforts 
has  achieved  a  marked  business  success. 

WM.  T.  N.\SH,  Auctioneer  and  Dealer  in  Furniture,  etc.,  No. 
Iftj  Fourth  Avenue.— Mr.  Nash  is  a  native  of  New  York, 
and  is  widely  known  in  business  circles.  For  years  he  was 
engaged  in  the  house-furnishing  and  hardware  trade,  and 
entered  upon  his  present  enterprise  in  1879,  the  firm  being  Clark  & 
Nash,  Mr.  Nash  succeeding  to  the  entire  control  in  1882.  The  premises 
■occupied  comprise  a  building  having  three  stories  and  a  ba.sement 
each  floor  having  dimensions  of  2.5x80  feet.  The  place  is  fitted  up  in 
the  most  approved  style,  and  is  filled  with  an  immense  stock  of  par- 
lor, bedrooa,  kitchen,  and  office  furniture  of  every  description,  fold- 


ing-beds, mattresses,  stoves,  ranges,  and  household  goods  of  ever>- 
variety.  Mr.  Nash,  in  addition  to  private  sales,  regularly  holds 
public  sales,  always  largely  attended  by  discerning  buyers,  who  can 
in  this  way  constantly  pick  up  excellent  bargains.  Mr.  Nash  is  noted 
for  always  making  prompt  settlements,  and  he  never  fails  to  give  en- 
tire satisfaction. 

WM.  J.  JIURPHY,  Equitable  .Market,  No.  4.57  Fourth  Avenue. 
—The  business  of  this  establishment  was  inaugurated  in 
1882  by  the  present  proprietor,  Jlr.  Wm.  J.  Murphy,  under 
whose  energetic  and  popular  management  it  scored  suc- 
cess from  the  outset.  Mr.  Murphy,  who  was  born  in  England,  came 
to  the  United  States  eighteen  years  ago,  and  has,  during  the  entu« 
time,  been  connected  with  his  present  Une  of  business.  His  sound 
judgment  enables  him  to  make  the  best  selections,  and  he  keeps  in 
stock  none  but  the  most  reliable  goods.  He  receives  fresh  supplies 
daily,  and  carries  on  a  brisk  trade  as  a  general  dealer  in  fresh  and 
salt  meats  of  all  kinds,  poultry  and  game,  fish,  oysters,  and  vegeta- 
bles. Three  clerks  and  two  delivery  teams  form  the  working  force. 
Orders  are  promptly  filled,  and  all  wants  are  supplied  at  the  lowest 
market  rates.  Families  will  find  this  a  most  desirable  market  to  deal  at. 

JACOB  DUX.  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printer,  Nos.  644-648  Eighth 
Avenue.— In  the  up-town  districts  we  have  a  number  of  re- 
liable and  honest  printers.  Among  these  we  may  mention 
Mr.  Jacob  Dux,  the  book  and  job  printer,  at  Nos.  644,  046, 
and  648  Eighth  Avenue.  He  has  been  engaged  in  business  on  his 
own  account  for  nineteen  years,  and  has  the  most  thorough  and 
intimate  knowledge  of  this  business.  At  his  establishment  we  find 
the  office  fitted  up  with  two  very  fine  cylinder  presses,  three  job 
presses,  engine  and  boiler,  and  other  machines  of  recent  and  im- 
proved styles,  so  that  the  work  turned  out  has  the  advantage  of 
being  after  the  most  approved  order.  We  have  personally  examined 
some  of  this  work,  and  regard  the  execution  of  the  presswork  as  ex- 
cellent. A  number  of  efficient  and  competent  compositors  and 
pressmen  are  constantly  kept  busy  in  getting  out  the  orders.  The 
prices  at  which  orders  are  executed  are  low,  when  we  take  into  ac- 
count the  superior  quality  of  th?  work  done.  The  proprietor  of  this 
business  was  born  in  Germanj-,  and  is  an  energetic  and  pushing 
business  man. 

GEORGE  W.  STEVENS,  Dentist,  No.  663  Eighth  Avenue.- Oneof 
the  most  reliable  and  deservedly  popular  professional  men 
of  New  York  is  Mr.  George  W.  Stevens,  who  established  him- 
self as  a  surgeon-dentist  fifteen  years  ago,  and  during  this 
lengthy  period  has  built  up  a  very  widely-extended  and  liberal 
patronage.  His  office,  reception  and  operating  rooms  are  eligibly 
located  in  a  spacious  and  admirably  equipped  building,  and  are 
handsomely  furnished  with  all  conveniences  and  facilities  for  the 
comfort  of  patients.  Mr.  Stevens  makes  a  specialty  of  filling  teeth 
■vvith  gold,  silver,  or  platinum,  and  of  manufacturing  artificial  ones; 
and  his  long  experience,  recognized  skill,  and  conscientious  work  in 
all  departments  of  dental  surgery  have  gained  for  him  his  present 
enviable  reputation.  The  latest  improved  appliances  are  used  for 
the  painless  extraction  of  teeth,  and  the  charges  made  for  strictly 
first-class  and  reliable  work  of  all  kinds  are  very  moderate.  Mr. 
Stevens  is  a  native  of  this  State,  and  has  resided  in  the  metropolis 
during  the  greater  part  of  his  lifetime,  and  has  made  a  thorough 
study  of  mechanical  and  surgical  dentistry  in  their  various  branches. 

JOHN  SCHELLHASE,  Furniture,  Upholstery,  and  Interior  Dec- 
orations, No.  4.58  Fourth  Avenue,  between  Thirtieth  and 
Thirty-fii-st  Streets  — This  enterprise  was  founded  twelve 
years  aj.'o  by  the  present  proprietor,  who  has  had  twenty- 
five  years'  eNi«'rience  in  the  furnitiu-e,  upholstery,  and  interior 
deeoratm;:  liu-iness,  and  is  an  expert  in  all  its  branches.  The  store 
occupied  is  conuuodious,  neatly  and  attractively  fitted  up,  and  con- 
tains a  superior  stock  of  fine  furniture  and  upholstery  goods,  all 
of  the  best  grades  of  manufacture.  Mr.  Schellhase  makes  a  spe- 
cialty of  the  execution  of  orders  for  interior  decoration  and  uphol- 
stering, performing  all  work  in  the  most  finished,  careful  manner, 
while  his  prices  are  always  consistently  reasonable.  A  native  of 
Germany,  Jlr.  Schellhase  has  resided  in  the  United  States  for  the  past 
twenty-one  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  also  the 
Liederkranz  and  Arion  societies,  and  is  in  every  way  worthy  of 
public  confidence  and  patronage. 


2,06 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK. 


W EDGAR  PRUDEN,  Jobber  and  Retailer  of  BuUders'  Hard- 
ware, Iron.  Steel,  and  Metals,  Machinists  and  Contractors' 
,  Supplies,  Tools,  Cutlery,  etc.,  Nos.  801  and  8B3  Eighth 
Avenue.— The  vast  variety  of  Implements,  utensils,  and 
tools  that  are  classified  under  the  head  of  general  hardware  renders 
that  trade  one  of  great  importance  in  every  community,  and  a  lead- 
ing establishment  in  that  hne  in  this  city  is  that  of  Mr.  W.  Edgar 
Pruden,  located  at  Nos.  861  and  863  Eighth  Avenue,  between  Fifty- 
first  and  Fifty-second  streets.  This  house  was  founded  in  18.58,  by 
Messrs.  J.  S.  Priiden  &  Sons,  the  present  proprietor  succeeding  to  the 
sole  control  in  1886.  The  premises  occupied  for  trade  purposes  com- 
prise a  store  and  basement,  40x100  feet  each,  w'lich  are  in  every  way 
well  adapted  for  the  transaction  of  the  extensive  business  carried  on, 
and  give  ample  accommodations  for  the  immense  stock  that  is  con- 
stantly carried.  As  a  jobber  and  retailer  of  builders'  hardware,  iron, 
steel,  and  metals,  machinists  and  contractors'  supphes,  tools,  cutlery, 
etc.,  Mr.  Pruden  has  developed  a  wide  reputation  and  an  extensive 
patronage,  which  is  broadly  distributed  throughout  the  country, 
and  is  annually  growing  in  magnitude  and  importance  under  the 
stimulating  effects  of  energy  and  enterprise  of  a  high  order.  The 
general  stock  here  displayed  is  very  large  and  varied,  comprising 
every  description  of  supplies  for  the  builder,  the  mechanic,  the 
machinist,  the  contractor,  carpenter,  locksmith,  butcher,  carriage 
manufacturer,  and  housekeeper,  that  belong  especially  to  the  hard- 
ware trade,  while  the  specialties  of  the  house  bear  such  a  character 
for  usefulness  and  value  as  to  command  universal  attention  and  gen- 
eral patronage.  The  stock  is  all  purchased  direct  from  manufacturers 
and  first  hands,  an  advantage  that  is  duly  appreciated  by  consumers 
in  this  city  and  the  trade  throughout  the  country,  as  shown  by  their 
liberal  patronage.  Mr.  Pruden  is  a  native  of  New  York  State,  and 
closely  aUied  to  the  advancement  of  the  commercial  prosperity  of  this 
city. 

WILLIAM  H.  BOTJER,  Dealer  in  Teas,  Coffees,  Sugars,  Spices, 
Flour,  Fruits,  Vegetables,  etc.,  No.  720  Seventh  Avenue.— 
A  representative  merchant  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and 
retail  grocery  trade  in  ^his  section  of  the  city  is  Mr. 
William  H.  Botjer.  Mr.  Botjer  began  business  operations  twenty 
years  ago,  and  has  built  up  an  extensive  permanent  patronage,  mak- 
ing it  a  fixed  rule  of  his  establishment  to  handle  none  but  the  best 
grade  goods.  The  store  occupied  is  desirably  located  for  trade  pur- 
poses, and  is  neatly  and  conveniently  appointed  in  all  its  departments. 
The  splendid  stock  carried  embraces  a  complete  variety  of  teas, 
coffees  and  spices,  sugars,  flour,  canned  goods,  imported  and  Ameri- 
can table  delicacies,  fruits,  vegetables,  and  all  other  goods  compre- 
hended in  a  first-class  stock  of  this  character.  The  prices 
are  fixed  upon  the  lowest  basis  consistent  with  full  values,  and 
orders  are  promptly  filled  on  the  most  favorable  terms. 
An  active  trade  is  constantly  commanded,  and  six  clerks  are 
employed.  Mr.  Botjer  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  has  re- 
sided in  the  United  States  for  the  past  twenty-five  years.  He 
refers  to  the  following  :  NurseiT  and  Child's  Hospital,  Fifty-first 
Street  and  Lexington  Avenue;  Nursery  and  Child's  Hospital,  Staten 
Island;  Woman's  Hospital,  Forty-ninth  Street  and  Fourth  Avenue; 
OldXadies'  Home,  One  Hundred  and  Fourth  Street  and  Tenth  Ave- 
nue; Chapin  Home,  Sixty  sixth  Street  between  Lexington  and  Thii-d 
avenues;  New  York  Training  School,  No.  lC3East  Thirty-sixth  Street. 

DR  J.  A.  TURNER,  Dentist.  No.  1307  Broadway.— Dr.  Turner  is 
from  Kentucky,  originally,  and  was  graduated  at  the  Ohio 
Dentist  College.  He  has  had  an  experience  of  more  than 
twenty  years  in  his  profession  in  this  city,  and  enjoys  a  wide 
reputation  as  a  careful,  reliable  dentist,  and  numbers  among  his 
patrons  inaii.v  of  the  best  families  up-town.  He  is  a  progressive 
gentlpiuan.  and  keeps  pace  with  all  the  improvements  that  have  been 
introiliiced  into  his  profession,  and  is  well  provided  with  every  fa- 
cility; lie  has  all  the  new  improved  appliances  requisite,  and  ex- 
tracts teeth  with  his  pain  obtunder,  a  very  ingenions  contrivance 
which  makes  the  operation  as  painless  as  possible.  Dr.  Turner's 
specialty  is  the  preservation  of  the  natural  teeth,  in  which  branch 
of  his  profession  he  is  very  successful,  and  is  a  practical  expert  in 
filling  teeth  with  gold  or  other  substances  used  for  that  purpose.  He 
also  makes  teeth  to  order,  in  sets  or  singly,  and  freely  guarantees  sat- 
isfaction. The  Doctor  is  very  moderate  in  his  charges.  He  also  ad- 
ministers gas  when  desired,  and  is  very  careful  and  reliable  in  all 
operations. 


CSHORTMEIER,  House,  Sign,  and  Wagon  Painter,  No.  430 
Eleventh  Avenue.— This  gentleman  founded  his  business  ten 
^  years  ago  and  has  built  up  an  extensive  and  influeptial 
patronage,  owing  to  the  superiority  and  uniform  excellence  of 
all  work  performed  by  him,  and  he  bears  a  most  enviable  reputation 
in  the  trade.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  floor  having  di- 
mensions of  2.5x100  feet,  and  equipped  in  the  most  approved  style  for 
all  the  required  purposes,  with  an  excellent  stock  of  dry  and  mixed 
paints,  colors,  brushes,  etc.,  aU  of  the  best  quahty.  Employing  a 
fore?  of  from  eight  to  fifteen  hands,  Mr.  Shortmeier  gives  special 
attention  to  the  execution  of  house,  sign,  and  wagon  painting  of  every 
description,  performing  all  contracts  promptly  and  in  the  most ' 
workmanlike  manner.  Estimates  are  furnished  on  apphcation  and 
charges  are  based  at  the  lowest  possible  rates,  Mr.  Shortmeier  is  a 
native  of  New  York,  famiharly  known,  and  is  doing  his  full  share 
towards  furthering  the  best  interests  of  the  commimity. 

RKANZE,  Electrician,  No.  90  East  Ninth  Street,  between  Fourth 
Avenue  and  Broadway.— An  excellent  electrician,  and  one 
^  who  has  acquired  considerable  fame  as  such  in  our  midst,  is 
Mr.  R.  Kanze.  He  began  business  on  his  own  account  in  1876, 
and  he  has  succeeded  in  biulding  up  a  large  and  very  important  pat- 
ronage. He  occupies  a  store  15x60  feet  in  dimensions,  and  this  is  ap- 
propriately fitted  up  and  equipped  for  the  business  Several  experi- 
enced and  duly  qualified  artisans  are  employed.  Electric  beUs,  me- 
chanical bells,  annunciators,  electric  door-openers,  mechanical 
door  -  openers,  speaking  -  tubes,  etc  ,  are  put  up  for  chm-ches, 
hotels,  dweUings.  and  private  houses;  and  electric  experimental 
machinery,  medical  batteries,  models,  fine  machinery,  etc., 
are  made  to  order.  The  facihties  of  the  establishment  for  exe- 
cuting all  commissions  promptly  and  satisfactorily  at  reasonable 
rates  are  complete  and  ample,  and  the  house  commands  a  large 
trade.  Among  thf  numerous  establishments  equipped  with  electrical 
apphances  by  Mr.  Kanze,  we  may  mention  the  Brevoort  House,  the 
St.  Denis  Hotel,  Cooper  Union,  Bible  House,  .Jansen  Bachelor 
Apartments,  etc.  Mr.  Kanze  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  since  which  time  he  has  been  identified  as  an 
accomplished  electrician  and  a  first  class  business  man. 

AALGEO,  Manufacturer  of  Straw  Hats,  No,  .539  Hudson  Street. 
—An  old-estabhshed  and  representative  house  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  straw  hats  in  the  metropolis  is  that  of 
Mr.  A.  Algeo,  whose  office  and  factory  are  located  at  No.  .539 
Hudson  Street.  This  business  was  established  by  Mr.  Algeo  thirty 
years  ago,  since  which  period  he  has  built  up  a  liberal  and  permanent 
patronage  in  all  sections  of  the  country.  The  premises  occupied 
comprise  two  commodious  four-story  buildings,  fully  equipped  with 
all  modem  appliances  and  machinery  known  to  the  trade.  One 
hundred  experienced  operatives  are  employed,  and  the  machinery  is 
driven  by  steam-power.  During  the  busy  season,  Mr.  Algeo  manu- 
factiu-es  four  hundred  dozen  straw  hats  dail.y.  All  the  straw  hats 
produced  by  Mr.  Algeo  are  unrivalled  for  quaUty,  finish,  style,  and 
uniform  excellence,  and  have  no  superiors  in  this  city  or  elsewhere. 
These  goods  are  general  favorites  with  the  trade  and  public  where- 
ever  introduced,  always  commanding  a  ready  sale,  while  the  prices 
quoted  are  remarka'oly  moderate.  Mr.  Algeo  was  born  in  Ireland, 
but  has  resided  in  the  United  States  since  1849,  and  is  highly  regarded 
in  mercantile  life  for  his  industry,  enterprise,  and  Integrity. 

JAMES  DIXON  &  CO.,  Jewellers,  No.  323  Eighth  Avenue,  corner 
Twenty-sixth  Street. — This  enterprise  was  inaugurated  in  1882, 
and  had  been  continuously  prosperous  and  successful  from 
the  start.  The  store  is  very  eligibly  situated  for  trade  pur- 
poses, has  dimensions  of  25x40  feet,  is  tastefully  and  attractively 
fitted  up,  and  contains  a  display  of  the  best  grades  of  fine 
gold  anil  silver  watches  of  both  foreign  and  domestic  manufacture, 
clocks  in  full  variety  and  in  the  most  beautiful  designs,  all  the  latest 
novelties  in  the  jewelry  line,  a  handsome  assortment  of  solid  silver 
and  silver-plated  ware,  also  optical  goods  of  all  kinds.  These  goods 
are  offered  at  the  lowest  prices  consistent  with  their  excellent  val- 
ues, and  a  full  guaranty  is  given  with  every  sale  effected.  Mr. 
James  Dixon  is  a  practical  jeweller,  and  makes  a  leading  spe- 
cialty of  repairing  watches  and  jewelry.  Mr.  James  Dixon  gives- 
his  personal  attention  to  this  department,  all  work  undertaken  be- 
ing guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction,  while  the  charges  are  always- 
fair  and  reasonable. 


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ERAUFFUS,  Upholsterer  and  Interior  Decorator,  No.  40a  with  him  his  sons,  Mr.  Shadrack  Cook,  Jr.,  and  Mr.  Cook,  who 

Sixth  Avenue.— Tlie   popular  emporium  of   E.  Rauffus,  were  associated  with  tlieir  father  in  the  business  from  the  beKinning. 

^    upliolsterer  and  interior  decorator,  also  dealer  in  fine  drap-  These  gentlemen  arn  liiRhly  regarded  as  the  most  careful,  att<;ntive, 

eries,  window  shades,  cornices,  and  kindred  arliclcs,  has  for  and  considerate  engaged  in  this  calling,  and  attend  to  undertaking: 

upward  of  twenty -seven  years  l)eeu  steadily  growing  iu  public  favor.  and  embalming  and  the  preservation  of  bodies,  and  furnish  all  the 

Mr.  Rauffus,  who  is  a  native  of  Germany,  but  lias  resiiii  il  in  this  requisites  and  essentials  for  funeral  purposes.    The  Messrs.  Cook  & 

country  since  IWil,  is  a  practical  and  expert  upholsterer,  w  ith  many  Sou  in  the  wareroom  have  a  gr(!at  variety  of  caskets  and  cofllns  and 

years'  experience  in  the  exercise  of  his  art,  and  is  thoroughly  conver-  fimeral  furnishings,  and  their  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business  in 

sant  with  the  trade  in  all  its  branches.    Being  a  man  of  pusli  and  en-  all  the  details,  and  supplying  all  articles  needed  in  a  satisfactoi-y  man- 

tei-prise  as  well  as  skill  in  his  line,  he  started  in  business  on  his  own  ner,  has  given  them  a  wide  reputation.    Interments  are  procured  in 

account  here  in  18(i0.    He  occupies  a  neat  and  commodious  store,  and  any  of  the  burial-grounds  in  the  city  and  vicinity,  and  hearse  and 

carries  always  on  hand  a  complete  and  first-class  assortment  of  win-  carriages  and  attention  given  at  very  moderate  charges.   These  gen- 

dow  shades,  curtains,  and  fixtures,  draperies,  cornices,  upholstered  tlemen  are  all  from  Trenton,  N.  J.,  originally, 

goods,  rugs,  general  interior  decorations,  hair  and  spring  mattresses,   

cushions,  feather  pillows,  and  household  specialties;  whUe  camp  y^ERDINAND  MANN,  Drugs,  No.  9a  Eighth  Avenue— One  of  the 

chairs,  crash,  and  canopies  also  are  carried  and  let  to  parties  for  hire.  oldest  and  best-known  pharmaceutical  establishments  in  this 

Upholstering  of  every  description  is  done  in  the  most  superior  style,  J[_      city  is  that  cited  in  the  caption  of  this  sketch.    This  business 

and  shades  and  lace  curtains  are  done  up  and  carpets  fitted  and  laid  was  originally  foimded  as  far  back  as  1H41  and  has  been  under 

in  the  most  excellent  and  expeditious  manner,  from  four  to  seven  the  present  proprietorship  since  1848.  The  store,  20x70  feet  in  dimen- 


St.  Luke's 

expert  hands  being  employed :  and  altogether  a  large  and  flourishing 
business  is  carried  on. 

FA.  MINUTH,  Architect  and  Superintendent,  Nos.  R23  and  S2-1 
Broadway,  southeast  conuM-  of  Twelfth  Street.— Tliis  ;;eiitle- 
^     man,  althoujch  only  establisliei!  in  business  liei-e  in  l^'^U.  lias; 

already  obtained  a  substanti  il  pati-diiap-.  in  eonseiinciK  f 

his  previous  experience  for  a  jieiioil  of  seven  years  in  some  of  the  l)est 
architects' offices  in  the  city.  He  is  a  iiali\c  of  (ierniany  and  twenty- 
seven  years  of  age,  and  since  he  was  twi'iity  years  old  has  resided  in 
New  York.  The  profession  of  an  arehiteei  requires  an  immense 
amount  of  study,  and  in  additioii  a  praelieal  t  i  ainin,g  in  actual  service, 
and  a  tboioim-h  mechanical  education.  In  these  respects  ^Ir.  Minuth 
has  had  e.\eellent  training,  and  he  is  fully  prepared  with  all  the  neces- 
sary facilities  to  execute  or  carry  out  any  architectunal  undertaking, 
not  only  i.i  oiii]iily,  Imt  with  that  intelli,£;ent  apprehension  of  design 
which  makes  liis  eiTorts  so  highly  appreciated.  lie  will  be  found 
prompt,  liberal,  and  enterprising,  and  always  prepared  to  offer  ad- 
vantages in  keeping  with  such  a  reputation. 

COOK  &  SONS,  Funeral  Directors,  No.  120  W.  Thirtieth  Street.— 
The  calling  of  the  undertaker  is  a  peculiar  one,  requiring  in  its 
conduct  many  characteristics  not  essential  in  other  occupations. 
These  requirements  are  pos.sessed  and  thoroughly  understood 
by  Messrs.  Cook  &  Son,  the  senior  member,  Mr.  Shadrack  Cook,  hav- 
ing been  in  this  since  1K80,  having  been  co.achnian  to  H.  A.  Burr, 
Esq.,  previously,  for  seventeen  years  and  ha.s  continued  in  it  in  this 
city  in  his  present  location  since  1884.   About  a  year  ago  he  associated 


Hospital. 

sions,  is  fitted  up  with  all  the  modern  adjuncts  of  elegance  and  con- 
venience and  the  stock  of  drugs,  medicines,  etc.,  embraces  everything 
pertaining  to  a  first -class  metropohtan  pharmacy.  Prcsci-iptions  of 
all  kinds  are  cai-etiilly  and  skilfully  coniimini.leil.  an  experienced 
assistant  is  employe, 1.  and  the  general  business  is  v.iluminous  and 
]iri  >siieri  ins.  Mr.  Ferdinand  Mann  was  born  in  Germany,  where  he 
earlv  ac<|niie,I  a  tliorou_'!i  kn..ul.-.l-e  of  his  profession.  In  I&IG  he 
came  to  tins  city,  and  two  yi^ars  later  succeeded  to  the  enterprise  with 
which  lie  has  since  been  both  prominently  and  successfully  identified. 
Mr.  Mann  is  a  member  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  German  Phar- 
maceutical Association.  Mr.  H.  Mann,  son  of  the  above-named 
gentleman,  was  born  in  this  city  in  1847,  and  literally  raised  in  the 
business. 

ALBERT  M.\RRER,  Printer,  No.  201  West  Thirty-fifth  Street.— 
Prominent  among  those  who  are  well  known  as  job  and  com- 
mercial printers  up-town  is  Mr.  Albert  Marrer.  who  has  had  a 
long  experience  in  the  business  and  during  the  twenty-five 
years  he  lias  been  cnu'a^'cd  in  it  lias  met  with  a  well-merited  success. 
Mr.  'Marrer  I. cciii lies  comnicdioiis  pi  emises,  which  are  well  provided 
with  every  facility  and  onivenieiice,  inclinling  three  job  presses,  cut- 
ters, etc,  and  many  fonts  of  new  style  type,  and  executes  all  kinds  of 
work  with  neatness  and  skill,  with  promptness  and  despat<-h  on  the 
most  reasonable  terms.  Mr.  Marrer  ha-s  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  the  printing  business  in  its  every  detail,  and  tin-ns  out  as  fine  work 
as  is  to  be  seen  in  the  city.  A  native  of  Switzerland.  Mr.  Marrer, 
who  is  about  forty-three  years  of  age,  arrived  in  this  country 
in  1860. 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


GOODWIN'S,  Beds,  etc.,  No.  126  Eighth  Avenue.— Among  the  old- 
established  and  popular  industrial  enterprises  in  this  section 
of  the  city  should  be  mentioned  that  of  Mr.  G.  A.  Goodwin, 
manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  pufe  curled  horsehair  mat- 
tresses, live  geese  feathers,  beds,  bolsters  and  pillows;  also  mat- 
tresses renovated  and  feathers  steam-dressed,  at  No.  126  Eighth 
Avenue.  The  spacious  and  well-arranged  premises  are  fully  equipped 
■with  the  best  improved  methods  and  appliances,  and  every  facihty 
is  at  hand  for  the  advantageous  prosecution  of  the  business.  The 
work  turned  out  is  unrivalled  in  point  of  general  excellence;  a  large, 
well-si-lected  stoc-k  of  goods  incident  to  the  trade  is  carried,  and  the 
extensive  and  liberal  patronage  received  evidences  the  wide  popular- 
ity of  the  establishment.  Mr.  Goodwin  is  a  native  of  this  city.  At 
the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  the  navy,  and  was 
on  the  U.  S.  bark  "Arthur"  at  Corpus  Christi  and  Galveston,  and 
subsequently  served  on  the  flagship  "  Hartford."  At  the  close  of 
the  war  he  re-engaged  in  the  business  with  which  he  has  been  iden- 
tified off  and  on  for  the  past  twenty-five  years,  and  has  built  up  a 
fine  enterpiise.  Mr.  Goodwin  is  a  member  of  Reno  Post,  No.  44, 
G.  A.  R. 

LEVY  BROTHERS,  Importers  of  and  Dealers  in  Art  Novelties 
and  Fine  Stationery,  and  Manufacturers  of  Picture-frames, 
No.  665  Eighth  Avenue,  between  Forty  second  and  Forty-third 
streets.— One  of  the  most  widelj'-known  and  most  popular  up- 
town art  novelty  stores  is  that  conducted  by  Messrs.  Levy  Brothers. 
The  copartners  are  Messrs.  Louis  and  Casper  Levy,  both  of  whom 
are  natives  of  New  York  City.  They  founded  this  enterprise  eleven 
years  ago,  and  they  have  developed  a  large  and  permanent  trade  of 
a  strictly  first-class  cliaracter.  They  occupy  two  floors  of  the  build- 
ing, which  is  25x75  feet  in  dimensions.  The  upper  floor  is  utilized  as 
a  picture-gallery,  and  it  is  thoroughly  equipped  with  all  necessary 
tools  and  appliances.  The  salesroom  is  very  tastefully  arranged 
and  fitted  up,  and  it  contains  a  magnificent  stock  of  photographic 
and  autograph  albums,  scrap  and  pocket-books,  toilet  sundries,  fine 
stationery;  a  full  assortment  of  art  novelties,  including  artist's  ma- 
terials, pigments,  oils,  water  colors,  crayons,  pastels,  camel's-hair 
brushes,  bristol  and  card-board,  oil  paintings,  engravings,  litho- 
graphs, etc.  Elegant  and  artistic  picture-frames  are  kept  in  stock 
and  made  to  order  at  the  lowest  possible  prices.  From  ten  to  fifteen 
hands  are  employed  in  the  different  parts  of  the  business.  The 
establishment  is  a  leading  one  on  the  avenue,  apd  a  large,  brisk 
trade  is  done. 

MRYAN,  Jeweller,  No.  706  Eighth  Avenue.— This  gentleman 
has  long  been  a  leader  in  fine  goods  on  the  avenue, 
^  and  has  been  actively  engaged  in  this  business  here  for 
the  past  fifteen  years.  His  store  is  very  spacious  and 
attractive,  and  a  magnificent  display  is  made  of  elegant  gold  and 
silver  watches,  superb  diamonds,  French  and  American  clocks  in 
unique  and  artistic  designs,  sterling  silver  and  plated  ware,  gold  and 
silver  headed  canes,  spectacles,  eye-glasses  and  optical  goods,  art 
novelties,  and  a  multifarious  collection  of  scarf-pins,  sleeve-buttons, 
rings,  and  small  jewelry  ornaments  of  the  proprietor's  own  manufac- 
ture and  design.  Patrons  can  at  all  times  rely  upon  receiving 
superior  goods,  honorable  treatment,  and  satisfactory  attention  in 
this  deservedly  popular  emporium.  Several  courteous  and  efficient 
assistants  attend  to  the  wants  of  customers,  and  expert  workmen 
are  employed  in  the  manufacture  of  jewelry,  rings,  etc.,  while  fine 
watch  and  jewelry  repairing  is  executed  in  a  prompt  and  thoroughly 
efficient  manner.  The  trade  is  large  and  influential  in  both  city  and 
country,  and  is  annually  growing.  Mr.  Ryan  is  accounted  among 
the  rising  and  progressive  business  men  of  the  metropolis. 

CHARLES  EMMENS,  Sole  Leather,  etc..  No.  .54  Eighth  Avenue. 
—One  of  the  oldest  and  best  known  wholesale  and  retail  deal- 
ers in  leather,  shoe-findings,  etc.,  is  Mr.  Charles  Emmens,  who 
for  the  past  thirty -four  years  has  been  engaged  in  this  line  of 
business,  and  from  1870  to  1887  was  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Emmens  &  CaiToU.  Since  the  latter  date  he  has  been  the  sole  pro- 
prietor of  the  enterprise,  and  conducts  .so  large  and  extended  a  trade 
that  four  assistants  are  required  to  supply  the  needs  of  patrons. 
The  store  consists  of  an  apartment,  25x100  feet  in  dimensions,  and  is 
heavily  stocked  with  oak  and  hemlock  sole  leather,  colored  leathei 
and  shoe  findings,  cut  pieces  of  leather  for  half  sole,  heels,  etc.,  be- 
sides boot  and  gaiter  uppers  which  are  made  to  order  on  the  premises. 


and  toUet,  household  and  tradesmen's  brushes  of  all  Irinds,  which  are 
guaranteed  to  he  as  represented,  and  are  piuchasable  at  the  lowest 
market  prices.  Mr.  Emmens  is  a  native  of  the  city  of  Dublin,  Ireland, 
and  ever  since  the  inception  of  the  business  has  enjoyed  an  enviable 
reputation,  and  has  built  up  a  heavy  and  permanent  patronage. 

SAMUEL  MARTIN,  General  Hardware,  and  Manufacturer  of 
Theatrical  Supplies,  No.  12"  Eighth  Avenue.— The  house  so 
successfully  conducted  by  Mr.  Samuel  Martin  is  a  pioneer 
in  the  hardware  trade  of  this  city,  enjoying  a  reputation 
and  patronage  that  represent  the  results  of  over  fifty  years  of 
honorable  and  successful  effort.  It  was  founded  in  1835,  by  Mr.  C. 
L.  Martin,  who  retired  from  active  business  in  1861,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son,  the  present  proprietor.  The  business  was  origin- 
ally located  at  Fourteenth  Street  and  Eighth  Avenue,  and  was  re- 
moved to  the  present  site  in  1844.  Here  the  proprietor  occupies  a 
store  and  basement,  25x80  feet  each,  the  whole  being  arranged  con- 
veniently and  systematically.  Mr.  Martin  deals  extensively,  both  at 
wholesale  and  retail,  in  general  hardware  of  every  description,  and 
makes  a  leading  specialty  of  theatrical  supplies.  The  several  depart- 
ments are  filled  with  an  elaborate  and  diversified  stock,  embracing 
builders'  and  shelf  hardware,  carpenters'  mechanics'  and  machinists' 
tools,  locksmiths'  and  butchers'  supplies,  table  and  pocket  cutlery  of 
the  best  makes.  In  the  line  of  theatrical  supplies,  this  house  stands 
in  front  rank  of  the  trade,  from  which  it  is  abundantly  able  to  make 
good  its  claim  for  furnishing  the  latest  novelties,  the  most  desirable 
goods,  and  the  most  complete  list  of  standard  articles  in  this  line,  at 
the  lowest  price  of  any  house  in  the  city.  All  orders  are  promptly 
and  carefully  filled,  and  a  heavy  and  influential  demand  is  readily 
'  met.  Mr.  Martin  is  a  native  of  this  city,  and  widely  known  for  en- 
terprise, ability,  and  business  integrity.  The  founder  of  the  house, 
although  past  seventy-five,  takes  an  active  personal  interest  in  the 
progress  of  the  business,  and  gives  it  the  benefit  of  his  large  experi- 
ence. 

OSCAR  KRAUSE,  Druggist  and  Apothecary,  No.  349  Seventh 
Avenue.— One  of  the  neatest  and  best  equipped  pharmacies 
on  Seventh  Avenue  is  the  excellent  and  well-ordered  drug- 
store of  Oscar  Krause  (successor  to  Henry  Stock),  druggist 
and  apothecary.  Mr.  Krause  is  enjoying  a  deservedly  high  reputa- 
tion for  accuracy  and  vigilance  in  compounding  and  dispensing 
physicians'  prescriptions  as  well  as  in  the  general  exercise  of  his  pro- 
fession. Mr.  Krause,  who  is  of  German  birth,  but  many  years  in 
this  country,  is  a  capable  and  reUable  pharmacist,  being  a  licensed 
and  registered  druggist  by  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy.  He 
succeeded  Mr.  Stock  as  proprietor  of  this  neat  and  popular  pharmacy 
in  March,  18S6,  and  from  the  first  he  has  conducted  the  same  with 
imiform  and  gratifying  success.  The  store,  which  is  compact  and 
ample,  is  finely  fitted  up  and  tastefully  arranged,  and  a  large  and 
carefully  selected  stock  is  constantly  carried,  includmg  fresh  and 
pm-e  drugs  and  medicines  of  all  kinds,  herbs  and  chemicals  of  every 
variety,  standard  proprietary  remedies,  acids  and  extracts,  pharma- 
ceutical specialties,  medicinal  liquors,  alcohols  and  spirits,  toilet 
articles  and  perfumery,  sponges,  chamois,  soaps,  small  wares,  sani- 
tary preparations,  mineral  waters,  flavors  and  fine  cigars,  while  two 
competent  and  experienced  assistants  are  employed,  German  and 
French  prescriptions  bemg  carefully  and  accurately  prepared. 

WUERZ  BROS.,  .Job  Printers,  No.  684  Eighth  Avenue  — 
Among  the  foremost  exponents  of  the  prmter's  art  in  this 
vicinity  may  be  mentioned  the  pushing  and  popular  firm 
of  Wuerz  Bros.,  practical  job  printers,  who  enjoy  a  first- 
class  reputation  for  fine  work  in  this  line.  This  flourishing  enter- 
prise was  started  about  two  years  ago,  and  from  the  inception  of 
the  business  the  firm  has  steadily  grown  in  pubUc  favor.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  for  business  purposes  are  located  on  the  second  floor, 
and  are  spacious  and  commodious,  while  the  concern  is  completely 
equipped  with  excellent  outflt,  including  two  jobber  presses,  new 
and  superior  type  and  general  appurtenances.  Job  printing  in  all 
its  branches  is  executed  in  the  most  superior  and  expeditious  man- 
ner, all  work  receiving  the  close  personal  attention  of  the  proprietors, 
while  three  exi^ert  hands  also  are  employed;  reliable  and  first-class 
work  at  popular  prices  being  the  prevailing  features  in  this  flourish- 
ing establishment.  Mr.  Wm.  Wuerz,  Jr.,  and  Alexander  Wuerz,  sole 
proprietors,  are  young  men  of  push  and  energy,  and  are  practi- 
cal and  expert  printers,  with  ten  years'  experience  in  the  exercise  of 
the  art. 


Tl-IH    METR(3POLlS    OF  TO-DAY. 


209 


GOODRICH   &  WOODCOCK 
Kslate  and  lusuraucf,  No 
olilfst  and  best  known  nun 
surance  agencies  in  I  In-  i_- 
Woodcock,  situated  at  No.  :,s  K'v^\) 
iHislncss  dates  from  about  is  IT. 


sncccssors  to  John  Ross,  Real 
Kifrhth  Avenue.— One  of  the 
IK  tlu'  i)o|iiilai'  ri'id  ('Stale  and  in- 
y  is  111  il  of  Messrs    C,  h'ieli  .t 


Uie 


lire 


practioul  knowleili; 
from  a  thoroui;li  I  r; 
are  both  natives  of 
ferent  loiMlities  thi 


liiirl 


ami 
resideiK 
nesotril 
and  col 
Glass  111 
Bowtr.v 
and  elTe 
furnitin 
tleiueii 


in  coiiiiiiercial  and  (iiumei 
is  a  notary  public,  and  Mr.  Edwin 
deeds. 


v.,.s  eslablished  b.v  .Mr.  John 
lo  bruaiy,  when  he  was  suc- 
1  Mr.  i;  N.  Goodrich  and  Mr. 
ill,'  a  sound  theoretical  and 


I  valuable  city 
s  and  country 
iiT'v  jiropert.v, 


anil  sustain  an  e.\eellcnt 
cles.  Mr.  K.  W.  Goodrich 
dcock  a  commissioner  of 


J 


OHN  N.  GENNERICH,  Funeral  Diix 
649  Ninth  Avenue.— One  of  the  li 
and  cnibalmers  in  the  cit.v  is  .'Mr.  .lo! 


and  r.iiibalme 


years,  and  since  lie  fouiuli 
has  built  up  a  reputation 
class  patronage.  His  olli 
convenient  style,  and  jioj 
the  business.    A  lull  line 


ollins. 


il  all 


leial 


iiinu;- 


quip- 

o;n)it  atleiitiou  is  driven  to  all  orders 
lit  li.\'  t  •lephone.  e  iU  Tliirtv  ninth 
akes  entire  charge  of  ftnierals,  mak- 
1  iieeessaries  for  and  superiutending 
this  IS  done  at  reasonable  rates.  He 
's  t'le  most  approved  process  in  liis 
sexton  of  the  Lutheran  Protestant 
West  Forty-second  Street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth 
■  whose  con.^regation  he  is  highly  esteemed. 


■ad. 


iubalinei 


eunerich 


N 


;r.  iieiiiisi 


nished 
Avenue,  on  tlu 
born  in  \ew  Y( 

his  jD-esellt  add 
are  seveiallv  S| 


the  la 


Aveii 


il;  eh: 


.corner  Fortv- 
^linieiit  in  New 
uidsi  iniely  fur- 
Xo,  r.si  Ninth 
,'eMtIeiiian  was 
ed  business  at 
rooms,  which 
peratiiitc-room 


IS  re,t,'ari 


■ndstotlie  eleaniiiLr  and  lill- 
ithout  causing  pain  to  the 


is  ei|llipi 

of  appliances  and  tools  known  to  the  | 
as  au  expert  in  his  profession.  He  i 
branch  of  the  dental  profession,  and  ; 
ing  of  teeth,  the  extraction  of  teeth 
patient,  and  supplies  artificial  tei'th  of  the  finest  and  most  relia- 
ble quality,  ease  of  wear  and  comfort  to  the  wearer  being  guaranteed 
in  each  case.  He  has  bnilt  up  a  largi>  patronage  not  only  in  the  cil y, 
but  in  the  surroiiii.lia,'  ilislnets.  ||r  is  a  -i ait leniaii  ol'  eiiltiire  and 
refinement,  and  has  u  mi  an  eii\  iable  repiitalion  ii,,t  only  among  his 
professional  brethren,  but  among  all  who  have  made  his  acquaint- 
ance. He  is  punctual  and  reliable  in  all  his  engagements  and  reason- 
able in  his  charges. 

HW.  DRAKE,  Book  and  Job  Printer,  Dealer  in  School  Station- 
ery,  etc..  No.  455  Seventh  Avenue.— Mr.   H.  W.  Drake 
,    is  a  practical  printer  and  business  man,  and  has  been, 
established  in  bis  present  location  since  May  1,  of  the 
present  year,  as  a  book  and  job  printer  and  stationer.   He  occu- 


pies commodious  premises,  consisting  of  two  stores,  each  having 
dimensions  of  £>xW  feet,  which  are  well  equippetl  for  the  purjw.ses  of 
the  business.  He  has  a  number  of  presses,  cutters,  and  many  fonts 
of  new-style  type,  and  all  the  accessories  iu  the  printing  department, 
and  executes  the  very  best  class  of  plain  and  fancy  work,  including 
(■  ammercial,  book,  card,  and  general  job  printing,  at  short  notice  ou 
the  m  )st  reasonable  terms.  He  being  the  printer  and  publisher  of  the 
I'll  rest  er's  Joitinal,  an  eight  page  paper,  has  all  the  facilities  for 
doing  the  work  of  newspaper  or  book  nnitter.  In  the  .stationery 
(l.  ji.ii  tineut  a  large,  varied,  and  general  assortment  of  goods  is  kept 
on  s.ili  ,  einbracingeverytliiiig  in  the  line  of  school  stationery,  books, 
slates,  pencils,  penholders,  tablets,  pencil  cases,  rulers,  book-slates, 
etc.  Mr.  Drake  is  a  native  of  Kngland.  but  for  many  years  has  lived 
in  New  York,  and  is  the  right  sort  of  a  man  to  succeed. 


M, 


ABBOTT,  House  Fi 

ness  house  uhi.  'l 

fare,  anil  w  liieli  si 


;s,  No.  Kit  F.iirhth  .\ve.-.\.  bu.si- 
l.  si  ,,f  thr  kind  on  lliislli,.roii-h- 


located  at  No.  Kt;  I'mhi 
teenth  .streets,  i  im'  Im-i 
a  gentleman  |io.>,-siirj-  e 

tion  to  III-  illleivsl  ,,f  his 

the  outset,  ami  he  ,  lii 

sons,  Jh-.  r.  II.  .\bhoil  an 
ness.  ami  are  very  iniieli 
their  niaiiageineut.  The 
ing  tlll-ee  St, .l  ies,  eaeli  II 
mirabl.\-  fitled  iiji  foi-  ilie 
assortments  i  uiliraee  a  s 
and  lie.iters  to  be  found  i 


v  as  baimleil  in  IS",;-  by  Mr  M.  Abbott, 
I  I  1. 1  loiiably  line  abilil.v,  ami  close  aiijilica- 
iisioiners  has  won  for  him  a  success  from 
n  il  the  business  with  uninterrupted  pros- 
ulieii  his  laiiieiited  death  occurred.  His 
Mr.  ( '.  !.  Abbott,  are  manau'ers of  the  busi- 
atilieil  »  ilh  the  iiierease  i.f  I  usincss  under 
remises  ,„  eii|iieil  ( -oi  11 1 ii  isi ■  a  liuilding  bav- 
.1- Willi  iliiiieii  iLiis  .if  ■."x:;.  leet.  and  ad- 
i.|,!,n  of  111.  ,  \i,Mi-i\-  ^•m.  I,  eai-ried.  The 
lemliil  ili-|.la\  ol'  ih.'iiiM-i  s  I ,  I  \  rs,  ranges, 
the  eilv.  a|s,i  a  eiinijili  li-  \  ariol.v  of  house- 


furnishing  goods  of  every  di'sca-ipl ion.  '1 
offered  at  exceptionaUy  reasonable  priees,  : 
given  in  e\ ery  article  ]>uieliaseil  here,  I" 
and  thev  also  l.ave  a  large  foree  of  skilled  i 


eeHeiii,  goods  are 
b.  ~i  ..f  values  are 
,s  ,11 1-  employed, 
I  S.  .,,,,1  ,„-(iers  for 
new  work  or  rep,iii  ing  will  .iluavs  reeei\e  the  ] ir. m i| ilest  attention. 
All  visitors  ti>  the  estantislmient  are  uiven  every  opp.u  tunity  to  ex- 
amine the  stock  and  compare  the  pi'ices  charged  witli  those  of  con- 
temporary concerns. 

CORNELH'S  I.orcKS  CD.,  Feather  and  Findings,  No.  ii 
Sixth  .'Vvemie  Aniou^'  the  laru'e  and  reputable  manufactm'- 
ing  concerns  in  tins  market  engaged  in  the  production  of 
leather,  shoemakers'  supplies,  etc.,  is  the  firm  doing  business 
tmiler  tlie  name  and  style  of  Cornelius  Loucks  &  Co.,  which  is 
coniposeil  of  c  Foucks  &  D.  L,  Hallock.  The  business  was  estab- 
lished in  is.-i:  ,  ami  the  enterprise  has  sini-e  been  conducted  with  ever- 
iuereasing  success  Tlie  uianiifaetnry  and  stock-room  cover  a 
sjiaeious  area,  and  ten  able  and  e.\pi  i  ieneed  hands  are  employed  in 
■■r  iijipers.  liiiilings.  and  shoemaki-r\s  sup- 
n.  whieh  are  of  both  luediuir.  ami  high 
hieh  go  far  toward  tilling  the  or,l,-rs  of  a 
lil  traile.  The  stoek  is  very  large  and  is 
nia-e  in  the  m  ailv  tilled  up  and  attractive 


the  maiiufaeture  of  Irath 
plies  of  every  desei-iplio 
grades  of  qiialiiy.  a. I  w 
heavy  wholesale  ami  ret; 
displayed  to  the  best  adva 
show-room;  every  eoine 
the  orders  of  patrons  w  it! 
at  whieh  the  best  goods 
w  ith  fair  dealings.  Both 
York  City,  where  they  lu: 
lives. 


c, 


E  L.  SCHULTZE, 
tician.  etc..  No. 


.'^i.xlh 


iliiN  is  at  hand  to  execute 
despatch,  while  the  prices 
le  lowest  figures  consistent 
le  firm  are  natives  of  New 
g  the  greater  part  of  their 


er,  Jeweller  and  Op. 
riiis  gentleman  was 
iiited  States  in  1S,5S. 

Being  a  skilled  and 
1.  he  met  with  success 


experieneed  watchmaker,  jeweller,  ami  o 
from  the  beginning,  and  has  built  up  a  first-class,  flourishing  patron- 
age. The  store  is  neatly  and  convenientl.v  arranged,  and  contains  a 
valuable  stock  of  gold  and  silver,  American.  English  and  French 
watches,  clocks,  jewelry,  siiectacles  and  eye-glasses,  all  of  which  are 
offered  at;,  the  lowest  prices  for  cash.  A  specialty  is  made  of  re- 
(^rlng  watches,  clocks,  musical  boxes,  and  jewelry,  all  work  in  this 
hfife  being  executed  in  the  most  careful  and  finished  manner,  while 
the  charges  are  made  moderate  in  every  case. 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK 


CHARLES  CONWAY,  Monitor  Coffee  and  Spice  Mills,  No.  37:) 
Hudson  Street.— Some  producers  and  dealers  still  adhere  to 
old-tasUioned  honestv  m  the  roastinjc.  gi'mding.  and  handling 
ot  coflee  and  spici-s.  Amnn'j:  such  mi  this  secticn  or  the  city 
can  be  nani"d  Charles  Conwav.  iin.pni'tor  ot  tlie  Avell  and  iavorably 
known  ■•Monitor'' Cuffee  and  SpiL-o  Mills,  inanufauturer  and  dealer 
m  coffees  and  spices,  and  ](>bl)er  ot  teas.  nuts,  andgroceis  specialties, 
tlian  which  no  establishment  of  the  kind  on  the  AN  est  side  sus- 
tains a  higher  reputation  tor  excellent  goods  or  rehable  dealings. 
Ibis  tariving  enteiprise  was  started  in  1)502  bv  the  hrin  ot  Gritfln  & 
C'oinvav.  who  were  succeeded  a  few  years  subsequently  bv  Mr.  Con- 
wa  .-assole  proDi-n'tor  Hi!'  liusmess  premises  occupy  a  i.jx..Tfoot 
!  :  iv  i.  .aid  an-  supphed  witli  ample  and^ 
!  I  ji  ivvHr,  latest  impro%'ed 
>i  '        1    .  v:  appliances,  and  geu- 

!■■.(  i  c'linDfr'nt  assistants  are  in  atteud- 
uss  stock  IS  constantly  carried  on  hand, 
^oitees  (ground  and  in  bean)  and  spices 
■  tr:!-;.  I'oiiduiients.  nuts  of  all  Icinds,  and 
I  .1     ■  )  m:,  iMj  p  1  '  Ilia,  shelf  goods 

:    .  , ■    1  ■  ii  '  ti   r  -r. •cits"  speeial- 

,\nii'iii.,  1.1 11  li  w  iMl.'^ale  and  jobbing 
:  and  substantial,  exteniling  all  o%-er  the 


floor  at 
excelli' 
coffee 
cral  ai  l 


of 


's,  pui 


table  ( 

in  great  van,-ty.  and 
ties;  and  the  trade  ot  I 
and  retail,  is  at  once 
city  aad  suiToundings 


r  n.  GROTECLOSS.  Pli.ilo-raplier. 
I  Street,  between  J'ifth  ami  Sixili  A 
P  ^  most  and  be.stdcno\vn  ini'inln'i-s  ot 
fession  in  tins  cilv  is  Mr  ,T.  II.  (. 
r-nt  is  centrallv.iiid  couvcMi-iitlv  l..oa!,-,l 


pr. 


Strs 


(li-ot.-closs.  whose  cstablish- 
.ii-iitlvl..oa!,-,l  at  No,  4(1  West  Fourteenth 
■axth  avrnucs.  and  which  is  one  of  the 
in  the  city.  Mr.  drotecloss  founded  liis 
,s  thus  for  near.y  a  quarter  of  a  century 
of  which  he  IS  so  thorough  a  master.  He 
bed  chambers,  and  the  operating  depart- 
iti'st  ii!i|iroved  and  most  efficient  apph- 
lognipmc  profession.  A  general  line  of 
I  I.  and  the  portraits  produced  here  are 
1  ri  i.icsi'Utation  ot  features  and  artistic 


enterprise  in  IStlll  ai 
been  an  exponent  of 
occupies  haiidsoniel' 
ment  is  equiiiped  wi 
ances  pert-aining  to 
p  lotographic  woi  lc  i; 
caaracterized  by  a 
tiniih.  Both  insid.-  and  oulsid.'  w  ork  is  pioiniitly  attended  to.  and  in 

isfactorv  servici-  is  giiaranfeed.  Several  capabl"  and  efficient  assist- 
ants are  .Miiplovi-d.  and  the  instantaneous  in-ocess  is  made  a  special 
featuie.  l-ai  licidar  attention  is  given  to  enlarging  portraits  and  to 
copying  the  same  in  crayon,  oil.  jiastel.  water-colors,  mdia-ink.  etc. 
The -walls  of  the  studio  are  i-omm.  d  with  many  fine  examples  of 
photographic  work  that  j  ctiei  t  tin-  highest  credit  upon  Mr.  Grote- 
closs.  who  brings  to  bear  upcni  his  enterprise  an  experience  covering 
a  period  of  thirty  years.  He  is  a  native  of  this  city,  is  a  gentleman  of 
fme  ability,  and  is  tlioroughly  reliable  in  all  his 


THE  NEW  ERA  BAKING  CO.,  John  Horn,  Pi  oprietor,  No.  803 
Ninth  Avenue.— This  is  tbe  leading  Ixakery  in  tins  section  of 
the  city,  and  the  productions  of  the  house  are  in  active  and 
ever-increasing  demand  The  iiremises  occuiiied  comprise  a 
store  and  basement  each  -rix."!!  feet  in  dimensions,  and  linely  fitted  uj) 
throughout  for  all  tiie  imrposes  of  tlie  liiisiness.  Jlr.  Horn,  who  first 
established  his  enterprisi-  twenty  two  years  ago,  on  his  arrival  from 
his  native  country— Germany— has  had  thorough  training  in  every 
department  of  his  calling,  and  has  no  superior  as  an  expert  in  this 
line.  He  manufactures  every  variety  of  liread.  cake,  and  pastry, 
and  as  aU  t)ie  good  things  dealt  in  liy  him  are  produced  on  the 
premises,  and  made  from  the  be.st  materials,  purity  and  excellence 
can  always  be  depended  upon.  An  active  trade  is  supplied  daily, 
and  all  customers  invariably  express  the  fullest  appreciation  of  the 
fine  quality  and  full  value  of  the  goods  dispensed. 

FRANK  A.  MXJLLER.  Real  Estate  and  Insurance,  No.  763  Ninth 
Avenue,  corner  of  Fifty-first  Street.— The  business  of  this  en- 
terprising house  was  founded  two  years  ago,  under  the  firm 
style  of  Samson  &  Muller.    The  partnership  was  dissolved 
during  the  fall  of  issr,  and  since  then  Mr.  Muller  has  conducted  the 
business  alone.    He  is  a  native  of  the  city,  and  has  made  a  prominent 


position  for  himself  in  the  mercantile  activity  of  the  community.  He 
is  thoroughly  posted  iu  the  law  of  real  estate,  and  can  therefore  be 
engaged  witli  implicit  confidence  in  all  matters  relating  thereto.  He 
gives  special  attention  to  the  sale,  exchange,  and  letting  of  properties, 
the  collection  of  rents,  and  the  negotiation  of  loans,  and  is  prepared 
to  take  the  entire  inauageiiieuts  of  Improved  and  unimproved  prop- 
erty. His  connections  in  this  line  of  business  are  first-class  and  influ- 
ential; and  he  has  carried  through  to  a  successful  issue  many  impor- 
tant transactions  for  leading  capitahsts  and  Investirs.  As  an  insm-- 
ance  broker  and  underwriter  he  is  prepared  to  promptly  place  the 
largest  risks,  distributing  the  same  iu  the  most  judicious  manner, 
quoting  the  lowest  rates  of  premiums,  and  guaranteeing  a  prompt 
and  liberal  adjustment  of  all  losses.  Mr.  Muller  is  also  a  notai-y 
pubhc. 

MORTON  &  BATHE.  Plumbers  and  Gas-fitters,  No.  931  Sixth 
Avenue.— In  a  great  city  like  New  York,  where  so  much  of 
the  health  of  the  people  depends  upon  the  condition  of  the 
sanitary  provisions,  the  profession  of  the  plumber  is  natur- 
ally one  of  the  greatest  importance,  and  well  wortliy  of  special  men- 
tion. Among  the  notewortliy  houses  engaged  in  this  line  a  leading 
place  is  occupied  by  that  of  Messrs.  Morton  &  Bathe,  located  at  No. 
!131  Sixth  Avenue.  This  firm  founded  their  business  twelve  years 
ago  and  have  since  built  up  a  large  and  influential  patronage,  owing 
to  the  uniform  superior  cliaracter  of  all  work  performed  by  them  in 
every  case  where  their  services  have  been  engaged.  Both  members 
of  the  firm,  Messrs.  James  M.  Morton  and  John  Bathe,  are  practical, 
expert  sanitary  engineers  and  gas-filters,  and  have  amply  demon- 
strated their  ability  in  these  lines  in  the  past,  and  are  more  than  ever 
callable  of  continuing  to  do  so  in  the  future.  They  employ  a  force  of 
skilled  assistants,  and  are  always  jirepared  to  enter  into  contracts 
for  the  execution  of  plumbing  and  gas-fitting  in  all  their  branches, 
basing  their  charges  at  the  lowest  possible  rates,  and  guaranteeing 
entire  satisfaction  with  all  work  performed.  Messrs,  Morton  &  Bathe 
are  prompt  in  meeting  all  their  engagements,  deal  honorably  with  all 
their  patrons,  and  are  well  worthy  of  support  and  commendation. 

L FRITZ  &  SON,  (Successors  to  M.  J.  Palm),  Undertakers,  No. 
50!)  Ninth  Avenue,  between  Forty  first  and  Forty-second 
^  Streets.  —  This  establishment  was  founded  fourteen  years 
ago,  by  Mr.  M.  J.  Palm,  who  disposed  of  the  business  in  May. 
1886,  to  the  present  proprietors,  Mr.  L.  Fritz  and  his  son,  Mr.  Theo- 
dore Fritz.  The  premises  occupied  are  spacious  and  appropriately 
appointed  and  fitted  up  with  every  convenience  necessary.  The  firm 
are  prepared  to  fiu-nish  everything  required  for  a  burial  promptly 
and  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner,  and  so  well  are  their  duties 
performed  that  their  services  are  gene'-ally  sought  after  by  bereaved 
relatives  or  friends,  who  can  rely  with  confidence  on  their  considerate 
attention.  The  firm  keep  constantly  on  hand  an  ample  stock  of 
caskets  and  coffins,  corpse  preservers,  and  all  classes  of  furnishmg 
undertakers'  goods.  Embalming  is  skilfully  and  satisfactorily  exe- 
cuted when  desired,  and  every  requisite  for  funerals  is  provided;  and 
their  establishment  is  as  extensive  and  complete  as  any  in  this  part 
of  the  city,  hearses,  caiTiages  and  everythmg  else  being  furnished 
with  promptness  and  despatch  at  reasonable  prices.  The  senior 
mem'  er  of  the  firm  is  also  the  proprietor  of  the  livery  stable  at  No. 
413  'A'est  Forty  fourth  Street,  and  coaches  for  parties,  picnics,  wed- 
dings, fimerals,  etc.,  are  promptly  supplied.  Both  partners  are 
native  of  Germany,  and  energetic,  honorable,  and  respected  business 


L FISCHER,  Frames,  No.  Stl  Ei.ghth  Avenue.— A  well-known 
and  popular  business  enterprise,  is  that  of  Mr.  L.  Fischer, 
^  manufacturer  of  picture-frames  and  dealer  in  frames  and 
pictures  of  all  kinds.  The  spacious  and  well  ordered  prem- 
ises are  supolied  with  all  requisite  business  facilities,  and  in  the 
attractive  salesroom  is  displayed  a  fine  assortment  of  the  superior 
house  productions,  also  an  elegant  line  of  engravings,  etc.  A  large 
and  liberal  patronage  is  received,  and  the  general  business  is  both 
extensive  and  prosperous.  Mr.  Fischer  was  born  in  Hungary, 
where  he  learned  his  trade.  In  1872  he  came  to  this  city,  and  three 
years  later  embarked  in  this  enterprise.  Mr.  Fischer  is  a  member  of 
the  "  United  Friends,"  I.  0.  B.  B.,  and  K.  A.  B,  societies. 


THH    iWETROPOLIS    OF  TO-DAY. 


211 


DU  BOIS  MANUFACTURING  COJII'ANY,  Manufacturers  of 
Plumbers'  Lead  Traps,  No.  245  Ninth  Avenue.— An  establish- 
ment that  is  filling  a  very  important  sphere  in  the  industrial 
and  mercantile  life  of  this  city  is  that  of  the  Du  Bois  Manu- 
facturing Company,  located  at  No.  Ho  Ninth  Avenue.    The  business 


of  this  enteiprising  and  flourishinK  coi 
Mr.  F.  N.  Du  Bois,  and  in  )««.-,  th.-  I>ii  I 
was  incorporated  imder  the  laus  <.i  i 
capital  of  S50.0(K).  Mr.  F.  N  liu  lici- 
Blauvelt  is  the  Seci'etary  and  Ikmsiim-i 
Bois  IS  a  gentleman  of  cnii^i.i.T.iljle  w. 
mercial  circles  IS  of  ilic  liiL,'li.  st     l  lir 


lis  founded  in  1HT7  by 
nif.K-i  iirintc  ("oinpaiiy 
■  cil  Ninv  York  with  a 
I'l-csidciit,  and  F.  W. 
corporation.  Mr.  Du 
liile  his  rank  in  corn- 
are  the  most  exten- 


IHOducts  III-,'  .iistiihutfd  K 
cuiiipanv's  factiii-y  at  Xi>. 
buiidiiij;.  ."lOxHW  fret  in  duiit 

skill  and  capital  can  coiudi 
and  there  is  every  fa.  iliiy  : 
filling;  all  orders.  The  pio.li 
all  parts  of  the  Uiiiim  and 
dard  Roods  in  tlie  traile.  Tl 
Berlin,  (iennany.  ami  in  I,, 
tiired  there  are  exti-iisivi-li 


tsof  thisesi 


1  llic  wi.rl,!.  and  their 
civili/ed  Kl..!,e.  The 
is  a  six-story  biick 

i.lcl  Willi  all  the  new. 

:  to  the  Ijiisiness  tliat 
liaiidsare  e,,ipl,,yed, 

itly  and  s;.  t  i  ^faci .  .rily 

hi. 1. -lit  are  -i..|,ped  to 


tainm;.'  to  this  concern,  and  the  iiroiiiiitness.  ellicieiicy.  and  lehaliil 
ity  with  winch  all  ..nl.-is  are  fulfilled,  warrant  the  remark  th/it  n. 
more  desirable  establishment  can  be  found  with  which  to  fm-m  busi- 
ness  relations. 


DOLPHUS  LE  PFLLEY 
Painter  and  r)e<-oi:itoi-. 
in-s.  No.  Si.Mh  .\veni 
niiilh  Streets.    In  niakii 


Le  Pelley,&  Co.), 
nestic  Paper  hantr- 
•  ei-hth  andThirry- 
the  mer.'antileand 
■iil.irly  desirable  to 
of 


industrial  establishments  of  New  York,  i'  is  ]i 

mention  that  class  ot  i  -cs  \vhich  :ire  the  1 

each  special  line  .)t  lni>in.-ss.  .ind  vshicii  .-onlnhnte  ino,t  to  the  city's 
reputation  as  a  source  of  siijiply.  In  the  business  of  painting:  and 
decorating:,  and  in  the  sale  of  foreign  and  domestic  paper-hangincs, 
the  house  of  Mr.  Adolphus  Le  Pelley,  at  No.  (w7  Sixth  Avenue,  be- 
tween Thirty-eighth  and  Thirty-ninth  streets,  stands  in  the  front  rank 
of  enterprise  and  success.  It  was  originally  established  twenty  years 
ago  by  Messrs.  Sarre,  Le  Pelley  &  Co..  the  present  proprietor  suc- 
ceeding to  the  sole  control  in  1885.    The  store  is  spacious  in  size, 


handsomely  fitted  up  for  the  reception  of  patrons  and  the  display  of 
good.s,  and  stocked  to  repletion  with  an  assortment  of  paper-hangings 
that  is  complete  in  material,  design,  and  novelty,  the  best  sources  of 
American  and  Kuropean  production  having  contributed  to  its  wealth. 
The  stock  has  been  selected  with  rare  taste  and  judgment,  and  gives 
the  limit  of  manufacture  in  high-class  goods.  In  the  line  of  painting 
and  interior  decorations,  Mr.  Le  Pelley  has  long  maintained  a  high 
reputation  for  his  skill  in  the  artistic  blending  of  colors  and  shades. 
He  gives  employment  to  from  ten  to  twenty  skilled  painters  and 
decorators,  and  is  jirepared  at  all  times  for  the  prompt  and  perfect 
fulfilment  of  all  orders  and  commissions  in  this  important  branch  of 
art.  His  work  is  invariably  well  done,  and  his  prices  are  low  and 
attractive.  Mr.  Le  Pelley  is  a  native  of  the  island  of  Guernsey,  a 
resident  of  this  country  for  the  past  38  years,  still  iu  the  prime  of 
life,  and  with  a  promising  future  before  him  as  a  just  reward  for  hi.s 
ability,  industry,  and  trained  skill. 

PMARESI,  Ice  cream.  Pastry,  and  Confectionery.  No.  087 
Si.xtli  Avenue,  between  Thirty-ninth  and  Fortieth  Streets; 
^  blanches.  No.  971  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York,  and  No.  30 
Clinton  Street,  Brooklyn.— The  business  of  a  caterer  is 
one  iei|uiriiiic  a  peculiar  tact,  as  well  as  a  high  order  of  in- 
lelli;:eiice.  and  he  who  adopts  this  vocation  and  makes  its  develop- 
ment :i  life  study  iniist  cai  i  \  in  his  mind  the  countless  combina- 
tion- winch  enter  into  the  {.'leat  variety  of  confections  and  the 
dill  rent  kind-  of  luxuries  and  delicacies  which  are  necessary  to 

1  t  the  deinaiids  of  the  modern  social  public,  and  be  prepared 

to  cater  to  every  taste  and  satisfy  every  fancy.  These  qualifica- 
tions are  iio-ses-ed  in  a  marked  degree  by  Mr.  P.  Maresi,  of  No. 
lis;  Sixth  Avenue,  and  have  led  to  the  brilliant  success  achieved 
hy  him  as  a  caterer  in  this  city.  He  has  been  established  in  his 
pi  oi,  --i,,n  liei  e  lor  I  he  jiast  ten  years,  and  has  developed  a  patron- 
i-e  oi  The  mo-t  iniluential  and  gratifying  character.  He  deals 
e\ien-i\  ,  |y  ill  ic  e  l  ie  im,  pastry,  and  confectioner.v,  at  the  above 
iiiiiiiiier,  iiihl  al-o  o|,ei;itcs  branch  estabiishments  at  Nos.  971  Sixth 
\^elllle.  x,..v  ^  oik.  and  No.  30  Clinton  Street,  Brooklyn.  His 
oi,.  :iii,i  le.  ei-,.,im  saloon  at  No.  687  Sixth  Avenue  are  spacious 
I    -i/.e.  li.uhNoii,.-l\    fiiinisbed    in   every  ]iarticular,  and  replete 

I'll  ewr\t!nnj  11  ■-■■:ir\-  to  cinstiiiite  a  first  cdass  establishment 

-  t  ill-  hin-i      I  he  ,,--r,ri  ment  of  -  Is  .-omju  i-es  the  most  delicioii*; 

eonf.  ciioii-.  f  iiu  y  e;ii,,-  ,if  evciy  iiaiiie  and  nature,  and  ice-cream  of 
e\  ei  y  ill  lamina  I  lie  il:i  \  oi  in  1  he  -eason.  Special  attention  is  given  to 
all  orders  fi  .r  s,  ]  \  in-  w  eddiiiu'  and  reception  parties,  balls,  and  pic- 
nics, imd  ev,i  \  ,11  ticl.-  IS  furnished  that  could  by  any  reasonable 
stretch  of  the  imajiiiaiioii  lie  included  in  a  caterer's  establishment. 
Purity  is  the  main  essential  in  all  supplies  made,  and  the  prices 
whi(di  prevail  are  al^^a^  s  low  and  atlractive.  Fifty  skilled  assis- 
tants are  einiiloyeil  in  the  .hllerent  branches  of  the  business,  and 
iiiisiii  p.is-eil  f  ieihiies  .ire  alTordeil  for  the  prompt  and  satisfactory 
f  iillihiieiit  of  all  or.  iei  s  and  commissions.   Mr.  Maresi  is  a  native  of 


GEORGE  WOLF.  IMeat  Market.  No.  2.-3  Sixth  Avenue,  comer  of 
Sixteenth  Street  —Few  among  the  many  excellent  meat  mar- 
kets that  atfr.ii't  the  e.\  e  along  Sixth  Avenue  have  secured  a 
more  endm  iiiK'  bold  on  public  favor  and  confidence  than  the 
esf.iblishnient  conducted  hv  ( ;eorge  Wolf  at  No.  2,53  of  that  busy 
tlioroiii.dif,ire.  .■oiner  of  si\-teeiitli  Street.  It  is  one  of  the  best- 
equipped  stores  of  I  lie  kind  in  this  section  of  the  city,  where  patrons 
can  always  rely  upon  ;,''eitiii','  a  very  superior  article,  satisfactory 
treatment  and  prompt  attention.  Mr.  \Vo|f.  who  is  of  German  birth, 
but  has  resided  in  ihi'l'iiired  Slates  since  1  s.",,'.  established  himself 
in  business  in  this  cil.\-  some  thii  t  v  odd  years  ago.  opening  at  No. 
247  Sixth  .\ venue.  Here  he  continued  up  to  lS6t,  when  he  retired  for 
about  five  months  and  then  starte<l  at  the  present  commodious 
(piarters.  where  he  has  since  conducted  the  business  ^^^th  uninter- 
rupted success.  The  market,  which  is  25x7.5  feet  in  dimensions,  is 
clean  and  neatly  kept,  and  a  first-class  stock  is  constantly  carried, 
including  choice  fresh  beef,  mutton.  Iamb,  pork  and  veal,  prime 
lard  and  provisions,  smoked  meats  of  all  kinds,  sausages,  bologna.s, 
etc.,  also  fruits,  vegetables,  delicacies,  pickles,  sauces,  and  condi- 
ments. Five  assistants  attend  to  the  wants  of  purchasers,  while  two 
wagons  are  in  steady  service  supplying  customers  throughout  the 
city.  Mr.  Wolf,  who  is  a  gentleman  of  middle  age,  is  a  man  of 
plea.sing  mannei-s,  and  combines  push,  enterprise,  and  excellent 
business  qualities. 


THE    MlfTROPOLlS    OF    TO- DAY. 


213 


SL.  PAKAS,  Importing  Tailor,  No.  T49  Broadwaj-.- Every  first- 
class  tailor  in  the  city  has  a  certain  clienti^le  of  trade,  made 
^  by  perseverance,  industry,  and  Rood  work,  and  this  concei  ii 
is  no  exception,  except  it  is  that  they  have  more  than  their 
share  of  the  finer  class  of  patrons.  Established  in  Worcester.  Mass., 
in  1879,  by  S.  L.  Pakas.  it  moved  to  New  York  in  1881,  a-s  Pakas  & 
Jacobs,  and  changed  to  present  style  in  1882.  The  house  occupies 
the  store  at  above  number,  wiih  an  ai-ea  of  2.5x100  feet,  carrying  a 
very  heavy  and  finely  assorted  stock,  giving  employment  to  from 
twenty  to  forty  skilled  assistants,  and  doing  a  very  large  and  select 
city  trade.  The  house  is  recognized  among  the  leading  city  merchant 
tailors,  and  makes  a  special  feature  of  its  imported  goods,  which  it 
brings  into  the  market  direct  from  tlie  leading  mills  of  Europe,  and 
invariably  gets  patterns  and  designs  not  to  bi-  found  elsewhere,  its 


trade,  having  secured  the  confidence  of  both  by  always  doing  what 
he  agrees  to,  and  doing  all  things  ri;,'ht. 

KLIXG  BROTHER.S,  Manufacturers  of  Decorated  and  Mounted 
Window-shades,  No.  !M  Duane  Street,  near  Broadway. — With 
the  advanced  tastes  of  the  period  has  come  a  demand  for 
artistic  novelties  for  home  decoration  an  important  feature 
of  which  is  window  garniture,  and  the  highest  genius  and  skill  have 
been  employed  in  the  production  of  goods  of  this  character.  A  large 
and  prominent  enterprise  to  be  mentioned  in  this  connection  is  that 
of  Messrs.  Kliiig  Brothers,  located  at  No.  98  Duane  Street.  This  firm, 
composed  of  .Messrs.  F.  Kling.  W.  Kling.  and  G.  Kling.  began  busi- 
ne.ss  in  lS,S:i,  ami  have  nli-t'aiiy  ileveloped  a  large  and  prosperous 
trade,  and  won  a  wide  celebrity  through  the  superior  excellence  of 


M 


I860— Reformed  Church,  Madison  Avenue. 


foreign  correspondents  in  this  re.spect  being  very  reliable.  Its 
cutters  are  all  men  of  experience  and  repute,  and  the  garments 
turned  out  by  this  house  will  bear  comparison  with  anything  on  the 
Continent  for  material,  style,  finish,  and  i)rice.  The  trade  of  the 
concern  is  growing,  its  goods  being  the  best  advertisement  that  can 
Iks  used  to  advance  its  interests,  and  a  patron  once  made  is  generally 
lield,  by  fair  dealing  and  fine  goods.  The  house  makes  a  specialty 
of  S'2o  suits  and  S8  trousera,  all  their  work  being  of  a  high  cla.ss,  at 
moderate  prices  Jlr.  Pakas  is  a  native  of  Poland,  and  a  man  of 
twenty  years  practical  experience,  though  still  young,  energetic,  and 
pushing:  with  splendid  business  methods,  honorable  principles,  and 
sterling  integrity,  he  has  by  sheer  pluck  ami  good  judgment  driven 
his  trade  into  the  leading  ranks,  where  he  keeps  it  liy  his  tact  and 
brilliant  qualities  and  eflforts,  being  popular  with  his  patrons  ami  the 


their  goods.  The  premises  occupied  are  spacious,  well  arranged  and 
convenient,  and  all  requisite  facilities  are  supplied  for  the  advan- 
tageous conduct  of  the  business.  The  firm  manufacture  and  handle 
for  the  trade  floor,  stair,  shelf,  and  table  oilcloths  in  a  great  variety 
of  patterns,  together  with  decorated  and  mounted  window-shades  of 
exquisite  design  and  elegant  workmanship.  These  goods  have  an 
enviable  popularity  in  the  market,  and  are  greatly  in  demand  among 
tho.se  dealers  who  make  a  point  of  catering  to  the  high-class  trade. 
The  business  is  very  rapidly  extending  to  all  parts  of  the  country, 
and  is  of  a  n)ost  prosperous  and  satisfactory  character.  Messrs. 
Kling  Brothei-s  are  active  and  enterprising  young  New  York  business 
men.  who  by  their  well-directed  and  spirited  etTorts  have  achieved 
a  signal  success  in  their  undertaking,  and  won  an  enviable  position 
in  the  trade. 


214 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


THOMAS  WILLIS,  Furnihive  and  Bedding  Warelionse,  Nos.  8 
and  10  Fourtli  Avtaiue. — While  nut  as  "'  loud"  or  j pretentious 
in  the  matter  of  "display.  "  perhaps,  as  some  of  the  very 
"swell"  establishments  that  have  sprung'  in  the  furniture 
and  interior  decorations  line  in  the  metropolis  of  rerent  .\e:irs,  few 
housesof  the  kind  in  New  York,  if  any,  equal,  and  none  e.\cel  for 
variety  and  originality  of  design,  or  general  e.xcellence  and  reliabil- 
ity of  goods,  the  spacious  and  handsome  emporium  of  Thomas  Wil- 
lis, manufacturer  and  dealer  in  Hrsl-elass  fmnitme.  carpets,  uphol- 
stery, and  bedding,  which  is  desirably  locateil  at  Nos.  8  and  10  Fourth 
Avenue,  (opposite  Coopi-r  Iii>titutei.  and  in  wliich  purcliasci-s  may 
at  all  times  rely  upon  finding'  an  Al  and  (•oini>U-te  assurinieiit  of 
everything  coraprehende<l  in  this  Inanch  of  mereani  ili' act  ivity  at 
the  very  lowest  prices.  This  admirably  conducted  and  de-~ervedly 
popular  store,  whicli  is  in  all  respects  the  leading  furniture  ware- 
house in  this  part  of  the  city,  was  establislu-d  in  ISG.^  by  the  jiresent 
proprietor,  and  during  the  twenty  or  so  years  since  intervening  has 
steadily  grown  in  public  favor  and  coidideiice.  Tlie  warehouse  oc- 
cupies the  whole  of  a  .OO.xIi.)  foot  five-stiiry  ami  l)a-.Hi 
well  ordered  and  eciiiipped  througbout  in  every  depai 
ceedingly  fine  and  huge  stock  is  constant ly  c.-i rried 
newest  and  most  altractivH  noveltit-^  in  anliijneam 
ture;  also  rich  and  I'vcpn-ii''  d<--ij"ii'-  in  iiplioUii-re 
cabinet  articles.  Di.'iL'nilH-.  nl   in.  ;-  lH.iss,--,  mn  rr 

articles,  elegant  imrlor,  ch.i  inl.i-r,  |ibi  ai->-.  iliinn„'-r 
furniture  in  miiipie  and  artisl  ic  designs  and  beaut  i fill 
easy  and  fancy  clia i i  s.  l  ock. ms,  plain  ami  fancv  tali 
plete  assortment  of  ornaniontal  and  siibst  intial  ai  l  id 
furnishing  line.    In  the  carpet  and  intoj  ior  di-eorati 
of  the  house  likewise  is  displaynd  tlin  lim-st  and  mo 
peries,  tapestries,  sen-ens,  window-sbades;  lambieq 
rugs,  mats,  carpets  of  cvoi  y  .le'^cription,  oil-clotlis.  bei 
lor  sui^s,  cabinets,  and  liigb-class  fiii  n 
der  in  special  designs  in  the  most  (■> 
highest  style  of  the  .u  t.  several  e.\|), 
and  iijiliolsterers  being  in  regular  servi 


■nt  sti  ucture. 
iient.  An  e.x- 
incliidiiig  the 


-iepartment 
reliable  dra- 


e  also  produci 
IS  manner,  ai 


■d  to  or- 
<i  in  the 


stantly  on  tlie  go,  and   1^.' 

ormontli  lo  m.ii  |.iii-eiiase,  s. 
and  lionor.ilile  lerms  pre\-,;i 
the  trade,  ulni'li  eMemls  ilii-> 
exceedingly  laige  ^\r.  Willi: 
sided  in  this  city  about  twei 
probity  in  his  dealings,  as  we 
superior  business  qualities. 


the 


imires;  liberal 
and  altogether 
mil  siiiiurbs,  is 
lid,  but  luas  re- 
emaii  of  strict 
futerprise,  and 


CONKLIN  &  BREWSTER,  Importers  and  Makers  of  Fine  Neck- 
wear. No.  74!)  Broadway.— In  its  line  of  business  there  is  tio 
more  active  and  enterjirisiug  house  than  that  <if  ^b'-sr-.  fonl;- 
lin  &  Bri 
J.  Conklin  and 
awake, 


rib-M-s, 


r  mamd'acturprs  of  men"s  iiei 

.  Brewster,  are  both  young  ur  n.  li\  eaiid  w  ide- 

been  associated  during  the  jia-t  two  years,  and 
by  their  energy  and  enterprise  have  siieeeeded 
in  establishing  a  first  elass  siilistantial  trade 
extending  throughout  the  United  States.  The 
firm  each  season  intrriduce  many  new.  beaut! 
ful,  stylish,  fashionable  designs  in  neck-wear 
and  ties  in  silk  and  other  fabrics,  and  maybe 
fairly  said  to  rank  foremost  among  the  leaders 
in  their  line  of  manufacture  in  the  city.  They 
are  at  present  getting  out  a  number  of  novel- 
ties for  spring  trade,  which  are  beautiful  and  unique  in  both  style 
and  material.  The  goods  are  neatly  and  tastefully  made  and  com- 
mand the  attention  of  the  trade,  meet  with  a  steady  sale,  and  are 
always  in  demand.  Both  members  of  the  firm  are  natives  of  New 
York,  and  are  jirpulai-  and  prominent  in  business  circles,  and  justly 
merit  the  success  attained  by  their  ability,  energy  and  perseverance. 
For  the  pui-poses  of  the  business  premises  having  an  area  of  120x7.5 
feet  are  occupied,  which  are  thoroughly  equipped  and  provided  with 
every  convenience  for  manufacturing  purposes,  and  a  number  of 
skilled  work-peopje  are  kept  constantly  employed  at  remunerative 


wages.  The  house  of  Messrs.  Conklin  &  Btewster  is  representative 
in  its  hne,  and  the  trade  is  steadily  growing  each  season  under  the 
able  management  of  the  firm. 

WJI.  KNOWLTON  &  SONS,  Manufacturers  and  Wholesale 
Dealers  in  Straw  Goods,  Nos.  5(14  and  56B  Broadway.— A 
pioneer  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  straw  goods  in 
this  country  is  the  house  of  Messrs.  Wm.  Knowlton  & 
Sons,  whose  manufactory  is  situated  at  Upton,  Mass  .  and  whose 
wdiolesale  warerooms  are  located  at  Nos.  564  and  bOij  Broadway. 
The  early  development  of  the  trade  in  straw  goods  first  manifested 
itself  in  the  Eastern  States,  and  was  particularly  encoiu  aged  in  the 
State  of  Massachusetts.  This  eventually  resulted  in  almost  a  nioiiop 
oly  held  by  that  State,  and  conduced  to  the  building  up  of  several 
mammoth  enterpiises  that  are  still  in  successful  existence.  The 
business  so  extensively  cairied  on  by  the  above-named  firm  was 
founded  in  18-11  by  Mr.  Wm.  KiiowIkhi,  the  present  firm  being  or- 
ganize<l  in  1857.  They  are  widely  known  ,as  large  manufacturers  of 
ladies'  and  children's  straw  goods,  and  wholesale  dealers  in  felt  and 
wool  hats,  controlling  the  production  of  one  factory  at  Danbury, 
two  at  ^liddlelowii,  X.  Y..  mie  at  Fishkill  Landing,  and  three  at 
Newark.  N.  J.  These  goods  they  are  enabled  to  sell  at  so  low  a. 
price  as  to  make  their  house  a  very  important  factor  in  the  business, 
furnishing  not  only  the  linest  grades  of  straw  goods  for  the  most; 
select  and  critical  trade,  but  also  the  commoner  classes.  The  fac- 
tory of  the  firm  at  Upioii  has  a  daily  capacity  of  twenty  thousand 
bats,  anil  gives  enijiloy meiit  to  two  thousand  hands.  This  large 
out]iut  has  been  made  possible  only  by  the  introduction  of  the  latest 
im|ii<ivements  in  machinei  \ .  which  have  greatly  facilitated  both 
raiiidity  and  perfection  o|'  j  m  id  iici  ion  So  complete  in  every  detail 
are  the  resources  of  the  ililTi  rent  depai  imeiits,  and  so  thorough  the 
organization  of  the  factory,  lli.it  onlers  of  the  greatest  magnitude 
are  lilieil  Willi  the  iitiiiosi  promptness,  while  the  facilities  and  re- 
sources of  the  house  itie\  er\  branch  of  its  business  are  so  compre- 
lieiisn  e  and  jierfect  as  to  enable  the  firm  tfi  ofl'er  unsurpassed  in- 
ducements to  the  trade,  both  as  regards  snpeiioritv  of  gor„ls  and 
liberality  of  terms  and  prices.  The  members  of  Ibis  re-ponsible 
firm  are  Messis  E.  T.  Knowlton,  G.  W.  Knowlton.  and  E,  ,1.  Know  I  ton. 
all  natives  of  Massacbiisetts,  trained  and  educated  in  this  line  of 
manufacture  from  their  youth  ii|).  and  eiiiiiiently  iio)iiilar  and  suc- 
cessful in  iiieetiii;;  every  demand  and  requirement  of  their  immense 
trade. 

JOHN  BARNETT,  Morocco  Case,  and  Barnetfs  DiT  plate  Holder 
Manufacturer,  No.  7GG  Broadway,  near  Ninth  Street.— Mr. 
John  Barnett  has  the  distinction  of  being  not  only  the  oldest, 
but  the  leading  manufacturer  of  moi  oi-co  casi-s  in  the  metrop- 
olis. His  establishment  was  founded  neai  l>  half  a  century  ago,  or, 
to  l.e  precise,  in  |s.;!i.  Din  ing  his  long  business  career  :\lr.  Barnett 
has  esi.iljhsl  led  a  1  radc  connect  loll  villi  all  parts  of  the  Union,  and 
bis  .on. Is  h.ive  ,1  standard  i  iqiiitation  in  the  market,  and  are  in  great 
demand  hy  dea  lers  every  where.  Mr.  Barnett  formerly  conducted  his 
eiiie.iirise  at  No.  54  E.ast  Tenth  Street,  near  liroadway,  whence 
be  some  time  ago  removed  to  his  present  address.  Here  be  occupies 
one  iloor,  •-'5x75  feet  in  dimensions,  and  this  is  aiiipl\  eipii|i]ied  w  ith 
the  most  efiicient  modem  mechanit-ai  aiiiili.uice-  pei  i.ninng  to  the 
business.    Einidoyment  is  alTorded  to  from  ei^lii  lo  iil  leen  liands, 

and  every  descriiit  ion  of   rocco  cases  and  all  kinds  of  sample  cai'ds 

are  proiiqillv  and  sati-f.icl orily  made  to  order.  Jlr.  I3arnett  is  the 
inventor  anil  paleiitee  of  the  well  known  "Harnett's  patent  Diy-plate 
Holder."  so  popnl.ir  e\erywhere  wiih  )iliotograi.hers,  and  so  ad- 
mirably ail.ai.ted  for  outdoor  ]ilioto,L'rapliy,  'I'liis  holder  w  as  patented 
January  "ti.  !ss:i.  and  il  has  had  an  immense  .ale.  The  demand  for 
it  is  eonslaiitly  increasing,  and  in  supplying  tnese  Jlr.  Barnett  is 
meeting  a  long-felt  want  among  photographers.  'I'hese  plate  holders 
commend  themselves  at  once  as  an  improvement  of  iindoulited 
merit,  and  photographers,  either  amateur  or  otlierwise.  once  using 
them,  will  have  no  others,  as  they  ,iossess  every  possihle  advantage 
of  the  fdd  wood  holders,  and  two  additional  features  of  an  inesti- 
mable value,  viz  .  lightness  and  comp.ictiiess.  .-Mr.  Bariiet t  attends 
persoii.illy  In  ilje  ii  I  a  11 II  f  .a  ct  n  re  of  these  goods,  and  that  fact  alone  is 
a  siildcieiii  gnar.aiitee  thai  IIu-n-  are  perfect  in  every  way  and  tlior- 
oii:jlily  lijlit  tulii.  ^Ii  .  l.>.arneii  has  any  number  of  unsolicited  tes- 
timonials from  prominent  men  who  have  used  his  holders,  who  with- 
out an  exception  pronounce  them  vastly  superior  to  all  others. 


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215 


HENRY  SIEDE,  Furs,  No.  14  West  Fouiteenth  Street.— The 
most  noted  fur  liouse  in  the  nieti'opolis  and  in  tlic  country  is 
tbat  of  Mr.  Henry  Siede.  who  came  to  tliis  city  from  Ger- 
many, and  in  18.";1  started  the  business  which  now  bears  his 
name  on  Maiden  Lane.  Later  he  removed  to  I'rince  Street  and 
IJroadway,  and  in  1880  to  tlie  iiromisc-;  now  occupied  at  No.  14  West 
l^ourteenth  Street.  Afln-  buildiiiL,-  uj)  a  trade  with  ramifications 
throughout  every  pari,  of  ih.-  .Muniri.  .m.l  winning  customers  fr^im 
the  wealtliiest.  ami  iimsi  iviin.d  lainilirs  in  llic  land,  the  fomider  of 
tllis  great  ent'.-rpii-.,' di.' I  m  |--sr,.  and  In'  uas  t  ii.'ii  snc.-.Tdc  I  hy  his 
son  and  nami'>al,i\  Mr.  I1'  mi  \  Sir.l.-,  w  h..  is  au.iiiM-.'r  ^■(lrk-, 
and  who  was  raided  m  l  hr  imsm..-,s  i  ind.  ■!■  I  h.  ■  iinim 'd  )al  i  ■  d  ,i .  ■i-l  ii  .u  of 
hisfatber  Tli-  prniii-.',  in .«  n,  i  n|.i.  d  ir.r  iln  lni  .in.  ss  i-iaisisl  of 
salesroom  and  basemi-ii,  rai  li  -.'..nIhii  i,  .  i  m  diiM>  ]i  h.ns.  Tliese  are 
very  ta.stefully  fitted  upwlih  and  pr.u  idrd  »  i;  li  .■•  .ly  convenience 
and  facility  for  tlie  exti'iisn.' disp!a\  oi  li-:,-  luisand  lohcs.  All  tliat 
may  be  included  in  the  linr  nl  ladies'  si  ai^kiiis  and  ciiImt  furs  are  to 
foimd  in  the  greatest  vuiirlv  in  tlii  ;istaiilis!  nl.  II  is  an  acknowl- 
edged fact  that  in  fur  ;;-.i,„|s  ..f  any  drsn  i] .1  i. m  Mr.  Siede  is  anau- 
thority  and  leader  of  the        ailing  si\l.s     lie  ciriu-s  in  stock  the 

most  valuable  furs  to  be  I.. and  m  iliis   miIi\  ..r  i:iii\)i)e.   In  fact 

there  is  to  be  found  here  Ihi  Inrs  of  all  amni  ds  thai  li.uc  been  called 
upon  fn  i.ay  Iriliute  t,,  w<anan-s  lan.-ies  ,,r  m.urs  uanN  Tli: ■  costly 
-ai-nienl,  dii'  both  ladies  and  k<'"II''1ii''Ii  sh""  n  b.\-  Mr  Si,-.|e  is  at  aU 
limes  deser\  iu„'  oF  iiisjieet  ii>]i.  ti,v  Ihe  sb.ek  li.e,  lieen  earel  ully  select- 
ed with  exi)erienced  jud.L;ineiit  and  exeelleni  tasle  I'lie  largest 
Bengal  tiger  skin  ever  l)r(.ui,dil  tn  tliis  r.mniiy  can  be  seen  in  Mr. 
Siede's  establishment.  It  is  ;ili.,  I'eet  in  len-lh  fr.nn  tip  'i.  ti|),  and 
the  animal  is  set  up-  with  full  head  and  elTeetively  displays  his 
claws,  etc.  Here  to.,  is  a  line  re],resentati\ c  of  the  Kini:  of  tin- 
Forest  "  The  size  atid  jjeiiertil  build  of  this  ma-nitieent  lion  aL  rested 
the  attention  of  Van  Ainbur;,di.  the  ni.ted  aniiird  Ir.un  -r  and  i)wuer, 
while  abroad,  ami  lie  bou-ht  it  for  his  men  uerie  m  this  coimtry. 
During  the  voyage  aerross  the  Allanlie,  iis  keepers  \M-re  obliged  to 
kill  it,  so  furious  did  it  beeome  'the  l  it:  Mv  Sii-de  se.-.ired  the  skin 
and  preserved  it  in  it ,  jn-e.^eni  lorm.  The  ti  ade-mark  oi' thistll^,.l■ish- 
inghouseisappl'ol)riateh  ihai  of  the  indc'lati-abk-  beaver,  ami  Mr. 
Siede  has  on  vieu  a  w  liiie  b.MM-r,  beli-ved  b)  be  tlie  (.idy  one  ever 

captured:  iiid  I. there  is  a  very  tine  eoHeeiioii  of  animals  that  is 

weU  worth  makm,-  an  ms|.eeii,,n  of.  The  linn  emi)loy  from  twenty- 
five  to  thirty  hands  in  iiiamil  iietm  int;-  i;arnn-nts  from  the  very  best 
furs,  that  liav  lu'en  ilii'ssed  and  dw-.l  in  the  laetories  of  the  house 
All  work  is  giiaraiitee.l  to  be  nnsm  pa-s.-.l.  an.l  the  prie  -s  ar.'  as  l..w 
as  those  of  any  house  in  the  trade.  Furs  ot  <'ver\ deseriiiti.ai  are 
received  on  storage  for  the  summer  season  at  moderate  ehaiLjes,  and 
insured  against  loss  or  damage  by  fire  or  moths,  s.  al^kin  and  fur- 
lined  garments  are  kept  without  folding.  The  house  makes  a  spei  lalty 
of  sealskin  f;artnents;  usiu'^the  veiy  best  cjoods  of  Alaska  seals  and 
Fondon  dye  only.  In  small  fiU's  they  show  an  eii.lless  variety,  eonipris- 
iuK  all  the  various  styles  of  niiitfs.  searls,  neck  bands,  collars,  sh.iulder- 
capes,  boas,  sealskin  ;;loves.  hats,  raps.  etc.  In  trimming  furs,  Mr. 
Siede  shows  ever,\-  kindihat  the  fur  bearing  animals  suppl.y.  and  in  all 
■widths  and  prices;  also  slei-h  i-obes.  carriage-robes,  and  floor-rugs 
in  variety,  from  tin'  hllli^  red  fox  to  the  great  Bengal  tiger.  In  gen- 
tlemen s  tius  he  slio«  s  almost  everything  thai  style  and  eoinloi  t  call 
for — drivnig  eaps,  collars,  gloves,  gauntlets,  fur  lined  and  sealskin 
overcoats,  etc,  etc.  This  house  lia.s*i  bright  future  before  it,  and  the 
success  now  enjoyed  is  fully  merited. 

EDWARD  MIFLER  &  CO.  ( Xeriden.  ronu,1,  nianufact iircrs  of 
Fine  Famps,  llronzes.  Burner  ( loods.  Sheet  Fr.i-s.  ,  te.,  Xos, 
le  .nd  l-.'Colle-e  Pla.'e  and  .\o.  i;r.  Park  Phiee  The  rem.irk- 
aiile  progress  noticeable  in  the  mamit'aetnre  oi  lamp  and  lamp 
goods  is  very  largely  due  to  the  distinguished  entei  prise  and  energy 
of  the  great  incorporated  house  of  Edwtud  ;Miller\  i  of  Meriden, 
Conn.  In  numerous  wa.vs  this  concern  holds  the  leading  representa- 
tive position.  The  business  was  established  by  Jlessi-s,  i:dw,'ird  Mil- 
ler &  Co.  in  IRIF  and  h.is  Ir-nl  a  continuous  and  iiro-p,  i-.  iis  i  xistence 
to  date.  The  rajiid  growth  of  the  trade  and  enlargement  of  t  he  laetor- 
ies at  Meriden.  Ct.,  eveiitU'Uly  resulted,  in  ISfKl.  in  the  cajiitiilization  of 
the  important  interests  and  the  organization  of  an  incori)orated  com- 
pan.y  imder  the  very  appropriate  title  of  the  old  finn  name.  Mr. 
Edward  Miller  is  the  president  and  Mr.  Edward  Miller,  .Jr..  secre- 
tary. Under  their  able  executive  management  the  coir.panv  has 
greatly  prospered.  Its  works  are  unusually  extensive,  and  titled  up 
throughout  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and  appliances.  An 


average?  force  of  from  five  to  six  hundred  hands  are  employed,  and 
the  concern,  both  by  reason  of  facilities  and  extent,  is  the  most 
important  of  its  kind  in  America,  manufacturing  flue  lamps,  bronze 
ornaments,  burner  goods,  sheet  brass,  tinner's  hardwai-e,  et<:.  The 
concern  has  always  been  represented  in  this  city,  and  its  salesrooms 
are  now  most  centrally  located  at  Nos.  10  and  12  College  Place,  and 
No.  Park  Place.  The  premises  occupied  are  50x100  feet,  where  a 
magnificent  stock  is  carried.  The  business  here  is  under  the  able 
iiianagement  of  Mr.  Charles  A..  Holbrook,  in  every  way  qualified  for 
the  faithful  discharge  of  the  onerous  duties  devolving  upon  him, 
bringing  to  bear  as  he  does  vast  practical  experience  and  sound  judg- 
ment. He  is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  has  been  connected  with 
the  company  for  the  last  seven  years,  while  since  1884  he  has  lieen 
their  New  York  manager.  He  here  carries  the  finest  styles  of  lamps 
in  town,  including  the  famous  "Rochester"  lamp,  recognized  to  be 
the  mo.st  powerful  in  existence,  and  one  thatemhodiesall  the  modern 
scientific  improvements.  The  rccoi  cl  of  the  "  Hocliester"  is  far 
ahead  of  au.v  otl»!r  lamp  in  the  market,  and  its  l)iiri)er  is  the  most 
satisfactory  of  any.  easily  managed,  and  throwing  a  tlood  of  Ught  that 
is  so  powerful  as  to  far  exceed  both  gas  and  all  other  lamps  in 
existence.  To  those  who  want  a  perfect  lamp,  we  recommend  "  The 
Rochester."  while  none  is  more  readily  salable  by  the  trade.  Mr.  Hol- 
brook here  carries  a  very  grand  displa.y  of  ornamental  lamps  in 
original  bronze  paiii-i  iis  of  exquisite  beauty,  and  adapted  to  decorate 
the  tinest  draw  ing-rootns.  For  a  holiday,  birthday,  or  wedding 
present,  the  '  Roehester  '  lamp  is  emphatically  the  most  appropriate 
article  out  It  is  directly  useful  to  the  recipient,  and  can  be  had  here 
in  all  siyles  of  artistic  effects  vip  to  the  grandest  achievements  ot  the 
worker  in  bronze,  and  w  e  din  rt  special  attention  to  it.  They  also 
have  a  line  of  ornament, d  lironze  novelties  here.  The  company  has 
ever  been  ui>led  for  its  able  guidance  and  honorable  policy,  and  is  a 
worthy  representative  of  the  highest  type  of  progress  in  this  im- 
portant branch  of  trade. 


-J— ^    AFPFF,  Importer  and  .F 

ihber  . 

if  Ribbon 

s.  Silks,  Satins,  Vel- 

h         vets,  and  .'rapes,  N„. 

Ill)  Hr 

oa<lway.- 

-As  an  importer  and 

J_J  ,     .i.-.bber  of  ribbons,  silks 

;,  velvets,  and  crapes,  Mr.  E. 

Appel  p.issesses  facilill 

irjiassed  by  those  of  any  of  his 

coiitemiioraries  in  the  country. 

He  es 

.tablished 

his  business  hei  e  in 

is;,"),  and  brings  to  bear  upon  it 

].ra.-Iiea 

1  experience  and  an 

intimate  know  ledge  of  every  det 

ail  and 

if  the  wliolesaledry- 

g  IsaiKl  notions  trade.  His  st. 

itlraetive  featmesof 

f  the  tinest  ijiades  of 

ill  tlie 

i.-irk-e|s  of  the  »..rld. 

■elebrateil  Funipcail 

and  Aiiieiiean  houses.  Mr.  .Xp].. 

1  lor  his  s]ilendid  ar- 

■  his  |,r 

i.-es,  lb- 

1  1'S  fully  qualified 

representatives  and  buyers  in 

the  lea 

ding  Fur 

opeaii  markets,  and 

thus  bus  iiiiiisnally  go,„l  oji],. 

eniing  the  choicest 

silks,  s.itiiis,  and  velvets  which 

siK-h  mil 

lortani  items  in  this 

li  ■  irade.    All  orders  by  iiiai 

■graphar 

e  promptly  and  care- 

fully  attended  to     The  eharae 

s  which 

have  regulated  the 

business  policy  of  this  |,,.piilar  1 

ire  such  8 

IS  to  entitle  it  to  uni- 

versul  respect  and  consideration 

1,  sir. 

.Vppel  is  a  native  of  Germany, 

and  is  recognized  as  one  of  New  York'i 

>  most  progressive  merchants. 

CCAFT-:MAXX,  Jlanufacturer  and  Jobber  of  Straw  Goods,  No. 
rilil  Iho.idwas,  between  Prince  and  Housttm  Streets —Mr. 
^    ('.  Cillmami  is  a  gentleman  of  vast  practical  experience  in 
liis  line  ot  ti.ide.  and  has  been  established  in  business  for 
thei>ast  lifteeii  ve:iisni  his], resent  lo,;iiion,  \o.  ,V,I1  Broadwa.v.  He 

 Mil  lies  t  lie  tirst  11  o.  M-  and  t  w  o  b.iseineiiis  ,,i  I  he  building,  which  is 

aiixibo  feel  in  dimensions.  Here  he  carries  and  conducts  an  exten- 
sive trade  in  all  kinds  of  straw  goods.  The  stock  carried  is  one  of 
the  finest  and  freshest  in  the  city,  and  for  beauty  and  originality  of 
design  and  superiority  of  finish  and  workmanship  the  goods  here 
displayed  are  unexcelled.  Mr.  Callmaun  has  in  his  service  thirty 
hands  skilled  and  experienced  in  the  business,  and  the  most  remark- 
able feature  of  his  business  is  that  he  has  never  employed  any  trav- 
elling agents,  and  all  goods  disposed  of  are  sold  in  the  store,  Mr, 
Cnllmann  is  also  an  extensive  importer  of  all  the  latest  European 
novelties  in  straw  goods,  and  is  always  in  a  position  to  offer  these  to 
dealers  upon  the  most  advantageous  terms.  He  was  born  in  Ger- 
many, and  came  to  this  coimtry  many  years  ago.  From  a  small  be- 
ginning be  has  built  up  a  large  and  prosperous  trade  which  extends 
throughout  the  United  States. 


216 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK. 


CALVIN  M.  PRIEST,  New  York  Club  Stables.  Nos.  15  and  IT 
East,  Twenty-eighth  Stfeet.— For  the  care  and  comfort  of 
man's  best  fi-iend— the  horse— a  great  many  estalilisliments 
and  stables  ai'e  luiih  and  devoted,— some  lir>t  cl^i^s  ana  a 
great  many  not.  (  hie  of  those  tliat  are  in  tlie  frout  rank  is  to  be 
foimd  at  above  address.  Here  every  care  and  attention  is  sliown 
to  tliem  and  tlieir  comforts  lo.jlied  atler  in  a  manner  highly  to  the 
credit  of  the  pro)iiielor.  Estahlj.^lie.l  for  twenty  years,  ten  of  which 
liave  been  spent  at  tiie  present  ji'cation,  o(_'ciipyjtig  t lie  three-story 
bniiiliiig  ivitli  an  area  of  .50x100  feet,  and  accommoiiaiing  seventy 
liiMcl  ot  lu.i  scs:  and  having  a  brancli  at  No.  5  East  Twenty-eiglith _ 
Slici-i,  two  stories,  v.ith  an  area  of  20x70  feet,  accommodating 
thirty  head  of  horses,  and  giving  employment  to  fiom  fifteen  to 
tweiUy  hands,  'i'lie  trade  done  l,y  this  stable  is  veiT  large,  and  vvitli 
city  i)atrons  exclusively.  lis  i)m  )iose  is  for  boarding  horses,  and 
it  accomiili-.lies  all  it  iiiidert alces.  giving  them  great  care  and  atten- 
tion in  th,>  inatler  of  feed  and  grooming,  and  looking  after  their 
sariilary  wants  with  a  practical  attention  to  detail  that  is  conimend- 
abl  .  A  s|»Tial  fe.ilnre  <■(  the  stable  is  its  buying  and  selling  facili- 
ties. All  1  lie  I lett er- grades  of  !ioi-<ms  ;ife  here  dail,\' sold,  and  a  pnr- 
chaser  must  be  hard  to  suit  who  canaot  get  fitted  in  this  stable. 
3Ir.  Priest  is  ,1  m.ni  ..f  iiitegiily  who  has  the  confidence  of  his 
patrons;  a  tlioioimli  business  man,  he  is  jiopular  with  the  trade; 
quick  tn  Ihi\  ,iiid  sell,  he  is  honorable  in  his  dealings,  and  a  more 
straight  I.  a  u, I  id  geiuleinau  it  would  be  diflicidt  to  fin.l.  He  does  all 
his  business  on  a  strictly  methodical  basis  which  attracts  a  large 
trade  to  his  already  jiopular  staliles.  Jlr.  I'riest  is  a  native  of  Mas- 
sachusetts, but  has  lived  in  New  York  twenty -five  years. 

JOHN  CORNKi;  i'';  S(  IX,  House,  Sign,  and  Fresco  Painters  and 
Paper-han-.as,  No.  i;.-,l  Sixth  Aveime,  corner  of  Thirt.y-eighth 
Street.— A  leading  house  engaged  in  pilain  and  decorative  paint- 
ing and  paper-hanging  is  that  of  Messrs.  John  Comer  &  Son, 
located  on  the  corner  of  Sixth  Avenue  and  Thirty-eighth  Street.  This 
business  was  originally  established  some  fort.v  .years  ago  1)7  the  late 
Mr.  John  Corner,  who,  twelve  .years  ago.  took  into  partnership  one  of 
his  sons,  imder  the  firm  style  of  John  Corner  &  Sou  The  founder  of 
thi  business  died  a  little  over  a  .year  ago,  and  the  business  has  since 
been  conducted  under  its  present  st.vie  by  his  two  .sons.  John  and 
William  Corner.  These  gentl  'iiien  are  natives  of  the  city  an.l  well- 
known  members  of  tlie  Seventh  Regiiiii-nt.  They  were  born  and 
reared  in  the  business,  and  as  dee  na tors  are  masters  of  their  art. 
They  occup.y  a  store  20x."iii  feet  in  dimen  .ions,  and  liei  e  is  kept  a  full 

and  complete  stock  of  painters'  and  il  irators  materials,  iiaper-hang- 

ings,  ^ta.  The  paper-hangings  are  in  all  the  latest  .styles  and  designs, 
and  there  is  a  fine  display  of  foreign  borders,  dado-,  ami  fine  art 
hangings  of  the  most  beautiful  description.  The  firm  are  general 
house,  sign,  and  fresco  painters  and  paper  hangers,  and  work  of  the 
most  beautiful  description  executed  by  them  is  to  be  found  in  all 
parts  of  the  city,  (.'ontracts  are  taken  and  estimates  iriven  for  i)aint- 
in,g  buildings,  and  the  firm  guarantees  to  give  satisfaeiimi  in  all  work 
p^i-fi  nailed  midei-  their  .mi-,  .and  supervision,  at  tln'  lowest  ].ia'e!-s  coni- 

]ial  ilili-  Willi  l;  I  w  i  a  K  iii.iiisliip     The.y  emplo.y  frma  t  w  ent y  t, ,  tinrty 

hands,  have  tlie  jiatronage  of  some  of  the  wealthiest  citizens,  and  a 
trade  extending  throughout  the  c:t.y  and  State. 

PHCENIX  HAT  'WORKS.  F.  Voges  ft  Co  ,  proprietors.  Ladies' 
Hats  and  Bonnet  frames.  Xo.  1-r,  Crosby  Street.  -This  firm 
are  extensive  Tnanutaet  m ers  of  l.idi.  s'  hats  and  bonnet- 
frames,  and  have  been  i  slablislu  d  m  the  business  here  since 
1870.  They  have  tlierefore  a  tlioroiigli  knowledge  of  the  business, 
ripened  by  years  of  practie.d  e.\pei  ienei-  ami  close  observation,  and 
iiave  alwa.\  s  (ai.joyed  a  dist  iiigiiisheil  reputation  as  gentlemen  of 
exqiusite  taste  and  cori  ect  judgment.  The  salesrooms  are  elegantl.y 
fitted  up  and  divided  into  departments  in  whieii  a  full  complement 
ot  hands  is  employed.  Each  branch  of  the  establishment  is  stocked 
with  an  extensive  and  varied  stock,  including  all  the  latest  foreign 
and  domestic  styles  and  novelties  in  plush  hats,  bonnet  frames,  and 
ladies'  gear  of  every  description  known  to  the  trade,  in  each  of 
wnich  is  shown  a  high  order  of  artistic  skill.  The  trade  of  the  house 
is  entirely  of  a  wholesale  character,  and  is  one  of  gratifying  mag- 
nitude and  importance,  extending  throughout  all  parts  of  the  United 


States.  Mr.  F.  Voges.  the  enterprising  proprietor,  is  a  native  of 
Gernuiny,  and  well  and  widely  known  as  a  reliable  and  responsible 
manufacturer. 


53^  ^Yoa^UQ^, 

YOUNG  BROTHERS,  Hats.  No.  y.ii  Broadway. -The  manufac- 
ture of  hats  has  always  held  a  prominent  among  the  indus- 
tries of  .\nierica.  As  early  as  Uliji  the  colonial  government 
of  Virgiiii.i  olTei-ed  ,a  iiremiiim  ot  ten  pouiuls  of  tobacco,  the 

currency  of  that  tiiiii',  lor  i-v.a  \-  u'  1  hat  of  wool  or  fur  made  in  the 

Iirovince.  In  tliese  iih  uleiai  times  .a  pr.auiiieiit  ex|ionent  of  the  trade 
is  the  old-establi,|,ed  and  widely-known  house  of  ."Uessrs.  Yoimg 
Brothers,  loealed  at  Xo  .'■.■'iJ  Broadway,  this  city.  The  firm  are  ex- 
tensive maiiut.iei  iirers  of  men's,  youths",  boys',  and  children's  hats, 
having  their  factory  at  Xewark.  X.  J  ,and  their  ijrinciiial  salesrooms 
in  this  city.  The  business  was  founded  in  1H(!7  by  Mr.  Lewis  Young, 
the  jjresent  fiiMu  succeeding  to  the  control  in  1SS5.  and  from  the  out- 
set to  the  present  t  inie  I  lie  li,  nise  has  commanded  by  the  superiority 
of  its  goods,  and  ilie  enb  i  prise  and  reliability  of  its  business  man- 
agement, an  imiiieiise  ti  ade  iii  all  parts  of  the  United  States.  Em- 
l)loyment  is  given  to  one  hundred  and  eighty  hands  at  the  factory; 
the  finest  faeiliiies  and  most  modern  appliances  are  utilized,  and 
the  output  is  one  of  great  magnitude  and  importance.    The  sales- 

of  Broadway,  tiiid  are  the  centre  of  a  busy  trade,  at  both  wholesale 
and  retail,  at  all  se.asons  of  the  year.  The  stoeic  ean  led  is  one  of  the 
largest  and  finest  in  lliis  line  in  the  metropolis.  eo;iipiising  as  it 
does  everything  in  hats,  caps,  and  gentlemen  s  bead  gear,  in  such 
v.ii  iety  as  to  suit  the  tastes  and  the  nn'ans  of  all  i-lassos  of  ]jatrons. 
The  establishment  has  long  lieen  lieadipia rteis  I'oi-  the  elite  and 
fashionalile  classes  in  search  of  the  latest  styles  of  hats,  from  the 
elegant  silk  to  the  nobby  derby,  as  well  as  for  silk  umbrellas  and 
other  oiitfiitiiiL's,  The  trade  is  supplied  promptly  in  quantities  to 
suit,  as  the  facilities  for  piodiielion  are  so  extensive  and  jierfect  as 
to  -uar.anlee  ihe  speedvand  sa  I  isfai-t  ory  f  id  ti  I  ni.-n  t  of  all  or.lers. 
The  comiueiei.al  leka  t  ion  s  o  f  this  house  a  re  wi ,  1  .-spi  ead .  its  fa(alities 
are  unsurpassed,  and  its  comie, -lions  the  most  influential.  The  ]iro- 
prietors.  Messrs,  Max  L.  Young  and  Boerne  Young,  are  natives  of 

New  York,  and  act  nted  among  the  most  reputable  citizens  and 

solid  business  men  of  flic  metropolis. 

ERNEST  ERSCHELL  &  BUCHNER,  Manufacturers  of  Fancy 
Wood  Cases  for  Jewelry,  etc..  No.  4  Great  Jones  Street.— 
Among  the  most  noted  and  sticcessfnl  maimfacturers  of 
fancy  wood  cases,  and  also  of  fine  hard-wiiod  novelties,  are 
Messrs.  Ernest  l-'.iscliell  Biichner,  whose  establishnn-nt  is  located 
at  No.  4  Great  Jones  Street.  Jlr.  Ernest  Erschell  and  ^Ir.  Otto 
Biichner  are  both  natives  of  German.y,  w  here  they  acquired  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  tlieir  trade,  in  which  tliey  have  had  twenty 
years'  practical  ex|ierience.  Twelve  years  ago  they  came  to  this 
city  and  organized  their  present  enterprise,  which  has  been  attended 
by  the  most  inarkeil  success,  their  trade  connections  extending 
throughout  the  Jliddle  and  New  England  Stales.  The  firm  occupy 
the  third  and  fourth  floors  of  the  building,  which  covers  an  area  of 
25x100  feet.  The  premises  are  equipped  with  the  finest  woodwork- 
ing machinery  known  to  the  trade,  and  constant  employment  is 
afforded  to  twenty-five  skilled  and  experienced  hands.  The  firm 
excel  as  manufacturers  of  fancy  wood  cases  for  jewelry  and  silver- 
ware, electric  appliances,  etc.,  and  they  are  also  prepared  to  manu- 
facture fine  hard-wood  novelties,  and  to  execute  wood-turning  of 
every  description,  a  specialty  being  made  of  French  polished  work. 


